By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Lebrief
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez reaffirmed on 8 November Madrid’s support for Morocco’s autonomy initiative for the Sahara, which he considers the most viable solution to the conflict. He rules out any logic of bargaining with Rabat, according to LeBrief.
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Guterres and the UN place self-determination at the center of negotiations on the Sahara, while several countries support Morocco’s autonomy plan.
7 NovMoroccan ambassador to Ivory Coast recounts the history of the Sahara
6 NovMoroccan ambassador in Dakar says Sahara falls under UN Chapter VI
6 NovMoroccan Sahara: three pillars for lasting peace, according to researcher AïdaraRomania has renewed its support for Morocco’s autonomy plan for the Sahara, presented as the most appropriate path towards a definitive settlement. Romanian Foreign Minister Dan Neculăescu reaffirmed this position on 3 November, according to Lebrief.
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Morocco's head of government, Fatima Ezzahra El Mansouri, reaffirmed on Thursday 5 November in Rabat Morocco's position on the Sahara and called for stronger national mobilisation around territorial unity, according to MAP. She praised the wisdom and foresight of King Mohammed VI in handling the file.
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South Africa’s embassy in Algiers held a forum on 4 November at which the Polisario Front reaffirmed its rejection of Morocco’s autonomy proposal for the Sahara. The movement is calling for negotiations guaranteeing self-determination, according to Yabiladi.
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At a celebration of the 51st anniversary of the Green March in Dakar, academic Abdou Latif Aïdara, director of the African Centre for Strategic Intelligence, defended Morocco's autonomy initiative for the Sahara as the “only credible alternative” to the deadlock over the referendum. He was speaking before diplomats and researchers, according to Senego.
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Futsal: Morocco beat Japan again, 4-0Morocco's futsal team beat Japan 4-0 in Oita, securing a second win in two friendly matches. Morocco had already won the first match 1-0 two days earlier, according to Lebrief.
Journalist Abdelali Mezghiche sentenced to three years in prisonAlgerian journalist Abdelali Mezghiche was sentenced on 8 November 2026 to three years in prison and fined 200,000 dinars by the Chéraga court in Algiers. His lawyer Abdellah Haboul announced an appeal before the Algiers court, according to Maghreb Emergent.The week in Africa
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