The process of opening a US consulate in Dakhla, in the south of Morocco , has just been initiated. This is announced by US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, who reports the immediate inauguration of a virtual presence post.
The recent statements of two former senior Tunisian state officials, regarding Algeria’s management of the Western Sahara issue, have not pleased the Algerian neighbor. In plain words, Moncef Marzouki and Ahmed Ounaies, respectively former President of the Republic and former Foreign Minister of Tunisia, reproach Algeria.
The decision of President Donald Trump to recognize Morocco’s full and complete sovereignty over the entire Sahara is making headlines in the international press. The Spanish newspaper El Pais describes it on Saturday as "the greatest setback for the Polisario" since the ceasefire declared in 1991.
The announcement of the recognition of Moroccan sovereignty over the Western Sahara by the United States last Thursday is provoking strong reactions. The declaration is condemned by the Polisario Front, which maintains that this decision is contrary to the position of the international community.
The Polisario Front representative in Washington, Mouloud Said, said he regrets the decision of outgoing US President Donald Trump regarding the recognition of the Moroccanness of the Sahara.
The Algerian Army indirectly threatens Morocco and says it is ready to face any potential threats from the kingdom.
The many violations of the ceasefire agreements and UN resolutions by the Polisario are not to the liking of Morocco, which threatens to respond firmly.
The Minister of Foreign Affairs, African Cooperation and Moroccan Expatriates, Nasser Bourita affirmed that Morocco remains committed to the ceasefire while reserving the right to react with "the utmost severity" against any threat to its security.
Following the new exchanges of fire between Morocco and the Polisario, the terrorist group Daesh accuses the two parties of apostasy.
The Algerian regime "takes the Tindouf hostages hostage for a fallacious political choice," fumes the former Tunisian president, Moncef Marzouki. He rather considers it realistic to see them join Morocco, the motherland, instead of nurturing illusions.
The French justice has been seized by Franco-Moroccan women. They were attacked last Saturday by Polisario Polisario separatists during a demonstration in support of the military operation of the Royal Armed Forces in Guerguerat.
During a peaceful gathering in Paris, Moroccans from France supporting the Moroccanness of the Sahara were attacked by Polisario "mercenaries". The Union of Moroccan Associations of Essonne has decided to file a complaint for assault and battery.