Fisheries & Food Security: A new fish farming push in the Sahrawi refugee camps near Tindouf is boosting fresh seafood access in the desert, with an Esmara camp tilapia project raising red and black tilapia in ponds and supplying thousands of residents (including healthcare nutrition needs). Trade & Integration: The National Council’s 2026 legislative session reviewed how the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic joined the AfCFTA, highlighting ratification milestones and the role of a Sahrawi profile document in attracting trade and investment. Land & Investment Pipeline: Morocco’s state land agency says it approved 308 investment projects on about 32,000 hectares in 2025, with a big share in the southern regions and sectors including services, tourism, industry and agro-industry—plus major energy allocations. Water & Infrastructure: Morocco’s desalination drive is framed as a long-term answer to “water bankruptcy,” with plans to draw drinking water from the Atlantic while supporting irrigation and drought-vulnerable regions. Logistics & Mobility: Operation Marhaba 2026 is set to run from 10 June to 15 September, targeting around 3.5 million travellers and about 900,000 vehicles across the Strait of Gibraltar, with ports and routes coordinated between Spain and Morocco. Security & Shipping Risk: A major cocaine seizure off West Africa involved a cargo ship intercepted near Western Sahara, underscoring how drug syndicates exploit shipping routes and prompting renewed counter-narcotics cooperation.