Morocco
Morocco Secures Key Border Crossing, Repels Polisario Militants
Security now reigns at the El Guerguerat crossing between Morocco and Mauritania. At least this is what the General Staff of the Royal Armed Forces (FAR) asserts.
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Mauritania
Morocco
Morocco-Mauritania Border Crossing Reopens After Three-Week Blockade
The resumption of road traffic between Morocco and Mauritania, through the El Guerguerat border post, has been effective since this Saturday, November 14. This is good news for Moroccan and Mauritanian truckers who have suffered so much from the closure of this passage.
Morocco
Morocco Builds 14km Security Wall Along Mauritania Border Near Guerguerat
On the instructions of King Mohammed VI , the Royal Armed Forces (FAR) have erected a security wall along the border with Mauritania over a distance of 14km.
Morocco
Mauritania Charters Ships to Combat Fruit and Vegetable Shortage Amid Border Closure
Faced with the shortage and high prices of fruits and vegetables imported from Morocco, the Mauritanian government has chartered ships to supply the markets. Prices of these products have risen sharply in recent days.
Morocco
Polisario Front Threatens to Resume Armed Conflict with Morocco over Sahara Buffer Zone
In a statement published on Monday, the Polisario Front brandishes the threat of resuming arms against Morocco. It says it opposes the intrusion of any "military, security or civilian element" into the Guerguerat buffer zone, located on the border between Mauritania and the Sahara.
Morocco
Fruit and Vegetable Prices Surge in Mauritania as Morocco Border Closure Disrupts Supply
In recent days, fruits and vegetables have been sold at exorbitant prices in the markets of Nouakchott. This is the consequence of the closure for three weeks of the only crossing point between Mauritania and Morocco, its biggest supplier.
Morocco
Moroccan Truckers Stranded at Mauritania Border Plead for Aid Amid Supply Crisis
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.
Morocco
Morocco's King Condemns Border Blockade, Vows Firm Stance on Western Sahara
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.
Morocco
US Ambassador Urges Polisario to Unblock Guerguerat Crossing Amid UN Security Council Vote
The actions of the Polisario in recent days are a concern. During an interview with the Hespress.com website, the United States Ambassador to Rabat, David T. Fischer, called on the armed group to "not obstruct regular civil and commercial traffic, through the Guerguerat border crossing".
Morocco
Moroccan Highway Firm Expands Across Africa with Major Infrastructure Projects
The engineering subsidiary of the Moroccan Motorways (ADM) group, ADM Projet, is accumulating contracts on the African continent. Several African countries have already and continue to benefit from its expertise.
Morocco
Senegalese Migrants Stranded at Morocco-Mauritania Border Seek Repatriation
The Moroccan authorities have been blocking nearly 150 Senegalese at the border between Morocco and Mauritania for more than a week. Back from Europe, they are counting on the support of their country to return home.
Morocco
Moroccan UN Ambassador Rebuffs Algerian Claims on Western Sahara Dispute
The ambassador, Permanent Representative of Morocco to the UN, Omar Hilale, rejected the allegations of the Algerian representative on the Moroccan Sahara. His intervention came during the virtual ministerial meeting of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM), held on Friday and whose theme is: "65 years after Bandung".