Sahara : The US and France try to reach a compromise on the UN draft resolution

Sahara : Russia, Ethiopia and China abstain in the Security Council

Sahara : Russia's gift to the Polisario and Algeria at the Security Council

By urging the United Nations to reduce the MINURSO’s mandate to six months, instead of one year, Russia has offered the Polisario and Algeria a precious gift. Details.

Mustapha El Khalfi thinks it is too early to comment on the Western Sahara draft resolution

Sahara : Nikki Haley has held talks with Russian, Ethiopian and Swedish representatives

Three days before the expiry of the MINURSO’s mandate, United States Ambassador to the United Nations has held talks with three members of the Security Council.

UN vote postponed as Russia questions the Western Sahara draft resolution's «balance»

Voting on the UN draft resolution on Western Sahara has been postponed by the U.S. after Russia stated that the text lacks «balance».

Security Council : Sahara's draft resolution meets some of Morocco’s demands

After five days of negotiations between members of the «Western Sahara Friends Club», the draft resolution on the Sahara will be soon voted. The document meets some of Morocco’s demands.

Sahara : France has assumedly amended parts of the UN draft resolution

France has been able to amend parts of the draft resolution on the Sahara. However, the document still does not condemn the Polisario’s military incursions into the buffer zones.

UN draft resolution on the Sahara is believed to have ignored the Polisario’s military incursions

The draft resolution submitted last night to the UN Security Council is worrying to Morocco. The document failed to make reference to the Polisario’s military incursions into the buffer zones.