• c) Locating Boujdour in Morocco is a tacit recognition of the Western Sahara as part of the Moroccan territory. (wsrw.org)
  • d) Does SGRE consider holding talks with Moroccan governmental institutions to be a valid means of obtaining the consent of the Saharawi people? (wsrw.org)
  • The conference was attended by representatives of ISESCO, the State Committee for work with religious organizations of Azerbaijan, ambassadors of Azerbaijan, China, Malaysia, Turkey to Morocco, members of the diplomatic corps, members of the society of Moroccan-Azerbaijani friendship, etc. (wikipedia.org)
  • In February, three Danish journalists who came to see the situation in Western Sahara for themselves were expelled by Moroccan authorities," he added. (euobserver.com)
  • Sweden u-turned on a decision to recognise Western Sahara earlier this year, and signed a extradition agreement allowing it to return Moroccan children that are living on Swedish streets. (euobserver.com)
  • Systematic human rights abuses, police brutality, violations of international law and fundamental rights, the Sahrawi people of Africa's last colony, Western Sahara, have endured decades of repression at the hands of Moroccan occupying forces. (left.eu)
  • What followed was a sham effort at 'consultation' by the Commission, involving a strange assortment of groups such as Morocco's largest mining firm, officials elected illegally under Moroccan occupation, Moroccan state-owned companies and private corporate interests. (left.eu)
  • MEP Patricia Lalonde, was a board member at a secretive Morocco-based foundation, EuroMedA, alongside former Moroccan government ministers and state officials. (left.eu)
  • In a letter made public on March 18, Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez endorsed a Moroccan plan of autonomy for Western Sahara, a clear break with Madrid's long-established policy that the disputed territory's status should be decided by a referendum. (foreignpolicy.com)
  • Hundreds of other potential migrants stood on the Moroccan side of the fence that separates the Spanish enclave from Morocco. (dailymaverick.co.za)
  • The United States in December recognised Moroccan sovereignty over the Western Sahara territory. (dailymaverick.co.za)
  • The Trump administration as part of this so-called Abraham Accords bought off Morocco by supporting Moroccan sovereignty over Western Sahara," said Mr. Fletcher. (finalcall.com)
  • Additionally, media reports said the deal included an alleged $3 billion investment package for Moroccan banks, hotels and a renewable energy company owned by Morocco's King Mohammed VI, said the New York Times. (finalcall.com)
  • From the Algerian perspective as the protector of the Polisario Front fighting for the independence of Western Sahara, this was a "betrayal" that could cost Spain dearly during the war in Ukraine. (inspain.news)
  • Relations between Madrid and Rabat have been frosty since May 2021, when Spain admitted the leader of the Polisario Front, Western Sahara's independence movement, for hospital treatment after he suffered complications related to COVID-19. (foreignpolicy.com)
  • According to some experts, Morocco uses the tactic of alowing migrants into Ceuta as an instrument of pressure on Madrid, which angered Rabat last month by admitting the leader of Western Sahara's rebel Polisario Front to a Spanish hospital. (dailymaverick.co.za)
  • The surge in arrivals comes at a time of increased tension between Spain and Morocco over the fate of Brahim Ghali, the leader of the Polisario Front, who is in hospital in Spain. (dailymaverick.co.za)
  • The Polisario Front wants the Western Sahara to be an independent state rather than part of Morocco. (dailymaverick.co.za)
  • The Polisario Front is the group that has been at war with Morocco over the years for the territory. (finalcall.com)
  • In February 1976, the Polisario Front declared Western Sahara to be the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (SADR), with the support of allies that included Algeria. (finalcall.com)
  • Western Sahara is often referred to as Africa's last colony. (euobserver.com)
  • This Day] Egyptian Financial Group Hermes Holding, EFG Hermes, has been ranked first on the Nairobi Securities Exchange and second by value traded on the Nigerian Stock Exchange, highlighting the significant strides made in both Sub-Saharan Africa's western and eastern financial hubs. (afromix.org)
  • The two operational wind farms, Foum el Oued and Aftissat, serve industrial end-users, such as Morocco's state-owned company OCP's subsidiary Phosboucraa, which illegally exploits the phosphate reserves of the Non-Self-Governing Territory. (wsrw.org)
  • Christian Juhl, a green-left MP that initiated the motion, told EUobserver his peers were all worried that Morocco's occupation of Western Sahara was getting worse. (euobserver.com)
  • But America is still recognizing the coup leader in Venezuela, is silent on Morocco's occupation of Western Sahara, is continuing Trump's recognition of Jerusalem as Israel's capitol while accepting the importance of Israel's hold on the Golan Heights and is only cautiously correcting course on Cuba. (antiwar.com)
  • Morocco's Foreign Ministry issued a strongly worded statement last month deploring what it said was Spain's decision to admit Ghali under a false identity without informing Morocco, warning of repercussions for relations between the countries. (dailymaverick.co.za)
  • Critics say taking Morocco's side disqualified the U.S. as a credible broker on the Western Sahara issue. (finalcall.com)
  • In the case of Morocco, until Mr. Trump recognized Morocco's illegal land claim, America maintained relations with a noncommittal posture toward the contradiction. (finalcall.com)
  • In 2016, the European Court of Justice reaffirmed that Morocco had no sovereignty over Western Sahara, meaning that the EU's agreements with Morocco cannot cover the territory. (left.eu)
  • This transcends migration, we are talking about (Spain's) territorial integrity, sovereignty and borders. (dailymaverick.co.za)
  • Young refugees in Algeria camps feel betrayed by EU over Western Sahara, threaten attacks on Morocco, as UN chief Ban Ki-moon makes rare trip to 'forgotten' conflict. (euobserver.com)
  • Furthermore, Algeria did not include the new permits for the Spanish company Iberia to fly to Algeria. (inspain.news)
  • Morocco players finally refused to travel to Algeria to play CHAN. (lejournaldelafrique.com)
  • Algeria accused its neighbour Morocco of killing three people in an attack on the edge of the contested territory of Western Sahara on April 12. (vifdatabase.com)
  • The Sahrawis make up 500,000 people, with 170,000 living in UN administered refugee camps in Algeria and who fled a vicious independence war against Morocco that began in 1976. (finalcall.com)
  • The agreements in question are in the portfolio of Nareva, the wind energy company that is owned by the king of Morocco, who bears a personal responsibility for the continued occupation of the last colony in Africa. (wsrw.org)
  • Sahrawis are indigenous to the territory of Western Sahara, A frica 's last colony. (theleftberlin.com)
  • U ntil 1975 , Western Sahara was a Spanish colony. (theleftberlin.com)
  • Morocco possesses the "last colony in Africa" with its occupation of the Western Sahara, which it long claimed since 1957 as its southern province. (finalcall.com)
  • Since 2016, consecutive rulings by the EU Court of Justice have ruled that Western Sahara is a "separate and distinct" territory from any country in the world, including Morocco, and that its people have a right to self-determination - as already concluded by the International Court of Justice in 1975 and repeated in well over 100 UN Resolutions. (wsrw.org)
  • Morocco has occupied the area since 1975. (euobserver.com)
  • While the 1975 annexation and the resulting conflict forced tens of thousands of Sahrawi people into refugee camps in the desert, European countries and Morocco have remained fixed on exploiting the occupied territory's resources, such as fertile fishing grounds off the coast. (left.eu)
  • Once colonized as the Spanish Sahara, the area has been in dispute since Spain relinquished it in 1975. (finalcall.com)
  • The Polisario has engaged an armed independence struggle against Morocco from 1975 until a United Nations brokered ceasefire was reached in 1991. (finalcall.com)
  • The Algerian leadership has been outraged by Spain's role in the Western Sahara conflict since Spain's dramatic turnaround two weeks ago. (inspain.news)
  • Spain's stance on the matter is especially important, as the country was Western Sahara's colonial ruler until 1976 . (foreignpolicy.com)
  • In a bitter response, Morocco lifted border controls into Ceuta, one of Spain's small enclaves in North Africa, allowing some 10,000 migrants to cross the border and effectively creating a humanitarian crisis. (foreignpolicy.com)
  • Juhl hopes that Denmark will take up the vacant leadership role in defending Western Sahara's interests in the EU. (euobserver.com)
  • 1. In four consecutive rulings, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) has underlined that Western Sahara and Morocco are two 'distinct and separate' territories and that the legal prerequisite for economic activities in Western Sahara is the explicit consent of the Saharawi people. (wsrw.org)
  • In December 2015, the European Court of Justice cancelled an EU-Morocco trade agreement. (euobserver.com)
  • Morocco World News brings you the latest news about business, education, Western Sahara, culture and tourism in Morocco, Current Events in North Africa. (enjoytrulli.eu)
  • CEUTA, Spain, May 18 (Reuters) - Spain has deployed troops to Ceuta to patrol the border with Morocco after thousands of migrants swam into the northern African enclave, in what Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez called a serious crisis for Spain and Europe. (dailymaverick.co.za)
  • Morocco has a claim on Ceuta and another Spanish enclave, Melilla. (dailymaverick.co.za)
  • Ceuta, with a population of 80,000, is located on the northern tip of Morocco across from Gibraltar. (dailymaverick.co.za)
  • Amid an ongoing dispute on the EU-Morocco trade agreement, the Danish parliament on Thursday (2 June) voted unanimously to warn Danish companies and municipalities from trading with Western Sahara. (euobserver.com)
  • Khalil and the rest of the Saharawi people object to Siemens Gamesa's projects in occupied Western Sahara. (wsrw.org)
  • The Saharawi people have time and again voiced their opposition against Siemens' activities in Western Sahara. (wsrw.org)
  • Saharawi protesters stood outside of SGRE's AGM, calling on the company to get out of their occupied homeland. (wsrw.org)
  • c) Does SGRE consider it necessary to obtain the consent of the Saharawi people for its activities in Western Sahara? (wsrw.org)
  • On December 30, 1991, Morocco recognized the independence of Azerbaijan. (wikipedia.org)
  • Since replacing Spain as coloniser, Morocco has attempted to control a territory about the size of the UK using military force to suppress free speech and pro-independence protests. (left.eu)
  • Saharawis take part in 2014 conference on self-determination and independence held in Morocco. (finalcall.com)
  • Welcome to Africa Now, your weekly newsletter for Africa, presenting the most important developments in the continent - news that matters. (vifdatabase.com)
  • As President Joseph Biden has been reversing policies of his predecessor, questions are floating about what his administration will do concerning the issue of Western Sahara, a disputed territory in North West Africa where conflict has recently escalated into war. (finalcall.com)
  • The two forces, which have failed to abide by repeated truce deals, sent representatives to talks in the Saudi port city of Jeddah on Saturday. (co.ke)
  • The UN installed a peacekeeping force called the UN Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara (MINURSO) charged with monitoring the truce and coordinating the referendum on self-determination in the Western Sahara. (finalcall.com)
  • Morocco is systematically breaking the human rights of Sahrawi people. (euobserver.com)
  • However, while the Court's judgment meant the European Commission would first need to obtain the consent of the Sahrawi people before finalising agreements with Rabat, the Commission went on to relaunch a new trade deal, the EU-Morocco Association Agreement. (left.eu)
  • When Spain left, Morocco laid claim to the area triggering a resistance movement by the indigenous Sahrawi people refusing annexation of their lands. (finalcall.com)
  • The warring generals showed no let-up despite talks in Saudi Arabia. (co.ke)
  • For a decade now, different branches of Siemens - in particular Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy (SGRE) - have been delivering, installing and servicing wind turbines in occupied Western Sahara. (wsrw.org)
  • What kinds of renewable energy are we talking about? (huvepharma.com)
  • We'll kick off both Summit days with in-depth talks from two of the most well-respected cybersecurity leaders in the industry. (sans.org)
  • We want Summit talks from a wide array of perspectives, topics, vertical industries, and experience levels. (sans.org)
  • First, a little bit about how we solicit and select talks for Summit agendas: The process always starts with a Call for Presentations (CFP) in which we describe the event and present a (non-exhaustive) list of topics of interest developed by the Summit chairs, instructors, and advisory board. (sans.org)
  • State-owned Algerian oil and gas company Sonatrach has now threatened Spain with a "recalculation" of the gas price amid the energy crisis and the highest inflation numbers in Spanish history. (inspain.news)
  • Sonatrach CEO Toufik Hakkar spoke with the Algerian state news agency APS. (inspain.news)
  • Diplomats from Italy and Spain are holding talks after Rome's move to secure large volumes of Algerian gas stoked concerns in Madrid that its own access to the key fuel could be affected, according to people familiar with the situation. (vifdatabase.com)
  • He said the government will promote knowledge on the situation in Western Sahara with interest groups such as the confederation of Danish industries. (euobserver.com)
  • Indeed, after the withdrawal of Morocco, the Confederation of African Football (CAF) will have to decide. (lejournaldelafrique.com)
  • Diplomatic relations between Azerbaijan and Morocco were established on August 25, 1992. (wikipedia.org)
  • In September 2020, SGRE issued a press release on obtaining the contract for the 300-MW Boujdour wind farm, locating it "in the South of Morocco" . (wsrw.org)
  • b) On what legal basis did SGRE conclude that the Boujdour wind farm is to be located in "the South of Morocco", a view expressed in its press release in September 2020? (wsrw.org)
  • On October 4-9, 2012, former Chairman of the House of representatives of the Parliament of Morocco A. Radi, rector of the Mohammad University and President of the Diplomatic Enterprise A. Gabek visited Azerbaijan to participate in the Second International Humanitarian Forum held in Baku. (wikipedia.org)
  • The delegation's programme didn't include any meetings with representatives of Western Sahara. (euobserver.com)
  • Sudan's army and RSF sent representatives to talks in the Saudi port city of Jeddah. (co.ke)
  • But Morocco stopped the UN-negotiated referendum from taking place. (euobserver.com)
  • However, Morocco has persistently worked to defer the referendum, which has still not taken place. (left.eu)
  • It's a real viable test for democracy," said Linn Washington, an investigative reporter who traveled to Western Sahara. (finalcall.com)
  • On December 12, 1994, a Protocol on cooperation was signed between the Ministries of Foreign Affairs of Azerbaijan and Morocco in Casablanca. (wikipedia.org)
  • Last year, Bloomberg's Big Hack article gave everyone a (questionably accurate but) much needed scare which forced companies to evaluate their exposure to supply chain intervention attacks. (sans.org)
  • a) Does SGRE agree with the ECJ, the UN and the International Court of Justice that Western Sahara is a Non-Self-Governing Territory, and not a region of another country? (wsrw.org)
  • Morocco has occupied the territory ever since, a presence most of the world considers illegal. (foreignpolicy.com)
  • The little-known conflict was exacerbated in the final weeks of the Donald Trump administration by an unprecedented decision to recognize a sovereign claim to the territory by the Kingdom of Morocco. (finalcall.com)
  • The SADR controls 20 percent of its territory-mostly barren desert, while 80 percent is controlled by Morocco. (finalcall.com)
  • Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez revoked Spanish neutrality in this conflict after more than 40 years to put an end to the diplomatic crisis with Morocco. (inspain.news)
  • In March 2011, a Protocol on cooperation was signed between the Ministry of Youth and Sports of Azerbaijan and Morocco in Rabat. (wikipedia.org)
  • In the first report on the talks thus far, the Saudi foreign ministry said on Tuesday that the negotiations aimed to reach "an effective short-term ceasefire"," Saudi state TV Al-Ekhbariya said. (co.ke)
  • And there was no talk of a 'Red Scare' until 1919. (antiwar.com)
  • But amid all of this - negotiations, votes, rulings, resolutions - the fate of the people of the Western Sahara is at issue. (left.eu)
  • They (Morocco) have subverted democracy for all of these decades," Mr. Washington said. (finalcall.com)
  • There has been much talk in recent years about the decline of democracy . (cfr.org)
  • In over 10 years, Siemens' assessment of its involvement in Western Sahara has not evolved, despite growing criticism from civil society organisations and the people holding the sovereign rights to the land: the Saharawis. (wsrw.org)
  • King Mohammed VI said two years ago that "[Western] Sahara will remain a part of Morocco until the end of time. (euobserver.com)
  • I have been in Morocco now for 9 years. (enjoytrulli.eu)
  • Though originally Dutch I have travelled the world for my work for years and lived in many countries but Morocco for me is the best place and now I know I will remain here to my last days. (enjoytrulli.eu)
  • In most years, a presidential impeachment trial would top the year-end list of biggest news stories. (cfr.org)
  • Read the CFP announcement carefully, check out videos from previous years' Summits (almost always available on YouTube), dig into the presentation archives to see what talks have made it to the agenda in the past. (sans.org)
  • Spain thereby indirectly recognised that Western Sahara is and will remain a part of Morocco. (inspain.news)
  • However, when Spain withdrew, it made an illegal accord with Morocco and Mauritania splitting our country between these two states. (theleftberlin.com)
  • We drove from Northern Germany down to Spain and then took a ship to Morocco. (theleftberlin.com)
  • Speaking to The Final Call from Spain, Mr. Said argued, the U.S. has no rights to the Western Sahara to make it a part of any deal. (finalcall.com)
  • Many demonstrate in search of social justice, against the assassination of activists, against the plundering of their natural resources by Morocco and the EU. (left.eu)
  • Deze blog is bedoeld voor commentaren over het Israëlisch-Palestijnse conflict en de berichtgeving en discussie hierover in Nederland. (blogspot.com)
  • The Muslim Brotherhood doesn't recognize Israel and its members refuse to hold direct talks with Israeli officials. (noisyroom.net)
  • We want Danish companies to know and live by the decisions that the parliament implements," Jensen told MPs. (euobserver.com)
  • Morocco used the accord to sell goods from occupied territories, which is illegal under international law. (euobserver.com)
  • To date, Siemens has still to clarify whether or not it has ever obtained the explicit consent of the people of Western Sahara for its activities. (wsrw.org)
  • As such, the CJEU ruled, the people of Western Sahara have a right to consent in order for any commercial activity to lawfully affect their land. (wsrw.org)
  • Roldós warned all foreign oil companies that if their activities did not benefit the people of Ecuador, they would be forced out of Ecuador. (antiwar.com)
  • is a free source of independent news for tens of millions of people around the world, but less than 1% of our global audience donates to support our critical journalism. (democracynow.org)
  • In collaboration with Dachverband der Kritischen Aktionärinnen und Aktionäre, Western Sahara Resource Watch (WSRW) had - again - submitted questions relating to the legal foundations of SGRE's operations in Western Sahara. (wsrw.org)
  • This is an collaboration with The Woolmark Company fully using the Australian Merino Wool. (yi-ming.asia)
  • Enterprise software company Software AG and Intelligent Business Technologies, an IT-focused subsidiary of Albara'ah Telecom Co. Ltd., have entered into a partnership to nurture the formation of advanced safe and smart cities in the region. (arabnews.com)
  • They sadly went on to consolidate the illegal annexation by extending various EU-Morocco deals to cover Western Sahara. (left.eu)
  • In Madrid, restoring relations with Morocco, a key partner in the fight against illegal migration, was a priority. (inspain.news)
  • He pointed out that Morocco through strong lobbying efforts has garnered the support of many Democrats including Black lawmakers to certify its illegal occupation of the Western Sahara. (finalcall.com)
  • Pretty dire then to see a journalist from Yahoo News - Alexander Nazaryan - promoting a blacklist of other journalists …all who happen to be conservatives. (thecolonialchronicle.com)
  • According to Spanish press releases, there are currently regular talks about updating the price with the Spanish importer Naturgy , which praises the good relationship with Algiers. (inspain.news)