AGP Executive Report
Last update: 3 hours agoBorder Mobility & Transport: Spain and Morocco are gearing up for Operation Marhaba, running from midnight 10 June to 15 September, with forecasts of about 3.5 million travellers and 900,000 vehicles crossing the Strait of Gibraltar, supported by digitisation, biometrics and coordinated port and route operations. Labour & Solidarity: In Geneva, UGTSARIO briefed the World Federation of Trade Unions on the Sahrawi cause, urging stronger international labour solidarity and calling Western Sahara the “last decolonization case” in Africa. Leadership & Security: The Polisario announced the death of Lahbib Mohamed Abdelaziz, a senior commander and National Secretariat member, after reports of a drone strike during an attack near Morocco’s defensive wall—sparking fresh questions over succession and internal balances. Corporate Footprint in Occupied Territory: Heidelberg Materials said it supplied cement and concrete for major infrastructure in El Aaiún and Dakhla Atlantique, with production in occupied Western Sahara rising to nearly 600,000 tonnes in 2025. Trade & Diplomacy: A new friendship treaty between Morocco and France is being finalised, framed as a more “peer-to-peer” partnership, while Morocco’s broader strategy continues to link diplomacy and economic investment to the Western Sahara dispute.
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