A few weeks ahead of the UN Security Council’s review of the Sahara issue, China has sent a reassuring signal to Morocco, echoing the pledge made by President Xi Jinping during his November 21, 2024 meeting in Casablanca with Crown Prince Moulay El Hassan.
With Donald Trump back in the White House, the U.S. government is preparing to fund projects by American companies in the Sahara, reviving a decision first made during Trump’s 2020 term but later put on hold under President Joe Biden.