Yesterday in Algiers, President Abdelmadjid Tebboune met with Polisario leader Brahim Ghali. «During this meeting, the two leaders discussed relations between their two countries», the Algerian presidency said in a statement. The Polisario’s news agency, SPS, echoed the communiqué, accompanied by a few photos from the welcoming ceremony. Mr. President of the Republic @TebbouneAmadjid received today the President of the #RASD, Mr. #Brahim_Ghali.#Algeria #WesternSahara
Through his remarks, a so-called «minister» of the Polisario is fueling campaigns in the United States seeking to label the Front as a terrorist organization. Mustapha Sidi Ali Ould El Bachir, responsible for the «occupied territories and the Sahrawi diaspora», has called on Polisario militias to target «any foreign investor or tourist present in the occupied territories». «We demand that they leave our land. They should not pretend to be innocent or
The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is reinforcing its alliance with Morocco within the Southern African Development Community (SADC) by distancing itself from the agreement signed on April 2 with the Polisario Front. The DRC’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs clarified that «the memorandum of understanding signed is not a binding document and, as such, the Democratic Republic of Congo remains sovereign on this matter». The Congolese government reaffirmed its support for
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) representative in Algeria has issued an urgent call for increased international support for the Polisario Front. «We need $100 million per year to provide adequate assistance to Sahrawi refugees», said Alistair Alan Boulton in an interview with an Algerian media outlet on Thursday, April 30. He expressed regret that this funding target has not yet been met. These remarks are likely to strengthen the Polisario Front’s
Nouakchott will host the first edition of the Moroccan-Mauritanian Parliamentary Forum on May 9 and 10. According to the news site Anbaa (April 30), the event is intended to serve as «a platform for dialogue, consultation, and cooperation between the Mauritanian National Assembly and the two chambers of the Moroccan Parliament». The idea of bringing the two legislative bodies closer was first raised in July 2022 in Nouakchott by Naam Miyara, then president of the Chamber of
Representatives of Muslim institutions in France were received on Tuesday, April 29, by President Emmanuel Macron, following the Islamophobic attack in La Grand-Combe. After the murder of Aboubakar Cissé in a mosque, the organizations denounced the «prevailing Islamophobic climate», often «amplified without restraint by certain media and political figures». According to a statement from the presidential entourage to AFP, the Head of State met with the rector of
Lions in Morocco were hunted using complex methods, including deep pits and trapdoors. These animals were captured alive for political and diplomatic purposes, including as gifts and tools to enforce fear.
Aminatou Haidar recently appeared on the official Polisario television channel. The president of the «Sahrawi Instance Against Moroccan Occupation» was invited to share her views on the «March for the Liberation of Sahrawi Prisoners», launched at the end of March by French activist Claude Mangin, the wife of Naama Asfari. Asfari was sentenced to 30 years in prison for his involvement in the killing of several law enforcement officers during the dismantling of the Gdim
El cardenal Cristóbal López Romero, arzobispo de Rabat, enfrenta con curiosidad e inquietud su primer cónclave papal, que dará inicio el 7 de mayo para elegir al sucesor del papa Francisco. A sus 72 años, López es uno de los 133 cardenales de todo el mundo convocados para votar al próximo líder de la Iglesia católica. En una entrevista con la AFP, confesó: «No he decidido nada» sobre su voto. López se
A historic and intercultural bridge between Spain and Morocco, the city of Tetouan has never been portrayed with as much brilliance and scientific rigor as by the art historian and urban planner Mostafa Akalay Nasser. A lecturer at the Euro-Mediterranean University of Fès, the researcher has just published «La ville nouvelle de Tétouan (1860–1956)» in French with Sochepress, supported by the CCME and UPF.