By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Lebrief
The UN plans to withdraw about 340 members of MINURSO, its mission in the Sahara, after a liquidation operation began on 1 November. The operation follows the mission’s mandate expiring without renewal by the Security Council, Lebrief reports.
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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.
2 NovMoroccan Parliament backs end of MINURSO mandate
2 NovOmar Hilale says Algeria blocks Tindouf camp registration
2 NovUN ends MINURSO mandate in the SaharaThe UN Security Council did not renew the mandate of MINURSO, the UN mission in the Sahara, thereby bringing it to an end. The decision comes as the Council reaffirms its commitment to a political solution, reports TelQuel.
🇲🇦 Morocco · Source: TelQuel ·
MINURSO began its liquidation on 1 November 2026 after the Security Council failed to renew its mandate, Yabiladi, Kassataya, Bladi and France 24 report. Morocco welcomed the decision, while the Polisario Front called it “unacceptable”, according to France 24.
🇲🇦 Morocco · Source: Yabiladi ·
Both draft resolutions on MINURSO in the Sahara failed at the UN Security Council after Russia vetoed the US text and the United States rejected the Russian draft. The mission’s mandate was due to expire on 31 October 2026, according to Caasimada Online.
🇲🇦 Morocco · Source: Caasimada Online ·
Morocco's two parliamentary chambers met on 2 November to discuss the kingdom's strategy on the Sahara, after an extension of MINURSO's mandate failed at the Security Council. The meeting aims to give the policy an institutional footing, while parties called for better relations with Algeria, TSA reported.
🇲🇦 Morocco · Source: TSA ·
Morocco launches water strategy amid drought and floodsMorocco’s Equipment and Water Minister Nizar Baraka announced a national water security strategy addressing drought, floods and rising temperatures. He said 53% of rainfall falls on just 7% of Morocco, while the plan includes speeding up major dam construction, reports MAP.
Egypt and Sudan reject unilateral management of Ethiopian damEgypt and Sudan have again rejected Ethiopia’s unilateral management of its dam on the Blue Nile and reaffirmed their rights under the 1959 agreement. Meeting in Cairo, their ministers called on Ethiopia to resume negotiations within a binding legal framework, according to a joint statement.The week in Africa
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