Western Sahara Watch

UN Diplomatic Developments

• 🔥 Morocco's UN General Assembly Seat: The United Nations has chosen Morocco to occupy the first seat in the General...

The October 2025 UNSC Resolution 2797 drops all reference to a referendum for the first time, endorsing Morocco's autonomy plan as the "most...

Morocco has been selected to occupy the first seat in the UN General Assembly's 81st session in September 2026, a move presented as a major diplomatic...

President Ghazouani's ambiguous statements on the Sahara issue sparked widespread controversy and sarcastic reactions across Moroccan social...

Security and Military Developments

• 🔥 Border Strikes: Moroccan army bombed suspicious Polisario vehicles on the Mauritanian border.
• 🔥 Buffer...

سقوط جون بولتون قضائياً يُنهي دور أبرز داعم للبوليساريو في واشنطن، مما يفاقم عزلة اللوبي الانفصالي.

في الوقت نفسه، يقود المبعوث الأممي دي ميستورا...

Recent Moroccan military actions signal rising field pressure on Polisario elements.

Article 1 details a drone strike in the buffer zone during...

Diplomatic Analyses

• France-Morocco Efforts: Video examines why France and Morocco failed to make people forget international law on Sahrawi...

A live interview features a Moroccan Sahrawi held in Algeria's Tindouf camps, highlighting human rights concerns and camp conditions.

Is the new France-Morocco treaty a game-changer for Western Sahara borders or a failed bid to bypass international law?

• Article 1 view: Historic...

• Internal dissent: The arrest of Algerian lawyer Latifa Dib, tied to Polisario and Tindouf camps, exposes Algeria's embarrassment when internal...

Multiple indicators point to a changing diplomatic environment:

• South Korea excludes Polisario from its ministerial meeting with the African Union
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Diplomatic Developments

• South Korea excludes Polisario: South Korea rejected Algerian pressures and excluded Polisario from the 2026...

Converging setbacks signal a pattern of lost ground for Algeria and Polisario.

• Algerian media exposes Attaf's "half-truths" on Western Sahara,...

MINURSO's closure of its Laâyoune hospital quietly raises questions about the UN mission's reduced presence and shifting role in the Sahara. The move highlights potential changes in how the international body engages with the territory going forward.

Algeria-Morocco Relations

• Algeria Dialogue Refusal: Video analyzes Algeria's refusal of direct dialogue with Morocco over the Sahara file and UN...

Algeria's diplomatic stance faces mounting pressure from UN shifts and internal voices.

• MINURSO is restructuring its premises in the Sahara,...

UN C24 Developments

• 🔥 Hilale Challenges Decolonization Narrative: Moroccan Ambassador Omar Hilale contested the placement of the Moroccan...

At the UN C24 seminar, Algeria claimed a diplomatic win as its delegate rebutted Morocco's arguments, keeping Western Sahara framed as...

Unprecedented security developments are unfolding along the Morocco-Mauritania border, driven by illegal gold prospecting, smuggling networks, and...