AGP Executive Report
Last update: 4 hours agoTravel Logistics: Spain’s Operation Marhaba (Crossing of the Strait) runs from midnight Wednesday 10 June to 15 September, moving Maghreb-origin travellers between Europe and North Africa with tight coordination across Spanish and Moroccan authorities, ports, shipping firms, and European partners like France and Italy. Passenger Forecasts: Organisers expect about a 3% rise versus 2025—around 3.5 million people and roughly 900,000 vehicles crossing the Strait of Gibraltar on return journeys. Security & History: A new look at the “El Ouali scenario” revisits the 1976 death of Polisario founder El Ouali Moustapha Sayed during the Nouakchott raid, contrasting official and intelligence-linked accounts, and ties it to later leadership shocks. Diplomacy Strategy: A policy piece argues Morocco has shifted its Western Sahara approach from mainly legal/diplomatic resistance toward a broader mix of governance, economic development, security cooperation, and coalition-building to drive global debate toward autonomy and stability. Regional Tensions: Coverage of a widening North African arms race highlights rising military spending by Morocco and Algeria, linking parts of the build-up to the Western Sahara dispute and wider regional instability.
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