The Trump administration is multiplying secret mediations to resolve the conflict in Western Sahara . Despite three intense rounds of negotiations between Morocco and the Polisario Front, significant differences over the degree of autonomy and the electoral process are slowing down any quick agreement.
Under the impetus of the Trump administration, the Madrid talks mark a turning point in the Western Sahara conflict. By bringing Algeria back to the negotiating table, the United States is attempting to break a decades-old stalemate.
Polisario leader Brahim Ghali has taken note of the intensive international negotiations on the Sahara. This process, supported by Security Council Resolution 2797, now recognizes Morocco’s autonomy plan as the basis for discussions.
The UN and the United States co-chaired new negotiations on Western Sahara in Washington. Based on Morocco’s autonomy plan, these discussions mark an “encouraging” step toward a mutually acceptable solution to the conflict.
The American envoy Massad Boulos has invited the parties to the Western Sahara conflict to a new round of talks in Washington. This third meeting in one month aims to seal a final agreement based on Morocco’s autonomy plan.
The American envoy Massad Boulos said that the United States wants a swift resolution to the Sahara conflict. Acting as a mediator within the UN framework, Washington warns that the talks recently held in Madrid will not drag on indefinitely.
Under the auspices of the UN and Washington, Moroccan and Algerian diplomats met in Spain. At the heart of the discussions: the Western Sahara autonomy plan, whose adoption would mark the end of a fifty-year cold war and the true geopolitical awakening of North Africa.
Morocco is considering joining an international security mission within the Gaza Strip , according to several official sources reported by the Israeli press. This project is part of a multilateral framework aimed at establishing lasting stability in the territory in order to enable the management of the transition phase after the end of hostilities.
Morocco is emerging as one of the world’s most successful tourist destinations of 2025 according to the latest barometer from the UN Tourism agency published on Tuesday, January 20, 2026. The Kingdom has recorded double-digit growth in its international tourist arrivals, far exceeding the global average and consolidating its position as a leader in Africa.
Buoyed by recent diplomatic advances at the UN , Morocco is demanding full management of the airspace over the Sahara and its maritime waters. This approach aims to close the status quo inherited from 1976 to complete its territorial sovereignty, now including the strategic resources of the Tropic mountain.
The Polisario Front rejects any attempt at negotiations with Morocco since the adoption of Resolution 2797 of the United Nations Security Council validating the Moroccan autonomy plan for the Sahara as the sole basis for resolving the conflict.
The Moroccan Ambassador to the United Nations, Omar Hilale , has described the recent Security Council resolution on the Sahara as a "decisive turning point" and a "historic change". He emphasized that this decision paved the way for a new era for the region, calling on Algeria to seize this opportunity for reconciliation in 2026.