Sahara : The names of officials attending the Geneva round table finally revealed

On the 5th and 6th of December, Morocco, the Polisario, Algeria and Mauritania are sending delegations to Geneva to attend a round table on the Western Sahara conflict. The names of the officials participating to the meeting have been revealed.

Morocco urges Algeria to «officially» respond to the royal initiative

Weeks after King Mohammed VI called on Algeria to join the creation of a mechanism of consultation to better diplomatic relations between the two nations, Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita urged Algeirs to officially respond to the initiative.

Algerian initiative : Mauritania is ready to host the new Arab Maghreb Union meeting

The Arab Maghreb Union Secretariat General announced that Algeria wants to convene a meeting of the Union’s Foreign Affairs Ministers Council. Meanwhile, Mauritanian said that it is ready to host this meeting.

Royal initiative : Mauritania’s reaction angers the Polisario

Morocco and Algeria eye trade opportunities in the Mauritania market

The opportunities offered by the Mauritanian market and its openness to Africa is appealing to Algeria. Moroccans, on the other hand, are interested too in the neighboring country.

Foreign Affairs Minister Nasser Bourita received by the Mauritanian President

UN : Is Algeria considered now as a main party in the Sahara conflict ?

Resolution 2440 did not focus on determining the role played by Algeria in the Western Sahara conflict. The country is still considered by the Security Council as a neighboring stateand not a party in the conflict. 

Customs in Mauritania and Algeria impose strict regulations on Sahrawis in the Tindouf camps

Authorities in Algeria and Mauritania have been imposing strict regulations on Sahrawi merchants and NGOs wishing to enter the Tindouf camps for humanitarian reasons.

Sahara : Algeria agrees to attend talks in Geneva

Sahara : Morocco agrees to attend talks in Geneva planned by Horst Köhler