One of the reasons that explains the tense situation between Morocco and Algeria is the closure of the land border between the two countries. For the former head of government, Abdelilah Benkirane, this situation that has persisted for 26 years has lasted too long.
"Mr. Lahbib, a member of the Polisario, also the Sahrawi Minister" of Defense accuses Morocco of wanting to destabilize the Guerguerat region and threatens to violate the 1991 ceasefire agreement. The UN is also in his sights.
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.
The rift is burning again between Morocco and the Polisario over the presence of the Royal Armed Forces (FAR) at the El Guerguerat border crossing. A warning has been issued to the kingdom against military escalation and its repercussions.
The Fourth Committee of the UN General Assembly reaffirmed, on Friday, its support for the settlement of the regional dispute over the Moroccan Sahara through the adoption of a resolution.
Facing the Fourth Committee of the UN General Assembly, Omar Hilale , the Permanent Representative of Morocco to the United Nations, defended the Moroccanness of the Sahara on Tuesday.
The Polisario commissioned, on Sunday, November 1st, men to provoke the elements of the Royal Armed Forces (FAR). The MINURSO agents in charge of monitoring the ceasefire in the Moroccan Sahara intervened to prevent any confrontation.
Algeria says it has "taken note" of UN Security Council Resolution 2548 on the one-year extension of the mandate of the United Nations Mission for the Organization of a Referendum in Western Sahara (MINURSO). A reaction that speaks volumes about the country’s discontent.
The Polisario views with disfavor the Security Council resolution on the extension of the mandate of the United Nations Mission for the Organization of a Referendum in Western Sahara (MINURSO) in Moroccan Sahara until October 31, 2021 and threatens to resume arms.
In total, there are nearly 12,000 refugees and asylum seekers from 40 countries in Morocco, according to the latest statistics provided by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR).
Faced with "the current deadlock situation" caused by the Polisario in the buffer zone of Guerguerat , France warns that such a situation is likely to create "tensions that could undermine the political process".
The mandate of the United Nations Mission for the Organization of a Referendum in the Sahara (MINURSO) has been extended until October 31, 2021 during the latest virtual meeting of the United Nations Security Council. This decision was adopted by a written procedure of the 15 members of the Council following the cancellation of in-person meetings at the UN headquarters.