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“Question to the European Parliament on the recruitment of child soldiers by the polisario”

The phenomenon of recruitment of child soldiers by the polisario under the supervision of the Algerian Army, so denounced by international organizations including the UN, has been invited to the European Parliament through a question –with request for written reply-addressed by a group of MEPs to the High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Joseph Borrell.

Morocco and the EU for a peaceful future in Western Sahara

The conflictual situation in the Western Sahara (for us Moroccans it is the Moroccan Sahara) could be on the eve of a solution that would allow not only a cessation of hostilities but also a relaunch of development and economic and social progress throughout the Kingdom of Morocco.

I’m a Sahrawi Who Lives in Morocco. Here’s Why I Support the US’s Recognition of Morocco’s sovereignty over the Western Sahara.

In late 2020, the US legally recognized Morocco’s sovereignty over the Western Sahara, and affirmed that the Moroccan Autonomy Initiative is the only basis for a realistic, serious and credible solution to the regional dispute over the territory. Since its completion, critics of the US recognition have come out in full force: Some have said that this decision tramples on the rights of the Sahrawi people who live in Western Sahara, and they’ve called for the Biden administration to undo it. 

Moroccan Sahara and New Zealand High Court ruling

In 15 March, the New Zealand High Court of Justice issued its decision following legal action initiated last year by two members of the Polisario separatist movement.
Polisario's target was the New Zealand Superannuation Fund (NZSF), a sovereign wealth fund which is a kind of pension fund and which has invested in recent years in fertiliser production activities using phosphate from the Moroccan Sahara.

Storytime: Polisario’s Imagined War in Western Sahara Explained
Lacking the capability to deal a decisive strike, Polisario instead is merely advancing Algerian agenda at the expense of citizens on all sides
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