Morocco continues to put pressure on Spain and this has intensified in recent days following the reception of Brahim Ghali. The Kingdom, which should organize the Marhaba operation dedicated to Moroccans living abroad this year, could exclude the two enclaves of Ceuta and Melilla.
Morocco wants to develop its relations with the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC), the active Israeli lobby in the United States where the Biden administration has not yet decided whether or not to reconsider the American recognition of the Moroccanness of the Sahara. In this sense, Nasser Bourita, Minister of Foreign Affairs, will participate in a conference organized by the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) on May 6.
After several unsuccessful attempts, the UN has just proposed the Swede Staffan de Mistura, former UN mediator in Syria, as the next special envoy for the Sahara. Will this new proposal be accepted?
Former Prime Minister Manuel Valls has stated that France and Spain must be clearer in their support for Morocco on the Sahara. He argues that it is around an autonomy under Moroccan sovereignty that this issue must be resolved.
The African Lion 21 scheduled for next June in the Moroccan Sahara will see the participation of more than 700 soldiers from the Georgia National Guard. In addition to Morocco, military maneuvers will also take place in Tunisia and Senegal.
Saudi Arabia renews its support for the Moroccanness of the Sahara. This was done through the voice of its Minister of Foreign Affairs, Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah Al-Saud, who made it known on Tuesday to his Moroccan counterpart, during a videoconference exchange.
The hospitalization in Spain of Brahim Ghali prompted, on Saturday, a reaction from the Spanish victims of the acts of terrorism perpetrated by the Polisario. Through a statement, these victims denounce the decision of the Spanish authorities and demand the immediate arrest of the leader of the separatists.
The recent admission of Brahim Ghali, the leader of the Polisario Front, to a Spanish hospital does not affect Spain’s relations with Morocco. This is what Arancha González, the Spanish Minister of Foreign Affairs, affirmed on Friday.
The former Spanish president, José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero, has called on the Sahrawis to work for a "realistic" political solution to the Sahara. He also launched an appeal for peace to Morocco and the Sahrawis so that this conflict, which has lasted for many years, can come to an end.
On the eve of the next session of the United Nations Security Council, the ambassador, permanent representative of Morocco to the UN, Omar Hilale has addressed a letter to the members of the organization to denounce "the obstructions, blockages and procrastination of Algeria and the Polisario regarding the appointment of a personal envoy of the Secretary-General and the resumption of the UN political process".
Securing the Guerguerat border post is a major concern for Morocco. A new control point has just been installed in this border town located in the far southwest of the Sahara.
While the position has been vacant for nearly two years following the resignation of the German Horst Köhler, the UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, is having trouble appointing the Organization’s special envoy for the Sahara. A new name proposal was rejected by the Polisario, protected by Algeria.