The Western Sahara Analysis Center (CASO), founded last May in Paris and closely aligned with the Polisario Front, has announced its intention to take legal action against French companies investing in Western Sahara. «As of January 1, 2026, the Western Sahara Analysis Center (CASO) will initiate legal proceedings before French courts, as part of its public interest missions, against any company or economic entity that has contributed, directly or indirectly, to the exploitation of natural resources in Western Sahara, a non-self-governing territory according to the United Nations, without the free and expressed consent of the Sahrawi people», the organization stated. This move follows the rulings of October 4, 2024, which excluded the Sahara from agreements between Morocco and the European Union. The legal actions will target French firms or those operating within French jurisdiction. In recent months, the Polisario Front has stepped up its activities in France. At the end of March, it organized a «solidarity march for Sahrawi detainees» in Paris. On June 30, it inaugurated a «Sahrawi cultural house» in Limay, near Paris, in response to the opening of a Moroccan consulate in Mantes-la-Jolie on June 21. The Polisario describes this cultural center as a «symbolic embassy of the Sahrawi people abroad». Additionally, the French Senate is set to host the 49th edition of the European Conference of Solidarity and Support for the Sahrawi People (EUCOCO) this November. As a reminder, on July 21, the Spanish Federation of Consumers and Users (CECU) and the Coordination of Farmers and Livestock Organizations (COAG) filed a joint complaint with the Directorate General for Consumer Affairs under the Ministry of Social Rights, Consumer Affairs, and the 2030 Agenda. The complaint alleges non-compliance with labeling regulations for cherry tomatoes sold in Spanish supermarkets. It specifically targets a French company cultivating the produce on hundreds of hectares in Western Sahara.
