Contrary to the Polisario’s allegations of an "open war" in the Sahara, Stéphane Dujarric, the UN spokesperson, assures that the situation is normal. However, he calls on Morocco and the separatist movement to exercise restraint.
Sahara sand dust is again overflying Europe until Wednesday, March 3, 2021. Unlike the two previous episodes in February, the phenomenon should be less significant.
The US State Department and the CIA are now using the map of Morocco integrating the territory of the Sahara. This should reassure the kingdom at a time when Algerian lobbies and supporters of the Polisario are calling on the Biden administration to call into question the American recognition of the Moroccanness of the Sahara.
"Morocco is one of the United States’ strongest partners in the fight against terrorism." This is what Major General Andrew Rowling, Deputy Commander of the U.S. Army in Europe and Africa, declared.
Saharan dust particles that had flown over part of France, particularly Lorraine and Franche-Comté, are carrying a radioactive substance. This is revealed by the analysis of samples taken in the Jura.
In a letter addressed to the current President of the United States, Joe Biden, 250 international personalities from 25 countries have welcomed the American decision to recognize Morocco’s sovereignty over the Sahara. The US President is also invited to support the Moroccan autonomy initiative as the only way to end this long-standing conflict.
On the occasion of the 45th anniversary of the "Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (SADR)", a Polisario official, protected by Algeria, attacked the UN, accusing it of supporting Morocco in its military offensive against the separatist movement’s militias in the Sahara.
Spain fears that the new President of the United States, Joe Biden, will maintain the decree recognizing American sovereignty of Morocco over the Sahara. This is at least what the Spanish newspaper El Mundo reveals.
Jeune Afrique devoted an article to the long-standing tensions between Morocco and Algeria over the Sahara issue. The pan-African weekly wonders if we are heading towards an open conflict between the two countries.
Several institutions such as the African Union, the League of Arab States, and many other regional groupings, as well as friendly countries, support Morocco’s candidacy for the Human Rights Council for the period 2023-2025. The announcement was made on Monday by Minister Mustapha Ramid, who spoke by videoconference during the high-level segment of the 46th session of the UN Human Rights Council.
Kerry Kennedy, president of the Robert Kennedy Center for Human Rights, close to the separatist Aminatou Haidar , calls on the current US President, Joe Biden, to cancel the decree recognizing US sovereignty over the Sahara.
In a written question, MEP Kira Marie Peter-Hansen (Danish Social Democratic Party) claimed that the activities of European trawlers in the waters of the Sahara violate "the CJEU ruling of February 27, 2018", largely in favor of the Polisario. Virginijus Sinkevičius, Commissioner for the Environment, Oceans and Fisheries, tried to respond to her.