AGP Executive Report
Last update: 7 hours agoUN Mediation: UN Secretary-General’s Personal Envoy Staffan de Mistura is set to visit the Tindouf camps (June 7–8) to help restart Western Sahara negotiations, aiming to rebuild conditions for talks after long deadlock. Mining & Tensions: Mauritanian artisanal miners’ unions deny reports that Morocco’s drone strike near Akleibat El Foula targeted Mauritanian prospectors, saying it hit Sahrawis instead and warning misinformation could strain ties. Construction & Occupation-linked Industry: Heidelberg Materials says it increased cement output in occupied Western Sahara to nearly 600,000 tonnes in 2025 and supplied concrete/cement for major port and infrastructure projects in El Aaiún and Dakhla Atlantique. Security & Shipping Pressure: A US senator is pushing to label Polisario as terrorists, arguing it could protect maritime security around the Strait of Gibraltar amid claims of Iran-linked support. Regional Military Spending: Morocco and Algeria’s escalating arms race—partly tied to the Western Sahara dispute—saw major budget increases, with Algeria also receiving Russian Su-34M strike fighters.
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