When questioned about attempts by American elected officials to classify the Polisario Front as a terrorist organization , the UN reaffirmed its position. The international organization will continue to consider the independence movement as an essential actor in the Western Sahara issue.
Former Pentagon adviser Michael Rubin calls on Donald Trump to formally recognize Ceuta and Melilla as Moroccan territories . For this expert, such a decision would correct a “historic error” and mark the end of Spanish imperialism in North Africa.
The French ambassador to Morocco, Christophe Lecourtier, has been chosen by Emmanuel Macron to lead the French Development Agency. This departure comes as relations between Paris and Rabat are experiencing a historic diplomatic thaw.
The military escalation in the Middle East is causing contrasting shockwaves in the Maghreb. While Algeria and Libya are benefiting from the surge in hydrocarbons, Morocco and Tunisia fear a fiscal earthquake linked to their energy dependence.
The Trump administration is multiplying secret mediations to resolve the conflict in Western Sahara . Despite three intense rounds of negotiations between Morocco and the Polisario Front, significant differences over the degree of autonomy and the electoral process are slowing down any quick agreement.
Spain’s refusal to authorize the use of its bases for strikes against Iran is causing a major crisis with Washington. In this power struggle, Morocco is emerging as a credible alternative to host American military infrastructure in the Mediterranean.
Under the impetus of the Trump administration, the Madrid talks mark a turning point in the Western Sahara conflict. By bringing Algeria back to the negotiating table, the United States is attempting to break a decades-old stalemate.
The UN and the United States co-chaired new negotiations on Western Sahara in Washington. Based on Morocco’s autonomy plan, these discussions mark an “encouraging” step toward a mutually acceptable solution to the conflict.
Under the auspices of the United States, Morocco, Algeria and the Polisario Front discussed a revised autonomy plan for Western Sahara. This process implicitly marks the abandonment of the option of a self-determination referendum.
The American envoy Massad Boulos has invited the parties to the Western Sahara conflict to a new round of talks in Washington. This third meeting in one month aims to seal a final agreement based on Morocco’s autonomy plan.
Under the auspices of the UN and Washington, Moroccan and Algerian diplomats met in Spain. At the heart of the discussions: the Western Sahara autonomy plan, whose adoption would mark the end of a fifty-year cold war and the true geopolitical awakening of North Africa.
The Washington-Rabat axis is consolidating under the Trump administration. Five years after the Abraham Accords, Morocco is emerging as the United States’ largest military customer in Africa, with over $8.5 billion in active contracts. This dynamic is coupled with diplomatic support, as King Mohammed VI has joined the American initiative of the « Peace Council ».