Western Sahara Resource Watch

See how the plantations changed

Agricultural plantations boomed in occupied Western Sahara as the EU negotiated trade deal with Morocco. Check yourself.

Published 27 December 2016

Kosmos Energy asked by OECD contact point to quote correctly

The US oil company Kosmos Energy, operating offshore occupied Western Sahara, is requested by an OECD national contact point to "refrain from positioning interpretations as facts". The company refuses to remove lies about a civil society association from its website and refuse to answer questions from WSRW.

Published 25 December 2016

WSRW concerned: Vigeo Eiris greenwashes dirty energy on occupied land

International investors have shied away from funding Morocco's dirty 'green' energy in occupied Western Sahara. But a Moroccan subsidiary of the French-UK firm Vigeo Eiris has stepped in to certify the bonds which will secure the necessary financing.

Published 23 December 2016

Reaction from Polisario on EU-Morocco court case

See statement and press conference held today in Brussels.

Published 22 December 2016

Saharawi refugees celebrate victory in EU court

The Court of Justice's decision to clearly exclude Western Sahara from EU-Morocco trade deals are met with celebrations among Saharawis. See images and videos coming in from refugee camps.

Published 21 December 2016

EU Court protects Western Sahara from EU-Morocco trade deal

The highest Court of the European Union this morning found that EU's trade agreement with Morocco cannot be implemented in Western Sahara.

Published 21 December 2016

Police refused these Saharawis access to "green" energy brief

Moroccan police today barred Saharawis from attending a "public consultation" organised by ACWA Power, contracted to construct the first solar plants in occupied Western Sahara.

Published 30 November 2016

These firms will build first solar plants in Western Sahara

The Moroccan government has contracted a group of companies to construct three solar plants – two of which will be located in occupied Western Sahara. But who are they?

Published 29 November 2016

Western Sahara occupation soon to electrify EU?

Germany, France, Spain and Portugal have signed a roadmap agreement with Morocco to work towards renewable electricity trade between Morocco and the EU.

Published 28 November 2016

Beaten for protesting these importers of controversial phosphate

Three Saharawis have submitted a complaint against police brutality following their protest against companies that import phosphate rock from their occupied homeland.

Published 24 November 2016

EU funding to fish sector in occupied Western Sahara increases

For the second year in a row, the Moroccan government has spent most of the EU's fish sector support on the development of the fishing industry in occupied Western Sahara. And the EU was fully aware of it.

Published 23 November 2016

Euro-Parliamentarians oppose occupation energy imports

As COP22 closes shop in Marrakech, a group of 51 MEPs has asked the European Commission to do all necessary to prevent the Union from becoming involved in Morocco's renewable energy plans in occupied Western Sahara.

Published 18 November 2016

Deal for solar plants in occupied Western Sahara signed at COP22

Morocco has selected Saudi company ACWA Power to develop 100 MW of solar power in occupied Western Sahara. The deal was inked at the UN's Climate Conference, COP22.

Published 16 November 2016

Status of San Leon oil block still undetermined

The oil block named "Tarfaya Onshore", overlapping the border between Morocco and the occupied territory of Western Sahara, in still unresolved, a newly published oil map reveals.

Published 15 November 2016

Three Saudi firms named in bid for solar plants in Western Sahara

It appears that the Moroccan government has shortlisted three Saudi companies to do develop the first phases of a large and highly problematic solar energy programme in occupied Western Sahara.

Published 15 November 2016

BKM spokesperson: expelled African Parliament VP was COP22 accredited

See the accreditation document of the Vice-President of the Pan-African Parliament here.

Published 10 November 2016

UNFCCC seeks answers from Morocco on parliamentarian expulsion

A spokesman for UNFCCC told media that it has requested answer from the organisers of COP22 on why they kicked out the vice-president of the PanAfrican-Parliament.

Published 09 November 2016

Moroccan Foreign Affairs Minister namedrops invasion at COP22 opening

Morocco's minister of foreign affairs - as expected - today propagated about his country's occupation of Western Sahara during the opening statement of COP22.

Published 07 November 2016

Expelled: African Parliament vice-president denied taking part in COP22

The vice-president of the Panafrican Parliament, Suelma Beirouk, was to attend COP22, but is now being held by Moroccan police. Morocco has occupied her homeland Western Sahara - and illegally built windmills on it.

Published 07 November 2016

COP22: Ban Ki-Moon raised Moroccan propaganda with UNFCCC

The spokesperson of UN Secretary-General today said that the erroneous maps depicting Western Sahara as part of Morocco on the COP22.ma website had been raised with the UN climate organisation UNFCCC. Meanwhile, COP22's organisers keep propagating the Moroccan occupation.

Published 07 November 2016