AGP Executive Report
Last update: 7 minutes agoFilm & Occupation Backlash: Sahrawi filmmakers and activists are renewing calls to boycott Christopher Nolan’s “The Odyssey,” saying scenes shot in occupied Dakhla risk normalizing Morocco’s 50-year occupation while Sahrawi journalists face repression and imprisonment for documenting abuses. Diplomacy & Western Sahara: France’s PM Sébastien Lecornu is in Rabat for high-level talks on security, defence, investment and economic cooperation, framed as a deepening of the Franco-Moroccan reset after Paris recognized Morocco’s sovereignty over Western Sahara. Cybersecurity & Repression: A Moroccan intelligence insider claims the state used Pegasus spyware to target journalists, human rights defenders and politicians, with alleged deployment beginning in 2017—fueling scrutiny of surveillance practices tied to political control. Regional Economic Signals: Morocco’s regional growth data shows Laâyoune-Sakia El Hamra leading at 7.6% and Dakhla-Oued Eddahab at 7%, driven by fisheries and construction, even as GDP remains concentrated in a few regions. Education Links in Laayoune: Ibn Zohr University signed new medical and research partnership agreements with Canary Islands universities, expanding Morocco-Spain academic ties into the southern provinces.
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