How Not to Trade with Occupying Powers: Western Sahara and the Amendment to the EU-Moroccan Association Agreements

On October 3 2025, the EU and Morocco concluded an amendment (‘the amendment’) to the EU-Mediterranean Agreement (‘the association agreement’). With the approval of the Council it is already being applied provisionally pending entry into force....

Russia’s FM to Hold Talks with Bourita Amid Moscow’s Possible Shift on Western Sahara

Rabat – Russia’s Foreign Affairs Minister Sergey Lavrov is set to hold talks with his counterpart from Morocco, Nasser Bourita, amid reports suggesting a possible shift in Moscow’s stance on Western Sahara. The Russian Foreign Affairs Ministry...

Saint Lucia Reaffirms Support for Morocco’s Autonomy Plan for Western Sahara

Rabat – Weeks before the Security Council’s vote on a new resolution, many countries took to the UN General Assembly’s Fourth Committee to reaffirm their confidence that the Moroccan Autonomy Plan is the only possible way to end the dispute over...

South Africa calls on United Nations to expedite referendum on self-determination for people of Western Sahara

New York (United Nations), October 14, 2025 (SPS) – During the discussions of the United Nations General Assembly’s Special Political and Decolonization Committee (Fourth Committee), South Africa reaffirmed its unwavering position in support of...

Western Sahara: Russia Open to Support Morocco’s Autonomy Plan as Form of Self-Determination

Marrakech – In what observers might see as a significant diplomatic shift in Russia’s usual stance, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov explicitly stated Moscow’s openness to supporting Morocco’s Autonomy Plan for the Western Sahara, provided it...

Polisario Issues New Security Threats Amid Growing Calls for Terrorism Designation

Rabat – A senior Polisario member has stirred renewed alarm after issuing fresh terror threats against Morocco. Mansur Omar, a senior member of the Polisario leadership, threatened the international community, especially Morocco, that the...

Senegal Reaffirms Support for Morocco’s Autonomy Plan in Western Sahara

Rabat – Senegal reiterated its firm support for Morocco’s autonomy initiative as the basis for resolving the regional dispute over Western Sahara, during the Fourth Committee of the UN General Assembly in New York. Deputy Permanent Representative...

Russia opens the door to the Moroccan Autonomy Plan for the Sahara: a turn with geostrategic impact on the Maghreb

Context of Russia's shift: from ‘undefined’ to conditional support What are the motivations behind Russia's ‘yes’? The Sahrawi position and the Polisario's crisis of legitimacy Repercussions for the West, Europe and the United States Risks,...

Algeria Clings to Outdated Western Sahara Narrative Amid International Support for Morocco

Rabat — Algeria stubbornly clings to its outdated and isolated narrative on Western Sahara amid global support for Morocco’s cause. Earlier this week, Algeria’s President Abdelmadjid Tebboune reaffirmed his country’s traditional stance, stating...

Russia’s Role Intensifies in Western Sahara Dispute as UNSC Vote Approaches

Marrakech – Morocco’s ambassador to Moscow, Lotfi Bouchaara, met with Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Vershinin on Thursday, October 9, with Western Sahara dominating the agenda. The meeting comes at a crucial moment as Russia assumed the...

Polisario attacks new Morocco-EU trade deal as experts cite legal and political irrelevance

The Polisario Front sharply criticized the new Morocco–European Union trade agreement extending preferential treatment to products from the southern provinces, calling it a “violation of European Court rulings” and an “affront to the will of the...

MEPs shocked by Commission's Western Sahara bypass

Eleven months after the EU Court of Justice (CJEU) again annulled the EU-Morocco trade deal for including occupied Western Sahara without Saharawi consent, the European Commission and Morocco suddenly unveiled a new agreement that they claim...

Polisario Front Representative to United Nations affirms that Sahrawi people will never accept colonial status quo, will continue defending their legitimate national aspirations

New York (United States), October 11, 2025 (SPS) – The member of the National Secretariat, Representative of the Polisario Front to the United Nations, and Coordinator with MINURSO, Dr. Sidi Mohamed Omar, affirmed that the Sahrawi people will...

Conflict resolution in Western Sahara: analysis between the UN Fourth Committee's position and the Security Council's strategy

Algeria's proactive approach to the Sahara conflict in the Fourth Committee The practices of petitioners in the Fourth Committee From stalemate to strategy: the Security Council's new impetus in the Western Sahara peace process Overcoming...

Organizing any economic activity in occupied Western Sahara without approval of Polisario Front constitutes violation of international law, decisions of European Court (Statement)

Dakhla (Occupied Western Sahara), October 9, 2025 – The Coordination Mechanism for Human Rights in occupied Dakhla confirmed Thursday that organizing any economic activity without the approval of the Polisario Front — the sole legitimate...

Dakhla Forum: France Renews Support for Morocco’s Sovereignty over Western Sahara

Rabat – France has renewed its steadfast support for Morocco’s sovereignty over its southern provinces in Western Sahara. French ambassador to Morocco Christophe Lecourtier renewed his country’s position in a speech during the opening of a...

Polisario-Splinter MSP Defends Autonomy Plan at UN, Rejects Armed Struggle

Marrakech – The Sahrawi Movement for Peace (MSP), formed by disillusioned former Polisario leaders five years ago, made its historic first appearance before the UN Fourth Committee, presenting an alternative vision for resolving the Western Sahara...

Polisario Front takes part in work of United Nations Association of Peoples in Italy

Perugia (Italy), October 10, 2025 (SPS) – A delegation from the Polisario Front participated in the activities of the United Nations Association of Peoples, at the invitation of the organizers of the event held in the Italian city of Perugia. The...

The UN seeks to turn the page on the Western Sahara issue

In the United Nations Security Council, the debate on Moroccan autonomy in Western Sahara through the plan proposed in 2007 by King Mohammed VI of Morocco is nearing its conclusion. After more than 50 years of back and forth over who should be the...

Western Sahara: UN Recalls Algeria’s Reluctance, Stops Short of Action

Rabat – Algeria’s regime continues to sidestep the UN-led political process on Western Sahara. However, the UN fails to take any decisive action to pressure Tebboune’s administration to contribute to finding a mutually acceptable political...