• In fact, South Africa appears to be clearer on what it is against than what it stands for. (thebrenthurstfoundation.org)
  • South Africa recognised the SADR in 2004, after which time relations deteriorated to where they remain today - without ambassadors, with no direct air links, and with, at best, prickly exchanges. (thebrenthurstfoundation.org)
  • Senior figures in Rabat, somewhat dramatically, believe that "South Africa is boycotting Morocco, continuing a process of apartheid. (thebrenthurstfoundation.org)
  • The Task Team: Role-players from the national maritime awareness task team who participated in discussions on collaborating to work together to build a maritime culture in South Africa were in front from left Sabelo Mbuku (TETA) and Masande Peyi (Department of Basic Education). (africaports.co.za)
  • Deposits are found in only a few countries: around 80 % of world reserves are located in Morocco, Western Sahara, China, South Africa and Jordan, as is also demonstrated by the latest figures published by the Federal Institute for Geosciences and Natural Resources (Fig. 1). (recovery-worldwide.com)
  • Egypt is a country in North Africa, with the Sinai Peninsula forming a land bridge to Western Asia. (wollecamp.be)
  • The multiple ecological crises provoked by human activities are linked to and exacerbate the other political, social and economic challenges currently faced by North Africa. (tni.org)
  • This article is about the country in North Africa. (wmflabs.org)
  • A Western Saharan diplomat has condemned New Zealand's purchases of the territory's fertilisers from Morocco. (wsrw.org)
  • Buying phosphates and fertilisers from Morocco supported the illegal occupation of Western Sahara, says Mohamed Beissat, the territory's Foreign Affairs Minister for Africa. (wsrw.org)
  • Nowadays, 90 % of global phosphorus production is used for the making of fertilisers (global production of phosphate fertilisers: 42 million t/a) [2], the more so, in view of the great expansion of its potential applications arising from the cultivation of bio-fuel crops. (recovery-worldwide.com)
  • Nevertheless, amid a growing population of over 99mn people, the government has made food security and production a priority, and embraced intensive agricultural production practices such the use of modern water irrigation systems and agrochemicals and fertilisers. (fitchsolutions.com)
  • Nitrogen-based fertilisers are the most commonly produced and consumed fertilisers in the country, such as urea and ammonia, followed by phosphate-based fertilisers. (fitchsolutions.com)
  • Morocco is the world's largest producer of phosphate, and contains about 75% of the world's estimated reserves. (wikipedia.org)
  • Phosphate is the chief product and it accounted for 14% of the world's production in 2011. (wikipedia.org)
  • in fact Morocco is the world's thirdlargest producer of phosphates, after the United States and Russia. (wollecamp.be)
  • It was during Issoufou's time in office that the United States government built the world's largest drone base in Agadez and that the French special forces garrisoned the city of Irlit on behalf of the uranium mining company Orano (formerly a part of Areva). (alternet.org)
  • Tomorrow afternoon (14 November), the Security Council is expected to vote on a draft resolution renewing the mandate of the UN Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA) for another year, until 15 November 2023. (vifdatabase.com)
  • On February 28, 2023, Mody met with the United States Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Mark Milley during the African Chiefs of Defense Conference in Rome to discuss "regional stability, including counterterrorism cooperation and the continued fight against violent extremism in the region. (alternet.org)
  • To convince Morocco to recognise Israel, Trump not only recognised Morocco's claim to Western Sahara, but allegedly also promised investments in the Moroccan king's personal energy firm which operates in the occupied land with Siemens. (wsrw.org)
  • WSRW submits that Morocco's violation of the ceasefire in occupied Western Sahara, plunging the territory into war and putting lives of Saharawi civilians at risk, is a violation of the EU-Morocco fish deal's human rights clause. (wsrw.org)
  • The invasion of Ukraine causes a massive increase in Morocco's profits from its illegal plunder of phosphate rock from occupied Western Sahara. (wsrw.org)
  • With Morocco's 2017 readmission to the African Union, the Western Sahara issue is once more on the diplomatic table. (thebrenthurstfoundation.org)
  • Pretoria is portrayed as threatened by Morocco's growing store of African engagements and investments. (thebrenthurstfoundation.org)
  • Swedish company Azelio will not clarify whether its deal with the Moroccan Agency for Sustainable Energy also covers renewable projects in occupied Western Sahara. (wsrw.org)
  • For over 40 years, a Moroccan state-owned company has exported phosphate rock from occupied Western Sahara. (wsrw.org)
  • In November 1975, 350,000 unarmed Moroccans launched the "Green March" into the south of Western Sahara following an invasion of the north by Moroccan troops. (thebrenthurstfoundation.org)
  • Secondly, the authors go on to argue that energy (potentially) produced in occupied Western Sahara contributes to the diplomacy of the Moroccan regime abroad, furthering its colonial hold on occupied Western Sahara. (tni.org)
  • Since its independence in 1956, and with expansionist ambitions, the Moroccan regime has expressed its dream of a 'Greater Morocco', which would encompass Western Sahara, Mauritania and parts of Algeria and Mali. (tni.org)
  • Moroccan identity and culture is a mix of Arab , Berber , African and European cultures. (wmflabs.org)
  • The entry gates to factories of Ravensdown and Ballance Agri-Nutrients around New Zealand were today blocked by pro-Saharawi actitivists denouncing the imports of conflict minerals from occupied Western Sahara. (wsrw.org)
  • Below, after giving a brief history of the Western Sahara conflict, the authors firstly identify forms of extractivism in occupied Western Sahara and map who contributes to, and profits from, extractive industries there. (tni.org)
  • A new round of talks began Monday between Ethiopia's government and Tigray regional representatives to work out military and other details of last week's signing of a "permanent" cessation of hostilities in a two-year conflict thought to have killed hundreds of thousands of people. (vifdatabase.com)
  • The desert is virtually unpopulated, divided down its length by a giant sand berm demarcating the territory under the control of the Kingdom of Morocco, to the west, and the Polisario Front to the east. (thebrenthurstfoundation.org)
  • The Saharawi government has declared that it now considers "the entire territory of the Sahrawi Republic, including its terrestrial, maritime and air spaces, a war zone", advising all countries and economic operators to steer away from the territory. (wsrw.org)
  • 3 The story told here, which aims to highlight the voices of the Saharawi population that is indigenous to Western Sahara, is different. (tni.org)
  • At first, the Spanish presence in so-called 'Spanish Sahara' was limited to fishing the coastal waters and trading with Saharawi tribes. (tni.org)
  • Around this time, organized mass movements for Saharawi independence emerged, the first of which was the Vanguard Organization for the Liberation of the Sahara, which was formed in 1968 by Mohamed Sidi Brahim Bassiri. (tni.org)
  • The mining sector is poised for increased participation of private sector companies and also in the fuel sector in natural gas and petroleum extraction. (wikipedia.org)
  • The territory is rich in fish, phosphates, gas and petroleum. (wsrw.org)
  • In spite of this, Egypt remains a significant producer and is for example one of the largest fertiliser producers in Africa, along with Morocco. (fitchsolutions.com)
  • In September 2017, Evergrow, an Egyptian fertiliser company, announced a EGP9.5bn project that would produce 1mn tonnes a year of additional fertiliser, beginning in 2020. (fitchsolutions.com)
  • 9 Spain, however, signed an illegal tripartite agreement with Morocco and Mauritania, which divided Western Sahara between the two African countries and gave Spain a 35 per cent share of profits from Western Sahara's phosphates reserves, as well as continued access to Western Sahara's fisheries. (tni.org)
  • 1 In Western Sahara, these challenges and crises are shaped by its continued condition as a colony. (tni.org)
  • However, the discovery of phosphates, oil and other mineral deposits in the 1940s encouraged Spain to extend its hold over the territory politically, socially and economically. (tni.org)
  • Moreover, Egypt is home to an abundance of mineral resources including phosphate (which is predominantly used for fertiliser production). (fitchsolutions.com)
  • East Timor and Papua New Guinea also recognise Western Sahara as an independent country. (wsrw.org)
  • Morocco and Mauritania then took control of the region. (wsrw.org)
  • Mauritania withdrew in 1979 and Morocco filled the vacuum. (wsrw.org)
  • Spain gave up colonial control of the territory in 1975 to a joint administration of Morocco and Mauritania. (thebrenthurstfoundation.org)
  • Morocco a figure closer to one million including all of the 32 tribes of the territory, including those who have decamped to other areas in Morocco and Mauritania. (thebrenthurstfoundation.org)
  • According to Rabat's figures, the number of AU member-states recognising the SADR has shrunk from 36 to just 15, eight of which are in Southern Africa, the others being Ghana, Uganda, regional powerhouses Nigeria and Ethiopia, Algeria of course, Libya and Mauritania. (thebrenthurstfoundation.org)
  • 8 Thus, when Spain signalled its plan to hold a self-determination referendum for Saharawis in 1974, Morocco and Mauritania again expressed their own cases for territorial sovereignty over Western Sahara. (tni.org)
  • The two states' claims - that ahead of Spain's colonization, Western Sahara had belonged to Greater Morocco and Greater Mauritania - were heard by the International Court of Justice. (tni.org)
  • Mauritania lies to the south of Western Sahara. (wmflabs.org)
  • In 1975, after Spain agreed to decolonise the territory and cede its control to Morocco and Mauritania , a guerrilla war broke out between those powers and some of the local inhabitants . (wmflabs.org)
  • Spain took control of Western Sahara in the 19th century and remained there until shortly before dictator Francisco Franco's death in 1975. (wsrw.org)
  • It overlooks the Mediterranean Sea to the north and the Atlantic Ocean to the west, and has land borders with Algeria to the east , and the disputed territory of Western Sahara to the south . (wmflabs.org)
  • In the 15th and 16th centuries, Morocco faced external threats to its sovereignty, with Portugal seizing some territory and the Ottoman Empire encroaching from the east. (wmflabs.org)
  • The "corruption" that is talked about in Niger is not about petty bribes by government officials, but about an entire structure-developed during French colonial rule-that prevents Niger from establishing sovereignty over its raw materials and over its development. (alternet.org)
  • Vanuatu recently established diplomatic links with Western Sahara. (wsrw.org)
  • The 'Alawi dynasty , which rules the country to this day, seized power in 1631, and over the next two centuries expanded diplomatic and commercial relations with the Western world . (wmflabs.org)
  • Morocco has an ancient history of extraction of minerals for enhancing its economy. (wikipedia.org)
  • While the primary focus of the report is on energy developments, it also shines a light on related forms of extractivism, including phosphate extraction, fishing, and sand and agricultural industries. (tni.org)
  • Beissat is one of 160,000 Western Saharans who live in desert refugee camps in neighbouring Algeria. (wsrw.org)
  • Western Sahara is a harsh place of desert flatlands and searing temperatures, of a nomadic people legendary for toughness as much as the colourful flowing Mahlfa robes "with built-in air conditioning" worn by its women. (thebrenthurstfoundation.org)
  • Egypt's agriculture sector is often characterised by its limited availability of arable land (the Sahara Desert constitutes a large proportion of the country's territory), low rainfall leading to water scarcity concerns, and a high dependency on agricultural imports for food consumption. (fitchsolutions.com)
  • There are plans to construct three phosphate factories in the Western Desert, as part of the government's development strategy to roll out more agricultural and industrial projects in the New Valley Governorate. (fitchsolutions.com)
  • Western Sahara Resource Watch works to uncover the plunder of the territory and to keep the companies and governments accountable for their support to the occupation. (wsrw.org)
  • In June 2019, the Egyptian Chemical Industries Company (KIMA) finished construction of a new plant at its Aswan fertiliser complex which, according to local media, has a daily production capacity of 1,200 tonnes of ammonia and 1,600 tonnes of urea. (fitchsolutions.com)
  • Abu Qir Fertilizers Company launched in June 2019 the pilot phase of an industrial wastewater treatment project with an investment of EGP343mn. (fitchsolutions.com)
  • Western Sahara has been on the United Nations' decolonisation list since 1990. (wsrw.org)
  • 5 Spanish Sahara (Western Sahara) was included in the United Nations list of non-self-governing territories to be decolonized in 1963. (tni.org)
  • Western Sahara has campaigned for independence since the 1970s when the Spanish colonial power moved out and Morocco took control. (wsrw.org)
  • When Pretoria bangs on about independence for the Western Sahara and the Sahrawi people from Morocco, is this because of old liberation ties, or its cosy relationship with Algiers, or is there really a case to be made for independence? (thebrenthurstfoundation.org)
  • The pro-independence Polisario proclaimed the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (SADR) with a government in exile based in the Algerian town of Tindouf. (thebrenthurstfoundation.org)
  • Following intermittent riots and revolts against colonial rule, in 1956, Morocco regained its independence and reunified. (wmflabs.org)
  • Since independence, Morocco has remained relatively stable. (wmflabs.org)
  • German company Continental should follow the example, WSRW comments. (wsrw.org)
  • Historically, Egypt has been one of the largest producers and consumers of fertiliser in the Northern Africa and Middle East (MENA) region, but production rose strongly in the rest of the region while it declined in Egypt in recent years, due to the shortage of natural gas in the country. (fitchsolutions.com)
  • In 2015, the Chamber of Chemical Industries estimated that Egypt's phosphate segment could absorb more than 10 times the level of current investment. (fitchsolutions.com)
  • Specific organizations established to promote the mining sector are the Phosphates Cherifian Office (OCP) in 1920 and the National Hydrocarbon and Mines Agency (ONHYM) in 2003. (wikipedia.org)
  • The mining sector operations now under the government sector have been proposed to be privatized to enhance production. (wikipedia.org)
  • The Swedish mining equipment company Epiroc has announced that it will no longer supply the controversial Bou Craa phosphate mine in occupied Western Sahara. (wsrw.org)
  • A referendum needed to be held to give Western Saharans the choice of remaining part of Morocco, seeking autonomy or becoming an independent country, he says. (wsrw.org)
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  • Phosphorus and phosphates number among the so-called strategic material resources - the Commission of the EU added phosphorite to the list of twenty critical feed resources in the European Union as long ago as 2014, and demand has already increased enormously due, even alone, to the drastic rise in the global population. (recovery-worldwide.com)
  • it is considered a middle power in global affairs and holds membership in the Arab League , the Union for the Mediterranean , and the African Union . (wmflabs.org)
  • The coup d'état was immediately condemned by the Economic Community of West African States , by the African Union , and by the European Union . (alternet.org)
  • While other companies internationally have managed to find alternative sources of phosphate - and in spite of a request of the New Zealand government that they do the same - the Kiwi fertilizer industry seems unwilling to drop its imports from occupied Western Sahara. (wsrw.org)
  • Morocco holds 75% of the phosphate reserves of the world, and is ranked third in the world in its production. (wikipedia.org)
  • Silver and lead production in Morocco are the highest in Africa. (wikipedia.org)
  • During the past decade, China has overtaken the USA and Morocco, the previous largest producers of phosphorite, simultaneously raising its market share of total mined production to 56 % in 2016 [1]. (recovery-worldwide.com)
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  • Phosphates, lead, fluorine, and antimony are found in the Atlantic coast over a stretch of 60-120 kilometres (37-75 mi), and also in central Morocco. (wikipedia.org)
  • The large Russian trawl fleet that normally zig-zags the waters off occupied Western Sahara at this time of year is nowhere to be found. (wsrw.org)
  • democratic governance and ecological resilience' - in Western Sahara. (tni.org)
  • Through the deal, Russian trawlers will fish exclusively in the waters off occupied Western Sahara. (wsrw.org)
  • Morocco also claims the Spanish exclaves of Ceuta , Melilla and Peñón de Vélez de la Gomera , and several small Spanish-controlled islands off its coast. (wmflabs.org)
  • Beissat visited New Zealand en route to this week's Pacific Islands Forum in Niue where he was due to meet leaders and put forward the case for official recognition of the territory. (wsrw.org)
  • In the court of international opinion, the Western Sahara remains a territory in limbo. (thebrenthurstfoundation.org)
  • Morocco claims ownership of the non-self-governing territory of Western Sahara , which it has designated its Southern Provinces . (wmflabs.org)
  • Today, Morocco occupies two-thirds of the territory, and efforts to resolve the dispute have thus far failed to break the political deadlock. (wmflabs.org)
  • Four years have passed since the EU Court of Justice ruled that products from occupied Western Sahara cannot be part of EU's trade agreements with Morocco. (wsrw.org)
  • Setolazar Company, working the Navarrete mine, had an extensive concession estimated to contain more than 4 million tons of iron ore. (wikipedia.org)
  • Morocco is increasingly an active investor in Africa, with a stake in the banking sector in more than 20 countries, to the extent that one in every three Dirham earned by the banking sector is from elsewhere in Africa. (thebrenthurstfoundation.org)
  • The rise of Rishi Sunak as British Prime Minister ends as a beautiful story that started with political rejection in East Africa. (vifdatabase.com)
  • Jan 21, 2013· Egypt discovered a large deposit of natural uranium Sunday, reported Israel's Walla News. (wollecamp.be)
  • Tension in Western Sahara has not been this high for years. (wsrw.org)
  • 19 Members of the EU Parliament today urged the EU to warn the two companies Enel and Siemens about the legal and ethical risk that they run in partnering with Morocco for operations on occupied land. (wsrw.org)
  • [ 17 ] Morocco is a unitary semi- constitutional monarchy with an elected parliament. (wmflabs.org)
  • The executive branch is led by the King of Morocco and the prime minister , while legislative power is vested in the two chambers of parliament: the House of Representatives and the House of Councillors . (wmflabs.org)
  • The group took part in the mass protest on socio-economic marginalisation in Western Sahara in 2010. (wsrw.org)