Analysts see the latest UN resolution endorsing Morocco's autonomy plan as an opening for a U.S.-brokered Morocco–Algeria reconciliation that could stabilize North Africa through energy, security, and migration cooperation. A Middle East Institute (...)
The special advisor to U.S. President Donald Trump on African affairs engaged in discussions yesterday regarding the Sahara issue with Ahmed Aboul Gheit, Secretary-General of the Arab League.
«We addressed the region's most urgent challenges and (...)
On the Sahara issue, the Trump administration is pushing for the resumption of negotiations involving Morocco, Algeria, the Polisario Front, and Mauritania. This condition was reiterated on Monday, November 3, by Massad Boulos.
The Special Advisor (...)
Former Tunisian President Moncef Marzouki has reacted to recent developments concerning the Sahara issue and Morocco–Algeria relations. Writing on his Facebook account on Monday, the Tunisian politician said that «the time has come for a historic (...)
Following its failure to defend the Polisario's positions at the Security Council, Algeria is attempting to sway internal media opinion. Its Foreign Minister claimed that the country has «thwarted«Morocco's plans, even though Algiers was unable to (...)
In the wake of the UN Security Council's adoption of Resolution 2797 on Friday, October 31, Iran's state-run news agency IRNA issued a strong critique of Algeria's lackluster defense of the Polisario's stance.
«Algeria opted for a policy of the (...)
The UN Security Council has made its decision: Morocco's Autonomy Plan is now the official reference for resolving the Sahara dispute. This marks a major diplomatic victory for Rabat on the eve of the 50th anniversary of the Green March. It reshapes (...)
Speaking to Yabiladi, Sahrawis, including former members of the Polisario, shared their thoughts on the new resolution adopted by the United Nations Security Council on Friday, October 31, concerning the Western Sahara issue. Here are the (...)
Officially, Algeria continues to present itself as a mere «observer» in the Sahara issue. In reality, however, the facts tell a different story, one that reinforces Morocco's long-standing belief that Algiers is an active party to the conflict.
The (...)
Amid Algeria's cautious official silence over the fast-moving developments on the Western Sahara issue at the United Nations, authorities in Algiers have turned to media outlets close to them to voice their position. These outlets have launched (...)
As the United Nations Security Council gears up to adopt a new resolution on Western Sahara, Algeria is intensifying its efforts to strengthen ties with Russia. Following a phone conversation on Tuesday, October 21, between Algerian Foreign Minister (...)
By sending a letter to the United Nations Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, is the Polisario Front truly defending its own interests or those of Algeria? An analysis.
Following the leak of the draft United Nations Security Council resolution on (...)
Risking the ire of Algeria and the Polisario, Staffan de Mistura has called for the resumption of the Round Table process, which has been stalled for several years. The UN Secretary-General's Personal Envoy for Western Sahara also urged Algiers to (...)
The United States has submitted a draft resolution to the UN Security Council supporting Morocco's autonomy plan for Western Sahara, increasing pressure on the Polisario Front and Algeria to resume negotiations. While the text is backed by Western (...)
On November 13, 2020, the Polisario Front announced the onset of a «war» against Morocco. Yet, since this bold declaration, the movement has failed to achieve any tangible progress on the ground.
As skepticism grows within the Tindouf camps (...)
In light of the recent remarks by Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune on the Sahara conflict, the Polisario Front is making its stance clear. Its leader, Brahim Ghali, announced this past Sunday, October 12, during a speech, that his (...)
Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune has subtly dismissed a Saudi initiative aimed at mending ties with Morocco, which have been strained since August 2021. «There are brothers, acting in good faith, who ask us to reopen the borders» with (...)
The United Kingdom has aligned with the United States and France to endorse a UN Security Council resolution supporting Morocco's autonomy plan for Western Sahara, bolstering the 2007 proposal's credibility, Africa Intelligence reports. Meanwhile, (...)
The Royal Armed Forces (FAR) of Morocco and the French army have launched the 2025 edition of the Chergui exercise, taking place in the eastern region of the kingdom close to the Algerian border. France has dispatched «elements of the 5th Combat (...)
As the UN Security Council gears up to tackle the Sahara issue in the coming weeks, Algeria is placing its bets on Russia. Following a meeting last week in New York between the Algerian Foreign Minister and his Russian counterpart, Algiers has (...)
On the sidelines of the 80th session of the UN General Assembly, Algeria's Foreign Minister Ahmed Attaf continued his consultations on the Sahara issue. In this context, he met yesterday in New York with Jean-Pierre Lacroix, the United Nations (...)
This Sunday in New York, Algeria's Foreign Minister held talks with his «counterpart» from the Polisario Front. The discussions between Ahmed Attaf and Mohamed Yeslem Beissat centered on «the evolving situation in Western Sahara, in light of (...)
On Saturday, Algeria's Foreign Minister, Ahmed Attaf, held a meeting with his Russian counterpart, Sergey Lavrov, in New York during the 80th session of the UN General Assembly. The contentious issue of Western Sahara was a focal point of their (...)
Massad Boulos, the special advisor to the President of the United States for Africa, held separate meetings on Friday, September 26, in New York with the foreign ministers of Morocco and Algeria.
During his discussion with Morocco's Foreign (...)
Staffan de Mistura, the UN Secretary-General's Personal Envoy for Western Sahara, is continuing his diplomatic efforts on the Sahara conflict. On Thursday, he met with Massad Boulos, U.S. President Donald Trump's special advisor on African affairs. (...)