Morocco has just hired an American agency to strengthen its communications in the United States. The contract provides for $35,000 a month and details how Rabat intends to better convey its messages in Washington.
Faced with the growing support for the Moroccan autonomy plan in the Sahara among Western powers, Algeria is strengthening its relations with countries close to Moscow. Latest stop: Alexander Lukashenko’s Belarus.
Donald Trump has asked his administration to encourage investment and economic development with Morocco, including in the southern provinces. Energy, artificial intelligence, critical minerals and defense are among the sectors mentioned.
The disagreement over the Sahara could remain unresolved without condemning all cooperation between Morocco and Algeria. Researchers propose to treat water, health, climate and university exchange issues separately .
Spain and Algeria want to close four years of diplomatic crisis. But the rapprochement initiated in Algiers does not call into question Spain’s shift on the Sahara, which was at the origin of the rift between the two countries.
More than 1,090 hectares are to be transformed into irrigated land in Dakhla. The project, based on seawater desalination and drip irrigation, plans to create 35 agricultural farms open to investors.
Archaeologists have discovered the remains of a major medieval metallurgical complex near Akka. At Tamdoult, craftsmen produced silver, copper and brass destined for the great commercial routes crossing the Sahara.
A study published in Nature shows that desert dust is increasing in Europe . France is directly affected by these episodes from North Africa, particularly Morocco, with consequences for air pollution and health.
Spanish experts are relaunching the debate on Western Sahara, not only from a political angle, but also an economic one. They believe the territory could become a "little Kuwait" due to its natural resources.
Pro-Polisario media outlets celebrated too soon. Massad Boulos, special adviser to Donald Trump, categorically denied rumors announcing his removal. The American mediator reaffirmed his total commitment to resolving the Sahara issue .
Talks on the Sahara could soon resume in Oslo. On the sidelines of a forum, the UN envoy and the American administration displayed their willingness to accelerate the dialogue process, currently at a standstill.
The Polisario Front maintains the dialogue option with Rabat despite the death of one of its senior leaders in a Moroccan strike. A contradictory stance that illustrates the confusion of a movement militarily outmatched and diplomatically isolated.