The Algerian ambassador to Paris, Mohamed-Antar Daoud, expressed his anger and surprise following the publication of a recent article in the French magazine Le Point . The weekly mentions that "Tindouf is a province of the Sahara under the administration of the Polisario Front and bordering Morocco ".
The Algerian lobby seems to be pulling out all the stops against the US recognition of Morocco’s sovereignty over the Sahara. The Biden administration is not yielding to the pressure.
Morocco is putting pressure on the Spanish government to recognize its sovereignty over Western Sahara or, at least, publicly support, like France, the regional solution it advocates to resolve the conflict.
The Polisario expresses its willingness to resume UN negotiations on the status of Western Sahara but does not give up armed struggle.
King Mohammed VI has promoted outgoing US President Donald Trump to the rank of Ouissam El Mohammadi, the highest distinction of the kingdom, for having issued a decree recognizing US recognition of the Moroccanness of the Western Sahara and for the normalization of diplomatic relations between Morocco and Israel.
During the graduation ceremony of the 49th promotion of the National School of Administration (ENA), the Algerian Foreign Minister made remarks that barely conceal a challenge to Morocco.
Many French politicians are advocating for European recognition of Morocco’s sovereignty over the Sahara.
The "Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (SADR)" has set its conditions for a return to the negotiating table with Morocco in the context of the settlement of the Western Sahara issue.
The UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, is considering appointing former Romanian Prime Minister Petre Roman as the next UN Special Envoy for the Sahara. A choice not yet confirmed, which is already causing lively controversy in Algeria.
The recent statements of two former senior Tunisian state officials, regarding Algeria’s management of the Western Sahara issue, have not pleased the Algerian neighbor. In plain words, Moncef Marzouki and Ahmed Ounaies, respectively former President of the Republic and former Foreign Minister of Tunisia, reproach Algeria.
The document materializing the decision to recognize Morocco’s sovereignty over Western Sahara taken by the United States was presented to the UN on Tuesday, December 15.
Between the restoration of Israeli-Moroccan relations and the American recognition of the Moroccanness of the Sahara, Algeria seems stunned by two decisions it considers a threat to its stability. Abdelaziz Djerad, the Algerian Prime Minister, describes these two events as "foreign destabilization maneuvers" that could upset the balance of power in the MENA region.