Moroccan Sahara: British recognition underway

Like several European countries such as France, Germany and Spain, the United Kingdom is preparing to recognize Morocco’s sovereignty over the Sahara.

Will the United Kingdom follow in the footsteps of France, which recently recognized the Moroccanness of the Sahara and supported its autonomy plan? At least, this is what the discussions between the Minister of Foreign Affairs, African Cooperation and Moroccans Abroad, Nasser Bourita, and his counterpart, the new British Foreign Secretary, David Lammy, suggest. Great Britain had already expressed its desire to invest in the southern regions of the Kingdom. The British company “Oplin” had announced its intention to invest in a hydrogen production project in Dakhla, a city in the southern regions of the Moroccan Sahara. This project, which should soon see the light of day, will allow the establishment of a green industrial zone for the manufacture of photovoltaic solar panels and wind turbine blades. It will generate around 5,000 jobs.