Morocco
Saharan Dust Cloud Returns to Europe, Less Intense Than February Episodes
Sahara sand dust is again overflying Europe until Wednesday, March 3, 2021. Unlike the two previous episodes in February, the phenomenon should be less significant.
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Moroccan Sahara
Morocco
US State Department and CIA Adopt Updated Map of Morocco Including Western Sahara
The US State Department and the CIA are now using the map of Morocco integrating the territory of the Sahara. This should reassure the kingdom at a time when Algerian lobbies and supporters of the Polisario are calling on the Biden administration to call into question the American recognition of the Moroccanness of the Sahara.
Morocco
US General Affirms Morocco's Key Role in 'African Lion' Military Exercises
"Morocco is one of the United States’ strongest partners in the fight against terrorism." This is what Major General Andrew Rowling, Deputy Commander of the U.S. Army in Europe and Africa, declared.
France
Radioactive Saharan Dust Cloud Detected Over Eastern France
Saharan dust particles that had flown over part of France, particularly Lorraine and Franche-Comté, are carrying a radioactive substance. This is revealed by the analysis of samples taken in the Jura.
Morocco
Global Leaders Urge Biden to Back Morocco's Sahara Autonomy Plan
In a letter addressed to the current President of the United States, Joe Biden, 250 international personalities from 25 countries have welcomed the American decision to recognize Morocco’s sovereignty over the Sahara. The US President is also invited to support the Moroccan autonomy initiative as the only way to end this long-standing conflict.
Morocco
Polisario Front Accuses UN of Backing Morocco in Western Sahara Conflict
On the occasion of the 45th anniversary of the "Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (SADR)", a Polisario official, protected by Algeria, attacked the UN, accusing it of supporting Morocco in its military offensive against the separatist movement’s militias in the Sahara.
Spain
Biden Unlikely to Reverse US Recognition of Moroccan Sovereignty in Western Sahara, Spain Fears
Spain fears that the new President of the United States, Joe Biden, will maintain the decree recognizing American sovereignty of Morocco over the Sahara. This is at least what the Spanish newspaper El Mundo reveals.
Morocco
Tensions Escalate Between Morocco and Algeria Over Western Sahara Dispute
Jeune Afrique devoted an article to the long-standing tensions between Morocco and Algeria over the Sahara issue. The pan-African weekly wonders if we are heading towards an open conflict between the two countries.
Morocco
Morocco's UN Human Rights Council Bid Gains Wide International Support
Several institutions such as the African Union, the League of Arab States, and many other regional groupings, as well as friendly countries, support Morocco’s candidacy for the Human Rights Council for the period 2023-2025. The announcement was made on Monday by Minister Mustapha Ramid, who spoke by videoconference during the high-level segment of the 46th session of the UN Human Rights Council.
Morocco
Kerry Kennedy Urges Biden to Reverse Trump's Western Sahara Decision
Kerry Kennedy, president of the Robert Kennedy Center for Human Rights, close to the separatist Aminatou Haidar , calls on the current US President, Joe Biden, to cancel the decree recognizing US sovereignty over the Sahara.
Morocco
EU-Morocco Fisheries Agreement Faces Scrutiny Over Western Sahara Waters
In a written question, MEP Kira Marie Peter-Hansen (Danish Social Democratic Party) claimed that the activities of European trawlers in the waters of the Sahara violate "the CJEU ruling of February 27, 2018", largely in favor of the Polisario. Virginijus Sinkevičius, Commissioner for the Environment, Oceans and Fisheries, tried to respond to her.
France
Saharan Dust Cloud to Impact Air Quality Across Europe, France by Monday
Dust from the Moroccan Sahara is expected to fly over Europe again this weekend or by Monday, February 22, 2021. This is what the European Atmosphere Monitoring Service, Copernicus, has announced.