AfCFTA Integration: The Sahrawi Republic’s National Council hosted a lecture on joining the African Continental Free Trade Area, detailing how the state ratified AfCFTA on April 29, 2019 and how a “profile document” approved in 2025 is meant to showcase investment and trade opportunities. UN Diplomacy & Security Council 2797: UN Western Sahara envoy Staffan de Mistura met U.S. senior adviser Massad Boulos after talks in Tindouf, with Washington stressing implementation of UNSC Resolution 2797 and urging the parties to reach a “just, lasting” political solution based on Morocco’s autonomy plan. Escalation Concerns: The UN voiced deep concern over alleged targeting of Sahrawi civilians near Agleibat El Fula while de Mistura was visiting, warning military escalation could derail diplomatic progress. Prisoners & Hunger Strike: AARASD-France launched an international campaign demanding the release of Gdeim Izik political prisoners and backing Naama Asfari’s indefinite hunger strike, citing UN working-group findings on arbitrary detention. Sahara File at UN C24: Calls are growing to remove the Western Sahara issue from the UN Special Committee on Decolonization (C24), arguing the dispute has shifted toward a political, regional framework after UNSC 2797. Land & Investment (Southern Focus): Morocco’s state land agency reported approving 308 investment projects on about 32,000 hectares in 2025, with over half concentrated in Laâyoune-Sakia El Hamra and Dakhla-Oued Eddahab. Austria Backs UNSC 2797: Austria reiterated support for UNSC 2797, saying “genuine autonomy under Moroccan sovereignty” is the most feasible path and welcoming Morocco’s explanation of what autonomy would look like. Leadership & Mourning: The Polisario leadership held memorial events for Lehbib Mohamed Abdelaziz and his fellow martyrs, while reports also linked his death to a drone strike during an incursion east of Morocco’s defensive wall.