Dakhla Forum: France Renews Support for Morocco’s Sovereignty over Western Sahara

Rabat – France has renewed its steadfast support for Morocco’s sovereignty over its southern provinces in Western Sahara. French ambassador to Morocco Christophe Lecourtier renewed his country’s position in a speech during the opening of a...

Why the Far Right Loves Morocco in Paris and Loathes It in Madrid

Marrakech – Nostalgia has taken political form in what is now broadly known across Europe as the far right – a constellation of nationalist, populist, and identitarian movements that promise to defend the “real” Europe from globalization,...

Morocco: The Gen Z 212 Uprising : An Interview

Beginning with the toppling of the president of Sri Lanka in 2022 and the 2024 uprising in Bangladesh, a new revolutionary ferment has begun to spread around the world, gaining momentum with the uprising in Indonesia in August 2025 and the...

The pro-Polisario movement in Spain between solidarity and current controversies

The Spanish withdrawal and the Green March Funding and professionalisation of solidarity Symbiotic relationship with the Polisario Inconsistencies in the Sahrawi solidarity movement The case of Carmelo Ramírez and reactions Internal debates and...

Meet the adventurer who travelled the globe and stamped his passport in 197 countries

In an inspiring tale of adventure and determination, Petek Philippe, a Swiss man has reached an incredible milestone by visiting 197 countries. Philippe has been chronicling his travels on his Instagram page, ‘ROAD TO 197’. In September, he posted...

Separatist Provocation: Polisario Flag in Melilla Strikes at Morocco’s Heart

Marrakech – Few acts could carry greater symbolic weight than the display of a Polisario/ self-styled Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (SADR) flag in the Spanish-administered city of Melilla, a city already entangled in the crosscurrents of...

Tebboune shuts down talk of Saudi mediation with Morocco

Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune has made it clear that there’s no room for outside mediation, even from Saudi Arabia, to fix the frozen ties between Algeria and Morocco. Speaking before senior army officials, Tebboune dismissed growing...

UN Envoy De Mistura to stop in Laayoune before heading to Tindouf camps

The U.N. envoy for the Sahara, Staffan de Mistura, is expected to arrive Saturday in Laayoune as part of a regional tour ahead of the U.N. Security Council’s October deliberations on the decades-long dispute, a U.N. source told Hespress AR. De...

Between progress and regression

In April, I participated in a diplomatic event held in a beautiful city steeped in the history of colonialism, of dunes that were once waves, of grand avenues filled with optimism, and of a diverse and thriving tourism industry. Ramiro Chávez...

OBITUARY: 'One of the sharpest minds I have ever come across,' Martin Mansergh remembered

One of the sharpest minds that I have ever come across, has been lost to the world with the passing of Dr Martin Mansergh. Martin passed away suddenly while on a trip with other retired parliamentarians to the Western Sahara. READ NEXT: BIG READ:...

Uganda at 63: Independence, integration, and the road ahead

President of Uganda Yoweri Museveni officiates the spudding (Commencement of Drilling) of Kingfisher Oilfield wells in Buhuka, Kyangwali, Kikuube District. POil presents Uganda with a major opportunity for capital formation through skilling,...

Morocco, France Determined to Boost Economic Alliance in Southern Provinces

Dakhl — Business leaders from Morocco and France gathered in Dakhla today in a high-level economic forum focused on developing the country’s southern provinces. The event marks a significant boost to the bilateral partnership, extending...

US Senate Confirms Duke Buchan III as New Ambassador to Morocco

Rabat – The US Senate has officially confirmed Duke Buchan III as the new American ambassador to Morocco. The Senate confirmed Buchan’s appointment on Tuesday. US President Donald Trump appointed Duke Buchan III as the new US ambassador to Morocco...

9 African nations where 'independence day' means something different

For certain countries, the historical context is too complex, too painful, or too unique to align with the conventional narrative of liberation from European colonial powers. In some cases, independence was achieved under unusual circumstances,...

65 Years of Power: The Explosive Legacy of the CDR anniversary in Cuba’s Revolutionary Defense

The CDR anniversary marks 65 years of grassroots mobilization, community defense, and social transformation in Cuba — a model of popular sovereignty and resistance. Related: Cuba Reaffirms Support for Western Sahara’s Self-Determination at UN On...

The UN at 80: Adapt or die

Pretoria – More than 140 world leaders traveled to New York this month to mark the United Nations’ unhappy 80th birthday. The world’s premier multilateral organisation was created after World War II “to save succeeding generations from the scourge...

Press Conference By Security Council President On Work Programme For October

Members of the Security Council will travel to Ethiopia to meet with the African Union in mid-October, the organ’s President for the month told reporters at a United Nations Headquarters press conference today, also spotlighting signature debates...

Moroccan Sahara: facts versus clichés

Historical context and international politics A development model embodied in infrastructure and projects (key data) Local governance: Sahrawis with real institutional roles Cultural identity and heritage protection International recognition and...

Martin Mansergh, British-born politician who advised the Irish government over the Good Friday Agreement

Martin Mansergh, who has died aged 78, was a former government minister in the Republic of Ireland and an important adviser to Fianna Fáil who played a key role in negotiating the Good Friday Agreement. The urbane, donnish, English-reared scion of...

Kenya Backs Morocco’s Autonomy Plan as Path Toward Sahara Resolution

Kenya’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and Diaspora, Musalia Mudavadi, said Wednesday in New York that Morocco’s autonomy initiative “opens the way forward” toward resolving the regional dispute over the Western Sahara. Speaking to the press after a...