In a landmark development, participants in the first Policy Conference of the Coalition for Autonomy in the Sahara (AUSACO) lauded Morocco's commendable efforts in advancing the new development model for the Southern provinces. The conference, held in Dakhla, aimed to position the region as a pivotal gateway connecting Morocco to Africa and beyond.
The first Policy Conference of the Coalition for Autonomy in the Sahara (AUSACO) took center stage on Thursday in Dakhla, focusing on the Moroccan Sahara’s geopolitics.
Eminent national and international figures gathered to engage in a comprehensive discussion on the ongoing regional dispute, considering recent developments at the United Nations and on the ground.
The Association Agreement between the United Kingdom and the Kingdom of Morocco signed in 2019 and enacted in 2021, highlights shared commitment to cooperation, trade, and mutual interests between the two States.
As a former deputy Minister, I am highly committed to the cause of women’s empowerment and gender equality in Africa, as well as the unity of our Continent. I can testify with pride, that women in the Moroccan Sahara are fully empowered and enjoy all the freedoms provided for by the Moroccan Constitution and international human rights law.
“The Geopolitical Horizon of the Moroccan Sahara Issue” is the theme of the first Policy Conference of the Autonomy for the Sahara Coalition (AUSACO), which will be held on Thursday and Friday in Dakhla.
Prominent figures from AUSACO will attend the conference, as well as former prime ministers, foreign ministers, and ambassadors–along with academics, journalists, and lawyers from Africa, and Europe–in addition to members of parliament from the Sahara region, local elected officials, and representatives of civil society.
The longstanding conflict over the Western Sahara has once again captured international attention, as former United Nations envoy Staffan de Mistura embarks on a visit to South Africa. This move has sparked outrage from Morocco, claiming interference in its internal affairs and expressing deep concern about the potential negative impact on the ongoing efforts to resolve the Western Sahara issue. Many sees that De Mistura's visit to South Africa may not be a constructive move and might hinder the progress towards finding a lasting solution to the Western Sahara conflict.
The Coalition for Autonomy in the Sahara (AUSACO) is pleased to announce the organization of a significant Policy Conference focused on the theme "The Geopolitical Horizon of the Sahara Issue." This crucial event will take place in Dakhla from February 29 to March 1, 2024.
After the alleged visit to Dublin boasted by the leader of the Polisario militia, Ibrahim Ghali, Irish authorities exposed his lie in the statement issued by their embassy in Rabat, thereby putting a clear end to Ireland's involvement in this failed maneuver promoted by the separatists.
Since coming to power in 2019, President Tebboune has made numerous trips and diplomatic initiatives. However, according to the Algerian press, in recent times, the country's diplomacy has mainly been marked by its failures.
Despite the enthusiastic efforts of President Abdelmadjid Tebboune, Algeria experienced a failure in August in its attempt to join the BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa), as noted by the independent news site Twala.
Morocco’s Permanent Representative to the UN, Omar Hilale, laid bare, Wednesday before the members of the 4th Committee of the UN General Assembly, the seven founding lies of Algeria’s separatist agenda about Morocco’s Sahara.
“60 years ago, almost to the day and in this same building, Morocco requested, in 1963, the inclusion of the question of what was called, at the time, the Spanish Sahara, on the agenda of the Special Committee on Decolonization, to definitively recover its Saharan provinces”, Hilale recalled.
