Tag: Sahara
why the UN project on Western Sahara convinces no one – L’Express
Raised by Staffan de Mistura, United Nations envoy responsible for the question of Western Sahara, the possibility of a partition of this African territory whose postcolonial status is still not…
Switzerland’s glaciers shrank by 2.5 percent during the year, even though the winter was “perfect” | News in brief
The Swiss summer was very hot, and the dust flying from the Sahara accelerated the melting of the glaciers. 13:34•Updated 13:36 Switzerland’s glaciers have melted 2.5 percent over the past…
Diplomats clash over Western Sahara at meeting in Japan
A diplomatic incident took place on the sidelines of the ministerial meeting of an international conference in Tokyo on African development, which ended this Sunday, August 25. Three Moroccan, Algerian…
Diplomats from two countries got into a fight! When he saw it, he practically flew to the table to pick it up: Moments of struggle on the floor…
The African Development Conference in Japan was the scene of interesting moments and a fight. When the diplomat representing Morocco at the conference saw the Sahrawi Republic delegation plaque on…
Western Sahara invited to the “Station Afrique” fan zone, Morocco’s stand closed
The mayor of Île-Saint-Denis, in Seine-Saint-Denis, Mohamed Gnabaly, has decided to close the Moroccan stand at the “Station Afrique”, the site of the Olympic Games celebrations, considering that the ”…
France recognized Morocco’s sovereignty over Western Sahara | News in brief
12:04•Updated 12:10 France recognized Morocco’s sovereignty in Western Sahara and changed its decades-long position. Western Sahara is located south of Morocco in North Africa. France is now one part of…
Israel continues its massacre of civilians in Gaza! They bombed the field hospital…
Thirty-one Palestinians were killed and dozens injured when Israeli warplanes bombed the field hospital at the Hadija School, where displaced people were taking shelter in the city of Deir Balakh…
Athens wrapped in Sahara sand – worst in years
share-arrowShare unsaveSave expand-left fullscreen All of Athens is embedded in sand from the Sahara. Photo: Petros Giannakouris Large parts of Greece have once again been swept up in sand clouds…
Dramatic increase in migrants across the Sahara after broken EU agreement
When SVT visits the desert city of Agadez in Niger, convoys of migrants depart. The United Nations Organization for Migration, IOM, has seen a dramatic increase since the ban was…
Sand clouds from the Sahara threaten Sweden
An unusually heavy sand cloud from the Sahara puts parts of Europe under it, reports the EU’s climate service Copernicus. During Tuesday evening it may reach Sweden, Finland and northwestern…