Mali Backs Morocco's Western Sahara Plan

0:00Mollie just threw its weight behind Morocco's autonomy plan for Western Sahara, agreeing that Morocco should hold sovereignty over the disputed, territory while giving locals real self-rule. This move ends Mollie's support for the separatists Sarawi Arab Democratic Republic, marking a big policy flip from the transitional government. Earlier this month in October of 2025, the United Nations Security Council put Morocco's proposal front and center in a resolution. Following at a solid starting point for talks without pushing for an independence referendum, the shift has backing for more African nations, the Trump administration in the United States, and most European Union countries, building momentum. For Morocco's approach over the years, long deadlock. Western Sahara spans an area about the size of Colorado, packed with phosphates along its desert coast. It was Spanish territory until 1975, now contested by Morocco and the Polisario Front, which speaks for the indigenous Sarawi people, based in Algerian refugee camps.

1:04Investors from Europe and America are eyeing opportunities in fishing, farming, and big infrastructure for wind and solar power, as Mollie's foreign. Ministry hails this path as the most practical fix to finally cool the conflict. You've been listening to Canada News today, AI-powered local news.