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Morocco: U.S. Oil Firm Creates Tension Over Western Sahara
IPS, 11 March 2014
Even as U.S. and Moroccan executives meet to discuss strengthening private sector ties between the two countries, advocacy groups are raising concerns about plans by a U.S. energy… Read more »
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Western Sahara: Oil Drilling Plan Stirs Hornets' Nest
African Arguments, 25 November 2013
Plans by Kosmos Energy and partner Cairn Energy to drill a well next year in a Moroccan-licensed block in the Western Sahara continue to provoke intense interest among oil… Read more »
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Morocco: SADR Government Responds to Offshore Petroleum Development in Western Sahara
SPS, 20 November 2013
Government of the Saharawi Republic (SADR) addressed today, Wednesday, the plans announced for petroleum exploration and development in the territorial waters of Western Sahara by… Read more »
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Western Sahara: Time Is Ripe for Promotion Up International Agenda
African Arguments, 17 October 2013
The conflict over the former Spanish Sahara is all too often forgotten. But there is a growing feeling in policy circles - shared by companies eager to exploit the territory's… Read more »
U.S. Oil Firm Creates Tension Over Western Sahara
Advocacy groups have raised concerns about plans for oil exploration by a U.S. energy firm in Western Sahara, as U.S. and Moroccan executives meet to strengthen private sector ties.
NGOs contest the legality of foreign businesses working with the Moroccan government to exploit Western Saharan resources.
InFocus
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Morocco may not use technical means to censor websites, but on the ground in Western Sahara, its police censor via bullying and batons, an eyewitness says. Read more »
