By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Yabiladi
Russia has presented a draft resolution to the UN Security Council extending MINURSO’s mandate until 31 October 2027, without changing its powers. The text was put to a vote alongside the US draft, amid Algerian approaches to Moscow, Yabiladi reports.
The second version of the US draft resolution on the Sahara eases the terms for reorganising MINURSO, while maintaining Morocco’s autonomy plan as the basis for negotiations and providing for the mission to be renamed. Distributed on 26 October, the text is due to be put to a Security Council vote on 31 October, according to Lebrief.
🇲🇦 Morocco · Source: Lebrief ·
Russia says the Sahara conflict must be resolved through political means in line with UN Security Council resolutions. In Moscow, the Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson also said she supported extending MINURSO’s mandate, while reserving Russia’s position on the US draft resolution, according to Yabiladi.
🇲🇦 Morocco · Source: Yabiladi ·
The UN Security Council is due to vote on 30 October on the future of MINURSO, the United Nations mission in the Sahara. The US draft resolution has undergone several changes in recent days, according to RFI, which has seen different versions of the text.
🇲🇦 Morocco · Source: RFI ·
The UN Security Council is due to vote on 30 October on renewing MINURSO’s mandate in the Sahara, and Russia, China and Pakistan could abstain. The revised draft extends the mission until 31 October 2027 and tasks the Secretary-General with presenting proposals on its future by 30 January 2027, according to TSA.
🇲🇦 Morocco · Source: TSA ·
Lekjaa seeks to reduce private sector’s 90% share of AMO spendingMoroccan minister Fouzi Lekjaa opposes private clinics and hospitals receiving 90% of compulsory health insurance resources, during parliamentary debate on the 2027 Finance Bill. The Court of Accounts says the private sector absorbed 91% of AMO healthcare spending in 2024, compared with 9% for the public sector, L’Information reports.
Seven gold miners killed as Tebboune meets Algerian militaryTuareg residents of Tin Zaouatine and Timiaouine are mobilising after seven Algerian gold miners were killed in strikes attributed to the Algerian army. President Abdelmadjid Tebboune met the military high command on 28 October, but the presidency did not link the meeting to the protests, according to its statement.The week in Africa
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