Guerguerate : Mauritania’s Foreign Minister meets Morocco’s envoy in Nouakchott

Morocco : What happened two months after the Guerguerate crisis ?

Two months ago, Morocco’s Royal Armed Forces launched an operation in Guerguerate to free the border crossing. No international body, including the Security Council or the African Union, has condemned it. The situation on the ground is calm and the process of opening consulates is continuing.

The Moroccan army fires warning shots near border with Mauritania

Exchange of fire between the Moroccan and Mauritanian army in the Sahara

Was Mauritania angered by Morocco’s military intervention in Guerguerate ?

While the Mauritanian people welcomed the reopening of the Guerguerate border crossing and flow of goods and people, several Algerian and Polisario media have relayed in unison the analysis of a Mauritanian political scientist ensuring that Mauritania would have been angered by Morocco’s military intervention.

Guerguerate : With the blessing of the UN and the United States, is Mauritania conducting mediation ?

With the support of the UN and world powers, the Mauritanian head of diplomacy is leading mediation between Morocco and the Polisario. Officially, only Algeria is missing from Nouakchott's contacts.

Guerguerate : The Polisario has secretly sent a delegation to Mauritania

King Mohammed VI willing to visit Mauritania

Morocco-Polisario : Guerguerate, the other side of the conflict

The only paved road between Morocco and Mauritania for the transportation of heavy goods vehicles is located in a no man's land nicknamed «Kandahar». The area has become the center of frequent conflicts between the Kingdom and the Polisario.

The UN Secretary-General «concerned» about the situation in Guerguerate