AGP Executive Report
Last update: 11 hours agoFilm & Tourism Backlash: The FiSahara International Film Festival has called for a boycott of Christopher Nolan’s “The Odyssey,” saying scenes shot in occupied Dakhla amount to complicity with illegal occupation and “normalise” Morocco’s presence in Western Sahara. Regional Investment Push: Laayoune-Sakia El Hamra promoted investment opportunities at a Morocco–France economic forum in Paris, pitching renewable energy, fisheries, manufacturing, logistics and tourism, and highlighting faster approvals and support for investors. Diplomatic Signals for the Sahara Economy: France’s newly appointed ambassador to Morocco, Philippe Lalliot, visited Laayoune and reaffirmed Paris’ support for Morocco’s autonomy plan, framing the trip around deeper economic and institutional cooperation in the southern provinces. Institution-Building & Services: A NEPAD delegation was briefed on the Sahrawi experience in institution building, including public healthcare, education at the University of Tifariti, and transport and energy governance. Trade & Inputs: A U.S. move to temporarily suspend anti-dumping and countervailing duties on Moroccan phosphate fertilizer is tied to U.S. farm supply security, with wider strategic implications for North Africa’s agricultural inputs.
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