Keywords: Polisario Front


MINURSO’s Future: French Professor Calls for a New Approach to the Moroccan Sahara Issue

The debate surrounding the future of the United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara (MINURSO) is increasingly bringing questions about the effectiveness of the existing diplomatic framework into focus. French international relations expert Jérôme Besnard argues that the......

Moroccan Sahara Dispute: Algeria Warns UN Security Council Ahead of Key Resolution

Algeria has renewed its opposition to any United Nations Security Council decision that it believes would recognise Morocco’s sovereignty over the Moroccan Sahara, as diplomatic discussions continue ahead of an expected resolution on the long-running regional dispute. Addressing the UN General......

Liberia Reaffirms Support for Morocco’s Autonomy Initiative on the Moroccan Sahara

UNITED NATIONS — Liberia has reiterated its support for Morocco’s autonomy initiative under Moroccan sovereignty, describing the proposal as a realistic basis for advancing United Nations-led efforts to resolve the regional dispute over the Moroccan Sahara. Addressing the Fourth Committee......

Moroccan Sahara: Polisario Challenges Staffan de Mistura’s Position on Future Talks

Disagreements over the framework for future negotiations on the Moroccan Sahara are adding pressure to the United Nations-led political process, after the Polisario Front reportedly threatened to reconsider its cooperation with UN Secretary-General’s Personal Envoy Staffan de Mistura. The movement’s......

UN ambassador says resolution 2797 shifts UN approach to the Moroccan Sahara dispute

Morocco’s permanent representative to the United Nations, Omar Hilale, has described Security Council Resolution 2797 as a decisive turning point in international efforts to resolve the Moroccan Sahara dispute. Speaking before the UN General Assembly’s Fourth Committee in New York on Tuesday,......

Moroccan Sahara: UN Envoy Presses Polisario to Respond to Morocco’s Autonomy Plan

The search for a political settlement to the Moroccan Sahara issue is entering a critical diplomatic phase, with United Nations envoy Staffan de Mistura urging the Polisario Front to engage constructively with Morocco’s autonomy initiative ahead of the next Security Council resolution on the mandate......

US Weighs Future of MINURSO as UN Security Council Deadline Approaches

Officials Follow the Moroccan Sahara File The consultations are taking place with the involvement of senior figures in the US administration. Massad Boulos, senior adviser to President Donald Trump on African affairs, and Michael Waltz, the US ambassador to the United Nations, are among the officials......

Moroccan Sahara: Staffan de Mistura Holds Talks With Mauritania’s UN Representative

United Nations efforts to revive political discussions on the Moroccan Sahara issue continued with a meeting between UN Secretary-General’s Personal Envoy Staffan de Mistura and Mauritania’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Cheikhna Ould Nenni, as diplomatic consultations focused......

Spain’s Political Crisis Puts Proposed Citizenship for Sahrawis on Hold

Spain’s political turmoil has cast uncertainty over a controversial legislative proposal that would grant Spanish nationality to eligible Sahrawis born before 1977, delaying a measure that has become entangled in wider debates over migration, national identity and Madrid’s position on the......