Saharan Dust Cloud Triggers Air Pollution Spike Across Europe
10 February 2021
The Saharan dust that swept over parts of Europe last week caused a peak in air pollution. This is the finding of the European atmospheric monitoring service Copernicus.
Moroccan Sahara
Moroccan Foreign Minister Slams Algeria’s Fixation on Western Sahara Dispute
8 February 2021
Nasser Bourita, Minister of Foreign Affairs, African Cooperation and Moroccans Abroad, condemns Algeria’s relentlessness against the Sahara, which has become its "true national (…)
Biden Administration Likely to Uphold US Recognition of Moroccan Sahara, Says Former UN Envoy
8 February 2021
Danny Danon, former Permanent Representative of Israel to the UN, welcomed the decision regarding the US recognition of Morocco’s sovereignty over the Sahara. He is convinced (…)
Nigeria Reaffirms Support for Morocco’s Sahara Claim Ahead of AU Summit
6 February 2021
On January 31, King Mohammed VI and Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari spoke on the phone. The two heads of state have probably addressed the issue of the Sahara during this (…)
Algerian Lawmakers Urge Biden to Reverse Trump’s Western Sahara Decision
5 February 2021
Algerian elected officials have written to the current US President Joe Biden to ask him to cancel the decree recognizing the United States’ sovereignty of Morocco over Western (…)
Nigeria-Morocco Talks Spark Concern Among Polisario Leaders Ahead of AU Summit
2 February 2021
After the telephone conversation between King Mohammed VI and the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Muhammadu Buhari, panic is beginning to spread among the leaders (…)
UK Maintains Neutral Stance on Western Sahara Status, Diverging from US Position
31 January 2021
The United Kingdom considers the status of Western Sahara as undetermined. This is at least what James Cleverly, Minister of State for the Middle East and North Africa and the (…)
Biden Administration Likely to Maintain US Stance on Western Sahara
29 January 2021
With the takeover of Joe Biden, a few voices were raised hoping that the new US president would review his position on the US recognition of the Moroccanness of the Sahara. (…)
Morocco Accuses South Africa of Misusing African Union in UN Sahara Dispute
29 January 2021
The ambassador, permanent representative of Morocco to the United Nations, Omar Hilale, denounced the instrumentalization of the African Union by South Africa. The Moroccan (…)
Polisario Front Vows to Escalate Conflict with Morocco in Western Sahara
25 January 2021
A senior Polisario official has stated that the "war will continue" in the Sahara.