Since March 2019, the negotiations between Morocco and the Polisario regarding the Sahara have stalled. A delay that is too long in the eyes of American diplomacy, which is demanding that UN Secretary-General António Guterres appoint a new envoy to resume the discussions.
The American airline Delta Airlines now displays the complete map of Morocco including the territory of the Sahara. This reinforces the decree recognizing the United States’ sovereignty over the kingdom.
The shadow of the Sahara continues to loom over the relations between Russia and Morocco. During the meeting at the Kremlin, the ambassador of the kingdom in Moscow Lotfi Bouchraara met with the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Mikhail Bogdanov on this subject.
Europe must make a realistic decision on the Sahara issue. This is what the former Spanish Foreign Minister, Ana Palacio, demands in an op-ed after the American recognition of Moroccan sovereignty over the Sahara.
At a time when diplomatic relations between Morocco and Germany are not at their best, the KFW’s post-Covid-19 recovery line intended to support Moroccan SMEs hit hard by the health crisis seems to be compromised.
Morocco has recently severed diplomatic ties with Germany "due to deep misunderstandings on the fundamental issues of the kingdom". Are we heading towards an economic impasse?
There is no visibility on the Abraham Fund to finance economic projects as part of the normalization of diplomatic relations between four Arab countries, including Morocco and Israel. Has the fund evaporated?
Jordan now has a diplomatic representation in the Sahara. The inauguration ceremony was held on Thursday in Laayoune, in the presence of the Moroccan Minister of Foreign Affairs, Nasser Bourita , and his Jordanian counterpart, Ayman Safadi.
Morocco’s suspension of its relations with Germany sounds like a warning for Spain, with which the kingdom has disagreements on the same issue of Moroccan sovereignty over the Sahara.
The German embassy has decided to suspend Schengen visas for Moroccans, with the exception of certain categories. This decision follows Morocco’s decision to suspend all contact, interaction or action with both the German diplomatic representation in Rabat and the German cooperation agencies and political foundations.
Morocco is making a financial contribution of one million dollars to international humanitarian aid for Yemen. The announcement was made on Monday in Rabat by Nasser Bourita, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, African Cooperation and Moroccans Residing Abroad.
Germany is trying to play the appeasement card following Morocco’s decision to suspend all contact, interaction or action with both its embassy in Rabat and the German cooperation agencies and political foundations.