Sahara Negotiations: Washington Pressures Morocco Algeria Peace Deal
Talks on the Sahara could soon resume in Oslo. On the sidelines of a forum, the UN envoy and the American administration displayed their willingness to accelerate the dialogue process, currently at a standstill.
The Norwegian capital is positioning itself as a potential neutral ground to bring together Morocco, Algeria, Mauritania and the Polisario Front. On June 10, this issue took center stage at the Oslo Forum on Peace. The UN special envoy, Staffan de Mistura, even interrupted the regional tour he had begun two days earlier in Tindouf to attend. There, he exchanged with Norwegian State Secretary for Foreign Affairs, Andreas Motzfeldt Kravik, fueling speculation about hosting future political consultations in Scandinavia.
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This Nordic initiative benefits from direct support from Washington. Also present at this tripartite meeting, Massad Boulos, special adviser to President Trump for Africa, called for immediate acceleration of the process. Judging that the dispute "drags on," the American diplomat hammered on social network X that "the parties must urgently tackle a settlement." The White House firmly relies on UN resolution 2797 from October 2025, which validates the Moroccan autonomy plan as the most serious and credible basis for definitively resolving the situation.
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The objective is to revive dialogue that has been completely paralyzed since the outbreak of war in the Middle East in late February, indicates Jeune Afrique. Despite this international mobilization, the timeline for an effective resumption of discussions remains completely unclear. The international institution has not yet communicated about the next step for its envoy. Mystery remains about its future destinations, leaving in suspense any potential trips to Algiers, Nouakchott or Rabat to try to find a just, lasting and mutually acceptable solution.
