Guerguerat

Articles

• UN Chief Urges Polisario to Withdraw from Guerguerat Buffer Zone
  24 October 2020, by Bladi.net

  The UN Secretary-General has once again demanded the departure of the Polisario and the liberation of the buffer zone of Guerguerat.
  During a press briefing in New York, the UN Secretary-General’s spokesman, Stephane Dujarric, recalled that regular civilian and commercial traffic must not be obstructed (in Guerguerat). According to him, no measures should be taken that could constitute a change in the status quo in the Guerguerat "buffer zone".
  While denouncing the presence of a group (…)

• France Warns Polisario: Guerguerat Blockade Threatens Sahara Peace Process
  1 November 2020, by Bladi.net

  Faced with "the current deadlock situation" caused by the Polisario in the buffer zone of Guerguerat, France warns that such a situation is likely to create "tensions that could undermine the political process".
  In his explanation of the vote on resolution 2548 on the Moroccan Sahara, adopted on Friday by the Security Council, Nicolas De Rivière, the permanent representative ambassador of France to the UN, clearly stated his country’s position on "the deadlock situation" that currently (…)

• Polisario Threatens to Disrupt Africa-Eco Race in Disputed Western Sahara Zone
  3 January 2019, by Said

  As last year, the Polisario has just threatened to violate the Guerguarat buffer zone in anticipation of the passage of the Africa-Eco Race international rally-raid that is to reach Mauritania, then Senegal via southern Morocco.
  Sources cited by the newspaper Al Massae claim that the Polisario has threatened to block one of the stages of the Rally as soon as it learned that the participants had planned a passage in this area on a map "underlining its Moroccanness".
  Despite these (…)

• Morocco Announces 450km Dual Carriageway Project from Dakhla to Mauritanian Border
  24 July 2019, by Sylvanus

  The Government has committed to a project to build a 450-kilometer dual carriageway between the city of Dakhla and the border town of Guerguerat with Mauritania. The announcement was made on Monday, July 22, 2019 by the Head of Government to the deputies.
  The Head of Government provided the information to the people’s representatives during their monthly session devoted to regional development and water on Monday, July 22, 2019, reports the360.ma.
  "I had a discussion on this subject (…)

• Morocco Closes Key Border Crossing Amid Surge in EU Travelers and Security Concerns
  19 March 2020, by Kamal

  According to the statements of a senior Moroccan official, the decision follows the significant flow of travelers from the European Union, specifying that the air embargo has led to strong pressure on the land border.
  The access ban applies to all travelers, regardless of nationality, means of transport, small or medium size, and freight trucks.
  The official concludes that the preventive measures put in place at the southern border post are part of the regional vigilance plan to fight (…)

• Moroccan Customs Seize Nearly 12 Tons of Hashish in Record Drug Bust
  11 April 2019, by Said

  Just under 12 tons of hashish were seized by the customs officers of Guerguerate, in the south of Morocco. The drugs were on board an international transport (TIR) truck.
  The details of this record seizure were revealed by the General Directorate of National Security (DGSN) in a press release. Thus, 11 tons and 940 kilograms of hashish hidden in kitchen furniture on board a truck driven by a Moroccan were seized at the border post with Mauritania.
  This truck was heading to an African (…)

• Moroccan Land Fraud Suspects Found in Border Region, Interpol Closing In
  3 August 2019, by Bladi.net

  The masterminds of a land mafia, actively sought by the Moroccan justice system and Interpol, have been located in the no man’s land of Kandahar, near Guerguerat. They illegally sold several hectares of land belonging to deceased or absent persons from the Kingdom.
  It is only a matter of time before Interpol and the Judicial Police arrest the land mafia members who have been operating for several decades in Casablanca. After arresting the mastermind of the mafia, who is a deputy, the (…)

• Morocco to Open Strategic Port in Southern Provinces, Boosting African Trade
  24 September 2020, by Sylvanus

  This port infrastructure under construction in the southern provinces will be inaugurated at an upcoming national holiday, probably in November, as part of the anniversary of the Green March or Morocco’s independence, reports Maghreb Intelligence.
  The port of Guerguerat will ensure better fluidity of trade with the rest of Africa. Similarly, this infrastructure will put an end to the actions of the separatists who disrupt activity at the land border crossing. With this new port, Morocco (…)

• Moroccan Police Seize Large Cannabis Shipment Hidden in Frozen Fish Truck
  25 December 2020, by Ginette

  In a statement, the General Directorate of National Security (DGSN) indicated that it was the border control procedures and search operations that made it possible to seize this large quantity of cannabis resin hidden in a cargo of frozen fish on board the trailer of the truck registered in Morocco.
  The driver of the vehicle, a 52-year-old man, was arrested. The seized drugs were handed over to the Customs Administration, while the suspect was taken into custody, at the disposal of the (…)

• Morocco Expands Development at Guerguerat Border, Defying Polisario Threats
  17 August 2019, by Bladi.net

  Morocco is further strengthening its presence at the Guerguerat border post. In this regard, despite the threats of Brahim Ghali, leader of the Polisario Front, the Kingdom has launched the urbanization of the area through the construction of social housing and functions.
  Morocco remains deaf to the many agitations of Brahim Ghali, leader of the Polisario Front. The latter, as usual, has threatened to take up arms again. This, according to maghreb-intelligence.com, is in response to the (…)