The 40-year struggle between Morocco and the Algerian-backed Polisario for control of the Western Sahara: The United States has Two Choices

Dec 17

As someone who has closely followed the Western Sahara conflict for the past twenty years, it is apparent to me that the United States has only two choices to address the issue. Either it can maintain the status quo, as it has pretty much done since 2008 (i.e.

Moroccan Autonomy Initiative, Credible & Serious Proposal to Find Compromise to Destructive Conflict (Prof. Stephen Tomblin)
Jul 10

Professor Stephen Tomblin of the University of Newfoundland, St.

How the New US Appropriations Bill Supports Morocco in Western Sahara
May 08

United States president Donald Trump signed a fiscal law on Friday, approved by the US Congress, which allows Morocco to use funds allocated to the kingdom in the Western Sahara.

US Renews Support for Autonomy under Morocco’s Sovereignty
May 07

Morocco’s foreign ministry voiced satisfaction with the support expressed by the US for a political solution to the Sahara issue based on the autonomy proposal under the Kingdom’s sovereignty.

Khat Chahid Accuses Polisario of Lying to Saharawis in Tindouf Camps About Guerguerat
May 01

The Polisario Front has been rebuked by its minor faction,  Khat Chahid  (Line of the Martyr), in the aftermath of the United Nations Security Council’s unanimous passing of Resolution 2351 regarding Western Sahara.

Bourita: Autonomy Initiative, Further Strengthened by UNSC Resolution on Moroccan Sahara
Apr 30

The autonomy initiative, presented by Morocco in 2007, was further strengthened by resolution 2351, adopted unanimously by the members of the UN Security Council (UNSC), said ,Saturday, minister of

Security Council: France & United States Welcome 'Serious', ‘Credible’ Character of Autonomy Plan
Apr 30

France's ambassador to the United Nations, François Delattre, reiterated, on Friday at the UN Security Council, his country's position, considering the fact that the autonomy plan constitutes a "se

UNSC Stresses Pre-eminence of Moroccan Autonomy Initiative in Sahara, Extends MINURSO Mandate for a Year
Apr 30

The United Nations Security Council (UNSC), on Friday, unanimously extended the mandate of the MINURSO until April 30th 2018, and once again stressed the pre-eminence of the Moroccan autonomy initi

Bogota Declaration Hails Moroccan Regionalization Initiative, AU Return
Apr 22

Signatories to the Bogota Declaration hailed Morocco's peace and regionalization initiative for the southern provinces and the Kingdom's return to the African Union (AU).

 

Moroccan autonomy proposal resounds with force at UN
Apr 16

The Morocco-proposed autonomy initiative for the Sahara resounds with force in the annual report on Western Sahara that the UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres submitted to the Security Council o

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