Around 200 Moroccan truckers find themselves blocked at the Guerguerat border crossing between Mauritania and the Sahara. Desperate, they are calling on the Moroccan authorities for help.
In his commemorative speech on the 45th anniversary of the Green March, King Mohammed VI expressed his firmness regarding "the unacceptable actions by which (the adversaries of the kingdom) seek to hinder the fluidity of traffic between Morocco and Mauritania.
Faced with "the current deadlock situation" caused by the Polisario in the buffer zone of Guerguerat , France warns that such a situation is likely to create "tensions that could undermine the political process".
The latest provocations by the Polisario in Guergarate outrage Morocco a few days before the UN meeting on the Sahara. In a statement to the press, Nasser Bourita , Minister of Foreign Affairs, recalled that "the acts of these bandits" will not influence Morocco’s efforts to respect international commitments.
The UN Secretary-General has once again demanded the departure of the Polisario and the liberation of the buffer zone of Guerguerat .
The UN Secretary-General, António Guterres, ordered the Polisario separatists on Saturday to end their maneuvers aimed at preventing civilian and commercial traffic in the Guerguerat buffer zone. Several reliable sources have reported on the movement of the Polisario and its relays in the region.
Between Friday evening and Saturday, September 26, several Mauritanian media reported that the Polisario plans to settle in the buffer zone between Morocco and Mauritania. Bad news for commercial traffic in the region, which could experience many inconveniences in the event of a blockage of the border crossing.
The Polisario Front intends to block the Guerguerat crossing to trucks and heavy vehicles, using tires and scrap metal. The information was communicated on Monday, August 19, 2019, by a supporter of the Front.
Morocco is further strengthening its presence at the Guerguerat border post. In this regard, despite the threats of Brahim Ghali, leader of the Polisario Front, the Kingdom has launched the urbanization of the area through the construction of social housing and functions.
The masterminds of a land mafia, actively sought by the Moroccan justice system and Interpol, have been located in the no man’s land of Kandahar, near Guerguerat. They illegally sold several hectares of land belonging to deceased or absent persons from the Kingdom.
The Government has committed to a project to build a 450-kilometer dual carriageway between the city of Dakhla and the border town of Guerguerat with Mauritania. The announcement was made on Monday, July 22, 2019 by the Head of Government to the deputies.
Just under 12 tons of hashish were seized by the customs officers of Guerguerate, in the south of Morocco . The drugs were on board an international transport (TIR) truck.