The US special adviser for Africa, Massad Boulos , expressed strong optimism about the ongoing diplomatic process concerning the Sahara. He confirmed that Morocco, Algeria, Mauritania, and the Polisario are engaged in secret talks under the framework of the UN’s recent resolution.
Morocco outlines its autonomy plan for the Sahara . The proposal provides for a regional government under royal authority and a national referendum, immediately ruling out any international supervision or independence option.
The United States has extended until this Monday the confidential talks held in Madrid between Morocco, Algeria , Mauritania and the Polisario Front. Washington is increasing the pressure to obtain a framework agreement on the Sahara within three months.
An Algerian national was apprehended on Saturday near the Grand Stadium of Marrakech. He was attempting to enter the stands of the 2025 CAN with a t-shirt displaying prohibited political symbols.
On the eve of the bilateral summit in Madrid, the Polisario Front has issued a severe warning to the Spanish government. The organization claims that the recognition of Moroccan sovereignty over the Sahara is only a step and that the next target of Rabat’s ambitions will be the Canary Islands archipelago .
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.
L’Algérie entend jouer un rôle de médiateur entre le Maroc et le Front du Polisario pour le règlement du conflit au Sahara qui perdure depuis 50 ans. Elle pose toutefois ses conditions.
Ahmed Attaf, Algerian Minister of Foreign Affairs, spoke about the "peace agreement" with Morocco recently mentioned by Steve Witkoff, advisor to US President Donald Trump in the Middle East.
The resolution 2797 adopted on October 31 by the UN Security Council, validating the autonomy plan for the Sahara proposed by Morocco in 2007 , marks a major turning point in the resolution of this conflict that has lasted for decades. All eyes are now turned to Morocco, which holds all the cards to administer this territory.
Following the adoption last Friday by the UN Security Council of a resolution on the Sahara validating the autonomy plan proposed by Morocco in 2007, Staffan de Mistura, the UN special envoy for Western Sahara, said on Wednesday that "it is now that the real work begins to reach a mutually acceptable solution to a 50-year-old conflict".
The UN Security Council voted on Friday, October 31, a resolution on the Sahara validating the autonomy plan proposed by Morocco in 2007. Khadija Mohsen-Finan, a specialist on the Maghreb and a member of the editorial board of the magazine Orient XXI, analyzes the impacts of this decision for Morocco, the Polisario Front and its ally, Algeria, which did not participate in the vote.
Nasser Bourita, the Moroccan Minister of Foreign Affairs, stated that Morocco’s diplomatic victory on the Sahara issue was achieved thanks to the leadership of King Mohammed VI who conducted "several direct contacts" before the vote on the Security Council resolution, which allowed "to tip the balance in favor of Morocco".