Tensions Escalate in North Africa: Morocco-Algeria Conflict Over Western Sahara Intensifies
21 June 2020
Relations between the Maghreb countries are far from being smooth. And for good reason, many contentious issues.
Moroccan Sahara
Senegalese Truckers Stranded in Sahara Desert as Mauritania Closes Border
27 May 2020
In total, 105 Senegalese transporters are stuck in Dakhla in the middle of the desert in the south of the Sahara due to the closure of borders by the Mauritanian authorities.
Franco-Algerian Academic Calls Sahara ’Moroccan Territory’, Urges Algeria-Morocco Reconciliation
18 May 2020
Franco-Algerian academic Idriss Aberkane, in a video published on his YouTube channel, stated that the Sahara is Moroccan. The essayist calls on Morocco and Algeria to (…)
French Artists Find Inspiration During Sahara Lockdown in Morocco
11 May 2020
Geza and Cherif Zerdoumi, a couple of South Tarn plastic artists, mainly based in Boissezon, are confined in their residence in Tarfaya, a Moroccan village located on the edge (…)
Moroccan Ambassador to Kenya Manages Embassy Remotely Amid Travel Restrictions
2 May 2020
While he was supposed to return to his post in Nairobi after his vacation, the Moroccan ambassador to Kenya, El Mokhtar Ghambou, finds himself stuck in Kenitra due to the (…)
Thousands Flee Tindouf Refugee Camps in Mass Exodus to Northern Mauritania
1 May 2020
In the Tindouf camps, it is said that there is a mass escape. Massive movements of Sahrawis towards the north of Mauritania have been observed recently. The wilayas of Tiris (…)
Kuwait Set to Open Consulate in Western Sahara, Joining African Nations
4 March 2020
Kuwait is following in the footsteps of African countries that have opened diplomatic representations in the Moroccan Sahara.
African Nations Open Consulates in Western Sahara, Heightening Morocco-Algeria Tensions
3 March 2020
Several African countries have decided to open new consular representations in the southern provinces, particularly in Laâyoune and Dakhla. This avalanche of diplomatic acts (…)
Morocco’s Foreign Minister Accuses Algeria of Urging Boycott of Crans Montana Forum
1 March 2020
Nasser Bourita, Minister of Foreign Affairs, African Cooperation and Moroccans Residing Abroad, stated that official documents from Algeria are inviting other countries to (…)
Morocco Expels Catalan Delegation Seeking Human Rights Meetings in Western Sahara
1 March 2020
The Moroccan authorities expelled, on Friday, eight deputies, local officials and other Catalan activists, from the Sahara. The group had planned to meet in Laayoune with (…)