By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Yabiladi
US ambassador to the United Nations Mike Waltz reaffirmed on Tuesday Washington’s commitment to Morocco’s autonomy plan for the Sahara. He said the United States intended to continue playing “a leading role” in seeking a lasting solution, reports Yabiladi.
Several countries expressed regret on Tuesday before the UN General Assembly after Russia’s veto on 30 October 2026 of the US resolution on the Sahara. The text, backed by eleven Security Council members, would have extended MINURSO by a year and made the Moroccan autonomy initiative the basis for negotiations, US ambassador Mike Waltz recalled, according to MAP.
🇲🇦 Morocco · Source: MAP ·
Addressing the UN General Assembly, European Union ambassador Stavros Lambrinidis regretted the end of MINURSO, the only UN mechanism tasked with monitoring the 1991 ceasefire in the Sahara. He said the abrupt halt increases the risk of miscalculation, and reaffirmed EU support for Resolution 2797, based on Morocco’s autonomy plan, according to Yabiladi.
🇲🇦 Morocco · Source: Yabiladi ·
The United States Permanent Representative to the UN, Mike Waltz, said before the General Assembly on 10 November 2026 that the Sahara issue has been marked by many years of broken promises, notably on a referendum. According to Lebrief, he was speaking after the Russian veto on MINURSO.
🇲🇦 Morocco · Source: Lebrief ·
Before the UN General Assembly, Ambassador Omar Hilale said the Sahara would remain Moroccan and held Algeria responsible for the deadlock, after Russia’s 30 October veto against renewing MINURSO, according to Libération (Morocco). He presented six questions and answers on the autonomy plan, the Tindouf camps and Algiers' role.
🇲🇦 Morocco · Source: Libération (Maroc) ·
Medical caravan fights leishmaniasis in Jorf, near Errachidia, MoroccoA medical caravan for treatment, early detection and awareness of leishmaniasis was launched on Tuesday in Jorf, in Errachidia province. It offers consultations, clinical examinations and screening, with the Drâa-Tafilalet Regional Health Directorate and local authorities, according to MAP.
Lina Attalah of Mada Masr retried in Egypt as UN denounces press curbsJournalist Lina Attalah, head of independent outlet Mada Masr, appears Wednesday before an Egyptian criminal court for a retrial over operating without a licence and publishing false news. According to France 24, the UN criticised growing restrictions on press freedom in Egypt on Tuesday, while Lina Attalah had already been sentenced in absentia to one year in prison in 2024.The week in Africa
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