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MOGADISHU — Somalia’s federal government moved to clarify its position on the Western Sahara dispute, saying statements circulating in media do not reflect its official stance and emphasizing that policy is communicated only through formal government channels. In a press statement issued Saturday, authorities urged media outlets and the public to rely on verified government communications on international affairs. The clarification comes amid heightened regional scrutiny of diplomatic alignments across Africa and renewed…

Morocco declares “Unity Day” after UN backs autonomy plan — but the Western Sahara question remains unresolved Morocco has named Oct. 31 a national holiday, calling it Unity Day, to mark the United Nations Security Council’s recent endorsement of an autonomy plan for Western Sahara under Moroccan sovereignty. The announcement was billed in Rabat as a celebration of national unity and territorial integrity — a symbolic capstone to a long campaign to secure international backing for a solution many Moroccans consider a matter…

According to our information, Almahmoud ag Baye, alias Ikarey, was neutralized on Tuesday, June 15, in a town southwest of Ménaka, in northeastern Mali. The French and Nigerian armies carried out several counter-terrorism operations last week in this Malian region bordering Niger. An offensive that also resulted in the arrest of four other EIGS executives.…

That is the biggest inflow of migrants Ceuta has ever recognized, a Spanish enclave inherited from colonization, in northern Morocco. Earlier this week, 8,000 individuals, largely Moroccans, secretly crossed the border into this small European territory on African soil. This migration disaster stems from a diplomatic quarrel…

Tarfaya, with its small port, offers few job opportunities for its 9,000 inhabitants. One of the group of surfers, Hossin Ofan, is a fisherman, while his twin brother Lahcen works at the local petrol station. In the desert beyond the city, there is a $ 500 million wind farm, one of Africa's largest, while a US company breaks salt in a depression nearby.…

The US State Department said on Thursday that the US will open a consulate in Western Sahara following President Donald Trump's decision to recognize Morocco's sovereignty over the disputed region. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said in a statement that the process of opening the facility has begun. The process includes finding and securing a suitable property for an assignment before hiring staff. It was not immediately clear when or where it would be open, but until then Pompeo said the US embassy…

Final week, Donald Trump introduced the normalization of relations between Morocco and Israel and the popularity of Rabat's sovereignty over the territory claimed by the separatists from the Polisario Entrance. On this difficulty, in South Africa, the ruling social gathering, the ANC, has lengthy been a supporter of the Polisario Entrance. .

On December 10, the US of America acknowledged the popularity of Morocco's sovereignty over Western Sahara, whereas Morocco introduced the resumption of diplomatic relations with Israel. Two simultaneous historic selections, proposing an "settlement" between the Kingdom and Donald Trump, on the expense of Moroccan commitments in favor of Palestine. Nasser Bourita, International Minister of Morocco, refutes this concept. .

Donald Trump introduced on Thursday, December 10, the normalization of relations between Morocco and December Israel, however on the similar time the US President declares that the US acknowledges Morocco's sovereignty over Western Sahara. A major diplomatic help for Rabat however which appears to go towards the UN place. When…

The battle in Western Sahara may be very worrying for Mauritania. And an necessary assembly was held on Monday, November 23 in Nouakchott. as reported from Nouakchott, Salem Mejbour SalemThe top of diplomacy for the independence motion on the Polisario Entrance was in Nouakchott on Monday 23 November. He met Mauritanian…