Twenty days after the United States’ recognition of the Moroccanness of the Sahara, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) has adopted the full map of the kingdom, which takes into account the Moroccan Saharan provinces.
Spain must follow in the footsteps of the United States by recognizing Morocco’s sovereignty over the Sahara. This is the recommendation to his country by Pedro Canales, a specialist in Maghreb issues and former correspondent for several Spanish dailies in the region.
Many French politicians are advocating for European recognition of Morocco’s sovereignty over the Sahara.
The "Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (SADR)" has set its conditions for a return to the negotiating table with Morocco in the context of the settlement of the Western Sahara issue.
In 1978, King Hassan II had received a small group of Spanish journalists. At the end of a press conference on the crisis over Ceuta and Melilla, he exchanged a few words with a Spanish journalist. 40 years later, this brief discussion is revealed to the public.
The possibility that the Biden administration will call into question Donald Trump’s recognition of Morocco’s sovereignty over the Sahara can be ruled out. In an intervention this Monday, December 28, in Parliament, the head of government sought to reassure those who are wondering what will become of what some have called "Trump’s last gift to Morocco".
Israeli officials have apologized profusely after the appearance of a map of Morocco excluding Moroccan Sahara in a video message from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
While Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was, in a video message, making a few revelations about the telephone conversation he had with King Mohammed VI , he displayed a map of Morocco excluding the Moroccan Sahara. Enough to provoke the anger of Moroccans.
The UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, is considering appointing former Romanian Prime Minister Petre Roman as the next UN Special Envoy for the Sahara. A choice not yet confirmed, which is already causing lively controversy in Algeria.
The support of the Algerian raï singer Reda Taliani for Morocco’s territorial integrity is not to the liking of his compatriots. Some have violently attacked him.
Civil aviation, innovation, water resource development, finance and investment... These are the strengths of the agreements Morocco has signed with the United States and with Israel. The Minister of Foreign Affairs, African Cooperation and Moroccans Residing Abroad, Nasser Bourita talks about the importance of these agreements that strengthen the Kingdom’s relations with the two parties.
"Morocco is in the crosshairs of the Algerian military regime," says Ahmed Ounaies, former Tunisian Foreign Minister. The latter hails the American recognition of the Moroccanness of the Sahara as a "victory that will preserve all the countries of the Maghreb from Algeria."