Sahrawi delegation participates in AU-EU Agriculture Ministers' Meeting in Rome to achieve sustainable food security

Rome (Italy) 27 June 2025 (SPS)– A delegation from the Sahrawi Republic participated today, Friday, in the Sixth Meeting of Ministers of Agriculture from the African Union (AU) and the European Union (EU). Hosted in Rome, Italy, the meeting aimed...

U.S. and Angola exclude Polisario from Africa business summit

At the 17th U.S.-Africa Business Summit held in Luanda from June 22–25, 2025, the United States and Angola decisively barred the participation of the Algeria-backed Polisario Front. The move, applauded by observers, further isolates Algeria...

Morocco Targets 20 Gigawatts of Renewable Energy Capacity

Rabat — Morocco is positioning itself as a regional leader in renewable energy, with ambitious plans to produce 20 gigawatts of renewable energy capacity while simultaneously developing its natural gas infrastructure, according to Energy...

Southern Provinces, Strategic Link between North Africa & Morocco’s African Depth - Laayoune Declaration

Participants in the Parliamentary Forum on Economic Cooperation between Morocco and the CEMAC highlighted on Friday in Laayoune, the strategic importance of the Southern Provinces of the Kingdom and the Laayoune-Sakia El Hamra region as a vital...

EU Court rejects Commission’s Western Sahara rewrite

The EU Court of Justice has dismissed the European Commission's request to rectify specific paragraphs in its 2024 rulings, as it questions whether the majority of the people of Western Sahara live outside of the territory. On 4 October 2024, the...

How rebel singer Mariem Hassan galvanised Western Sahara’s f...

A powerful new documentary at France's Fipadoc festival reveals Western Sahara's fight for independence through the story of Mariem Hassan, whose music became the voice of her people's resistance until her death in 2015. The film Haiyu – Rebel...

Morocco’s consumer price index rises 0.4% year-on-year in May 2025

Morocco’s Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose by 0.4 percent in May 2025 compared to the same period last year, according to new data released by the High Commission for Planning (HCP). The increase was driven by a 0.5 percent rise in food prices and...

Is Iran about to choke the West’s energy supply?

Nato has learned nothing from Russia’s energy blackmail – and Iran is about to prove it. With precision warheads and hypersonic payloads tearing Israeli and Iranian skies, you might think we’re witnessing the next frontier in modern warfare. But...

YNNA Group, AMEA Power to Develop 100-Megawatt Wind Farm in Laayoune

Rabat – Moroccan industrial company YNNA Group, and subsidiary of Emirati conglomerate Al Nowais Investments, AMEA Power, announced a joint agreement to develop a 100-megawatt wind farm in Morocco’s Laayoune. The power plant’s construction is set...

EU institutions have legal responsibility to ban Western Sahara products, French Court rules

The French Court's confirmation comes a week after representatives of the Spanish agricultural sector called on the EU to end tomato imports from Western Sahara. Earlier this week, on 28 January 2025, the French Conseil d'État confirmed the ruling...

Poland officially endorses Morocco's Autonomy Plan, describing it as ‘serious and realistic’

Diplomatic statement between Poland and Morocco International support and opening of consulates in the Moroccan Sahara Diplomatic and economic relations between Poland and Morocco Trade between Morocco and the European Union in 2024 Poland...

Overnight Israeli strikes across Gaza breach “ceasefire” again; over 26,000 people flee El-Fasher in Sudan amid paramilitary takeover

Israel carries out overnight strikes across Gaza, hitting Gaza City, the Bureij refugee camp, and the Morag axis near Rafah. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu convenes top security officials Tuesday afternoon and accuses Hamas of a “clear...

Malawi Backs Morocco’s Autonomy Plan as ‘Only Credible, Realistic Solution’

Rabat – Malawi has reiterated its unwavering support for Morocco’s sovereignty over Western Sahara, aligning with a growing number of nations endorsing Moroccan territorial integrity and autonomy plan. George Thapatula Chaponda, Malawi’s new...

French firm to produce jet fuel in occupied Western Sahara

The construction of a highly problematic fuel factory in occupied Western Sahara is to kick off in 2027. French energy company MGH Energy has announced its intention to construct a plant dedicated to producing renewable synthetic fuels using green...

The Only Fair Negotiation Between Morocco and the Polisario: When, Not If, to End the Occupation

Morocco's colonial project in Western Sahara has persisted not through legitimacy, but through the complicity of nations that mistake delay for diplomacy. Originally published in Por Un Sahara Libre. In the protracted conflict over Western Sahara,...

Belgium supports the Moroccan Autonomy Plan for Western Sahara

‘A very good solution for both parties’ Full support for the Atlantic Facade Morocco and Belgium reaffirm their willingness to continue and strengthen Morocco's rise in international politics is increasingly present in the foreign policy decisions...

EU Commission: EU flights to Western Sahara not covered by aviation deals

The EU commission has informed the aviation industry that Western Sahara is not part of the EU's aviation deal with Morocco. Photo: A UN aircraft of the MINURSO peace keeping operation @UNPhotos/Martine Perret “On 3 December 2024 during the...

BIM Expands Presence in Southern Morocco with Second Laayoune Store

Doha – BIM Morocco has opened its second store in the city of Laayoune, strengthening its presence in southern Morocco. This new location builds upon the company’s first store in the city, which opened in October 2022 and marked BIM’s position as...

Western Sahara liberation: Let Nigeria lead, By Ahmed Aminu-Ramatu Yusuf

…Nigeria, as a country and people, is not expansionistic, abhors colonialism, and has consistently supported peoples struggling against colonialism. Therefore, we should take the lead, especially in Africa, by mobilising the international...

Akufo-Addo and Western Sahara: The parting shot of a quisling, By Owei Lakemfa

President Nana Akufo-Addo of Ghana Ghanaian President Nana Akuffo-Addo’s last day in office was 6 January. His country’s economy had crumbled at his feet. Even when newly sworn-in President John Dramani Mahama had not been adjudged an effective...