The POLISARIO Front rejects the EU-Morocco agreement and announces it will resort to all legal means to defend Sahrawi rights

Bir Lehlou (Sahrawi Republic), October 3, 2025 (SPS) – The POLISARIO Front issued an official statement on Friday evening strongly condemning the new agreement concluded between the Council of the European Union and the Kingdom of Morocco, which...

Morocco's resounding victory; the facts are clear

By endorsing, approving, recognizing, and thus legitimizing Morocco's national cause in the Sahara, the United Nations Security Council has paid a fine tribute to the moral qualities of King Hassan II and his son King Mohammed VI. With its vote on...

US Official: Morocco’s Sahara Offers Major Opportunities for American Investors

Rabat – The Executive Director of the International Trade Coalition of Miami-Dade County, Gerard Philippeaux, said on Tuesday that Morocco’s Western Sahara region offers major investment opportunities for American companies across several sectors....

Yemeni Journalist Criticizes Nobel Laureate Tawakkol Karman’s Recent Remarks

The fierce attack on Yemen’s only Nobel laureate reveals how deeply the Arab world remains split over what constitutes legitimate resistance versus destructive extremism. The Weight of Words in a Fractured Region Tawakkol Karman’s journey from...

Morocco and Paraguay: Building a Bridge Between Africa and Mercosur

Marrakech – Paraguay materialized its recognition of Moroccan sovereignty over the Sahara by announcing the opening of a Consulate General during a high-level diplomatic meeting held on Wednesday in Rabat. Paraguayan Foreign Minister Rubén Ramírez...

US Diplomats Lay Groundwork in Dakhla Ahead of Planned Consulate Opening

Rabat – The US is moving closer to opening its representation in Dakhla, further reaffirming the country’s unwavering support for Morocco’s sovereignty over its southern provinces in Western Sahara. An American consular delegation is expected to...

China’s Delicate Balance: Predicting Beijing’s Position on Morocco’s Autonomy Plan at UNSC

The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) upcoming meeting on the Moroccan Sahara represents a critical diplomatic juncture that will test China’s ability to balance its principles of non-interference with its growing strategic interests in North...

Morocco remains in talks with the US over possible F-35 fighter jet sale

The U.S. and Morocco are still negotiating a possible F-35 deal, with rumours citing an estimated $17B value and up to 32 aircraft under review. According to Africa Intelligence on October 21, 2025, Washington and Rabat continue discussions on a...

Enel dodges question on project in occupied territory

A decade after it was first announced, the fate of one of Enel’s wind farms in occupied Western Sahara remains uncertain. Could it be that Enel has dropped one of its controversial projects in occupied Western Sahara? The Tiskrad project,...

Morocco-Algeria: from the war of the sands to the war of narratives

Types of relations between states What type of relationship can be attributed to Morocco and Algeria? Proxy war Hybrid warfare War of narratives What particularly caught the attention of some observers was not only the redefinition of the parties...

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The Rabat-Moscow Nexus: Interests Above Ideology in the New World Order

Russia’s recent tentative diplomatic shift to support Morocco’s position on the Moroccan Sahara is a strategic move that aligns with its broader goal of expanding influence in Africa. Additionally, closer ties with Rabat would give Moscow...

CTA-A reaffirms support for Sahrawi independence cause

This trade union organization specifically supports the expanded proposal submitted by the Polisario Front to the United Nations, which seeks self-determination for the people of Western Sahara and a just and lasting peace. The Sahrawi authorities...

Tanzania’s Unfree Election

Welcome to Foreign Policy’s Africa Brief. The highlights this week: Tanzanians head to the polls under an increasingly repressive regime, Cameroon and Ivory Coast crack down on postelection protests, and the Sudanese city of El Fasher falls to the...

Ghosts of imperialism’s past, present and future

On August 13, 2020, the United Arab Emirates became the first country in the Arabic-speaking world to normalize ties with Israel in over 20 years. Bahrain, Morocco and Sudan soon followed and signed their own Emirati-brokered normalization...

Morocco runs riot in the UN trying to stop petitioners

United Nations Headquarters in New York By Owei Lakemfa The Delegation of the Kingdom of Morocco erupted several times like an active volcano spewing hot lava as petitioners in overwhelming numbers presented their case against it. It was on the...

Spain Confirms Feasibility of €8.5 Billion Morocco-Europe Tunnel

Marrakech – A Spanish government study has concluded that the construction of a tunnel connecting Morocco and Spain is technically feasible. According to Spanish news outlet Vozpópuli, the ambitious project would take approximately a decade to...

Infectious Peace, Strategic Prosperity in North Africa: Why It Starts in Tunis

In the hopeful aftermath of the 2011 Jasmine Revolution, the Maghreb looked ready to reset; opening to foreign investment, diversifying and modernizing its economies, and knitting itself into an integrated, competitive market where trade and...

What's behind Trump's Morocco-Algeria peace push?

A year earlier, Algiers ended all diplomatic relations, accusing Morocco of supporting Kabylia separatists. The rupture in diplomatic ties has even severed familial connections. Only the border crossing at Bain El Jraf, separating the Algerian...

The Imperialist Offensive Is Nothing New For The Bolivarian Revolution

Above photo: Ana Maldonado. Venezuelanalysis. A Chavista organizer examines the US militarization of the Caribbean and the Bolivarian Revolution’s enduring resistance to imperial aggression. In recent months, Washington has stepped up its military...