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Polisario Front

Western Sahara
Who will be the new boss of the UN mission?

Moscow and Ottawa are each trying to insist upon their candidate to take over from the Canadian Colin Stewart as head of the UN mission for Western Sahara. But Rabat is trying to hold up the process as much as possible.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 13.07.2021

Inner circles | Morocco
Mohammed VI Polytechnique: a stepping-stone to the crown prince's future court

Moulay Hassan's enrolment into the university served as a royal blessing for OCP boss Mostafa Terrab's pride and joy. The institute is on the way to becoming a nursery for the future royal entourage, or Makhzen.

Subscribers only Politics 25.06.2021

The Mohammed VI Polytechnic University (UM6P).

In Focus | Morocco
From Western Sahara to broadcasting, royal adviser El Himma in sole charge at the Palace

Mohammed VI's political adviser Fouad Ali El Himma beat the king's foreign affairs advisers to the punch when he initiated the confrontational approach currently being taken by Morocco on Western Sahara. He is also set to outflank his great rival, the king's private secretary Mounir El Majidi, on reforming the TV broadcasting sector.

Subscribers only Politics 07.06.2021

Fouad Ali El Himma, during the reception offered to King Mohammed VI by Rwandan President Paul Kagame in Kigali, October 19, 2016.

Morocco
Bourita lines up successors to France and EU ambassadors Benmoussa and Rahhou

To encourage France and the European Union to recognise its sovereignty over Western Sahara, a step already taken by the United States, Morocco will be replacing its otherwise engaged ambassadors in Paris and Brussels.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 15.04.2021

Morocco's Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Nasser Bourita.

Morocco
Rabat's W. Sahara lobbying efforts focus on Caribbean, Latin America

As Joe Biden stalls on opening a US consulate in Dakhla, Morocco is going all-out to drum up support, targeting Costa Rica and Jamaica.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 31.03.2021

African Union, Kenya
Kenyatta leads anti-Morocco charge over Western Sahara

Kenya again showed its support for the Polisario cause during a meeting of the African Union's Peace and Security Council.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 25.03.2021

Algeria
Tebboune moves to root out Gaid Salah's legacy in intelligence services and army

Abdelmadjid Tebboune and his military chief of staff Said Chengriha want to erase the legacy of Chengriha's predecessor Ahmed Gaid Salah, who had put the intelligence services under the control of the army. This major overhaul could take place as soon as the president returns from Germany.

Subscribers only Politics 04.02.2021

Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune and his Chief of Staff Said Chengriha on 10 October 2020.

Morocco
Diplomacy and business fuel FMVA's Western Saharan classic car rally

Led by chairman Khalid Kabbaj, Morocco's FMVA vintage car association has just staged its first rally in the "Moroccan Sahara" with the declared aim of backing up Morocco's claim to sovereignty over the disputed territory.

Subscribers only Business, Diplomacy 01.02.2021

Le rallye Sahara Classic relie Dakhla à Guerguerat.

Western Sahara
Macron's secret call with Mohammed VI and Tebboune day after Polisario attack

Emmanuel Macron jumped on the phone to Mohammed VI on 24 January, a day after the Polisario Front fired missiles into the Guerguerat buffer zone controlled by Morocco and just after putting down the receiver from a call with his Algerian counterpart Abdelmadjid Tebboune.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 27.01.2021

King of Morocco Mohammed VI and French President Emmanuel Macron in 2018.

Africa
Pretoria still opposed to fellow AU member Rabat's stance on Western Sahara

Even as support for the Polisario Front on the continent dwindles, there is still a small group of SADC countries that have taken Algeria's position against Morocco's presence in Western Sahara.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 13.01.2021

Morocco
Rabat lobbies EU over Western Sahara from its Paris embassy

Donald Trump's recognition of Morocco's sovereignty over Western Sahara has prompted Rabat's ambassador in Paris, Chakib Benmoussa, to push France and the EU to follow suit.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 21.12.2020

Algeria
Politically ailing Tebboune plans return to business after Covid infection

The Algerian head of state Abdelmadjid Tebboune is planning to reshuffle his government and shake up the political calendar in a bid to get back in the saddle after more than a month in a German hospital.

Subscribers only Politics 03.12.2020

Morocco, UAE
The secret story of Abu Dhabi's consulate in Laâyoune

In becoming at the start of this month the first Gulf state to open a consulate in the capital of the disputed territory of Western Sahara, the United Arab Emirates is hoping to put an end to three years of tensions with Rabat.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 19.11.2020

Morocco
SouthBridge A&I takes on lobbying role to bring AU's Centre for Disease Control to Morocco

Hassan Beklhayat's strategic consulting firm has no lobbying experience but has been hired to help Rabat convince Africa CDC to move its headquarters to Morocco. The firm may receive a hand from its partner, Lionel Zinzou and Donald Kaberuka's Southbridge Group.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 24.09.2020

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Polisario Front

Western Sahara
Who will be the new boss of the UN mission?

Inner circles | Morocco
Mohammed VI Polytechnique: a stepping-stone to the crown prince's future court

In Focus | Morocco
From Western Sahara to broadcasting, royal adviser El Himma in sole charge at the Palace

Morocco
Bourita lines up successors to France and EU ambassadors Benmoussa and Rahhou

Morocco
Rabat's W. Sahara lobbying efforts focus on Caribbean, Latin America

African Union, Kenya
Kenyatta leads anti-Morocco charge over Western Sahara

Algeria
Tebboune moves to root out Gaid Salah's legacy in intelligence services and army

Morocco
Diplomacy and business fuel FMVA's Western Saharan classic car rally

Western Sahara
Macron's secret call with Mohammed VI and Tebboune day after Polisario attack

Africa
Pretoria still opposed to fellow AU member Rabat's stance on Western Sahara

Morocco
Rabat lobbies EU over Western Sahara from its Paris embassy

Algeria
Politically ailing Tebboune plans return to business after Covid infection

Morocco, UAE
The secret story of Abu Dhabi's consulate in Laâyoune

Morocco
SouthBridge A&I takes on lobbying role to bring AU's Centre for Disease Control to Morocco

Morocco
Rabat brings into service the two maritime surveillance aircraft it has bought from Leonardo

Algeria
Chems-Eddine Hafiz faces a tense start at Paris Grand Mosque

Morocco
Jacinda Ardern rekindles team Polisario's hopes for W. Sahara phosphates

Morocco
Pro-Polisario Dekker builds up portfolio in Western Sahara

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The Polisario wants a revolutionary tax

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Morocco Diplomacy and business fuel FMVA's Western Saharan classic car rally

Western Sahara Macron's secret call with Mohammed VI and Tebboune day after Polisario attack

Africa Pretoria still opposed to fellow AU member Rabat's stance on Western Sahara

Morocco Rabat lobbies EU over Western Sahara from its Paris embassy

Algeria Politically ailing Tebboune plans return to business after Covid infection

Morocco, UAE The secret story of Abu Dhabi's consulate in Laâyoune

Morocco SouthBridge A&I takes on lobbying role to bring AU's Centre for Disease Control to Morocco

Morocco Rabat brings into service the two maritime surveillance aircraft it has bought from Leonardo

Algeria Chems-Eddine Hafiz faces a tense start at Paris Grand Mosque

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Morocco The Polisario wants a revolutionary tax

Morocco Is Hague and London Oil betting on Polisario?

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DRC
Washington deal: intricacies behind Tshisekedi's poker move

Namibia
Namibia oil utopia hangs on TotalEnergies' final investment decision

Western Sahara
Who will be the new boss of the UN mission?

Inner circles | Morocco
Mohammed VI Polytechnique: a stepping-stone to the crown prince's future court

In Focus | Morocco
From Western Sahara to broadcasting, royal adviser El Himma in sole charge at the Palace

Morocco
Bourita lines up successors to France and EU ambassadors Benmoussa and Rahhou

Morocco
Rabat's W. Sahara lobbying efforts focus on Caribbean, Latin America

African Union, Kenya
Kenyatta leads anti-Morocco charge over Western Sahara

Algeria
Tebboune moves to root out Gaid Salah's legacy in intelligence services and army

Morocco
Diplomacy and business fuel FMVA's Western Saharan classic car rally

Western Sahara
Macron's secret call with Mohammed VI and Tebboune day after Polisario attack

Africa
Pretoria still opposed to fellow AU member Rabat's stance on Western Sahara

Morocco
Rabat lobbies EU over Western Sahara from its Paris embassy

Algeria
Politically ailing Tebboune plans return to business after Covid infection

Morocco, UAE
The secret story of Abu Dhabi's consulate in Laâyoune

Morocco
SouthBridge A&I takes on lobbying role to bring AU's Centre for Disease Control to Morocco

Morocco
Rabat brings into service the two maritime surveillance aircraft it has bought from Leonardo

Algeria
Chems-Eddine Hafiz faces a tense start at Paris Grand Mosque

Morocco
Jacinda Ardern rekindles team Polisario's hopes for W. Sahara phosphates

Morocco
Pro-Polisario Dekker builds up portfolio in Western Sahara

Morocco
The Polisario wants a revolutionary tax

Morocco
Is Hague and London Oil betting on Polisario?