Sahara: The Peruvian friend who advises the Polisario to be realistic
Times change and so do attitudes. The Polisario’s own friends are now advising the separatists to be realistic and accept autonomy in the Sahara proposed by Morocco, even if such a decision is not in...
Sahara: Khalihenna’s Statement on Autonomy Plan Embarrasses polisario
The polisario was very embarrassed by the latest statement made by Khalihenna Ould Errachid, one of the main notables of the Sahara, who affirmed that the autonomy plan offered by Morocco was “elaborated...
2018, annus horribilis for the polisario
The year 2018 was an annus horribilis for the Polisario, which suffered unprecedented diplomatic setbacks. The separatists have been disavowed at the level of the European Union institutions, while Algeria...
Sahara: Security Council designates Algeria as a party to the conflict
The UN Secretary-General’s Personal Envoy for the Sahara, Horst Köhler, can rub his hands. His perspicacity to involve Algeria as a party to the conflict has been validated by the Security Council,...
Sahara: Polisario losing foothold on international scene
There are telling signs in the developments of the Western Sahara issue. Several permanent members of the Security Council have clearly expressed their support for the autonomy plan advocated by Morocco.
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Polisario Suffers two diplomatic setbacks in one week
The Polisario is scoring more and more diplomatic setbacks in Africa and elsewhere, while the Morocco-proposed autonomy plan for the settlement of the Sahara issue is gaining more support day by day.
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Sahara: Security Council puts Polisario, Algeria under pressure
Although they try to hide their disappointment, the Polisario and Algeria have been particularly struck by the UN Security Council Resolution 2414 on the Sahara. The text insists on a realistic political...
Polisario: What is behind the security turn of the screw in the camps
At the moment it is facing the threat of an armed action by Morocco because of its repeated incursions into the buffer zone in the Sahara, the Algerian-backed Polisario separatist front is facing another...
Sahara: Why Algeria is pushing the Polisario to breaking point
The deterioration of the situation in the Sahara, where Morocco threatens to crack down on the incursions of the Polisario in the buffer zone, actually reflects a tension with Algeria, whose generals push...
Sahara: Horst Köhler bogged down in nebulous consultations
The bumpy start of the mission of the UN Personal Envoy for the Sahara, Horst Köhler, raises more and more fears about the fate of the negotiations process, which is likely to get bogged down even before...
