The American envoy Massad Boulos has invited the parties to the Western Sahara conflict to a new round of talks in Washington. This third meeting in one month aims to seal a final agreement based on Morocco’s autonomy plan.
The Maghreb Forum for Dialogue, dedicated to promoting a culture of dialogue in the Maghreb region, has called for mediation by Mauritania, Libya and Tunisia, with a view to reconciling Morocco and Algeria , while respecting the principles of neutrality and balance.
A researcher from the Middle East Institute advocates for reconciliation between Morocco and Algeria - a project already undertaken by the United States - and makes recommendations in this direction.
L’Algérie entend jouer un rôle de médiateur entre le Maroc et le Front du Polisario pour le règlement du conflit au Sahara qui perdure depuis 50 ans. Elle pose toutefois ses conditions.
Ahmed Attaf, Algerian Minister of Foreign Affairs, spoke about the "peace agreement" with Morocco recently mentioned by Steve Witkoff, advisor to US President Donald Trump in the Middle East.
Massad Boulos, special advisor to the US president for Arab and African affairs, has reaffirmed the United States’ willingness to find a lasting solution to the Sahara issue. A solution that he believes will help resolve the dispute between Algeria and Morocco.
Washington is intensifying diplomatic pressure to reconcile Morocco and Algeria within a two-month timeframe. This American initiative, which aims to create a strategic partnership between the two neighbors, remains conditional on major concessions from Algiers and Rabat, particularly on the Sahara issue.
Algeria is facing several setbacks as the adoption of the next Security Council resolution on the Sahara, on October 31, approaches.
Algeria never misses an opportunity to provoke Morocco. The latest is the intervention of the Minister of the Interior, Local Authorities and Transport, Saïd Sayoud, at the opening of an Algerian-Iberian bilateral meeting on Monday in Algiers, in the presence of his Spanish counterpart Fernando Grande-Marlaska.
The United States reaffirms its desire to bring Morocco and Algeria closer together, who have not had diplomatic relations since August 24, 2021 following Algiers’ decision to break them off in reaction to a series of "hostile acts" by Rabat. The Sahara issue remains one of the points of friction between the two countries.
Faced with the recent youth demonstrations initiated by the GenZ 212 collective, the government wants to accelerate social policies. The Minister of Equipment and Water, Nizar Baraka, mentions a vast development plan, in cooperation with Spain.
On Thursday, during a visit to the headquarters of the Ministry of National Defense, Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune reaffirmed his support for the Polisario in the conflict in the Sahara, stating that this issue "will not be resolved by lies". He also spoke about the closure of the borders with Morocco.