Inside the secret US-led talks to solve the Western Sahara conflict

Inside the secret US-led talks to solve the Western Sahara conflict Submitted by Ignacio Cembrero on Fri, 03/06/2026 - 15:07 Back-door diplomatic efforts between Morocco and pro-independence Polisario Front show no sign of progress US and Moroccan flags appear next to a US State Department-authorised map of Morocco that includes the-disputed territory of Western Sahara, December 2020 (AFP) Off The United States has intensified its efforts to resolve the long-standing conflict between Morocco and Western Sahara independence supporters since last autumn, organising three secret meetings that brought together the main protagonists for the first time in years. However, according to Middle East Eye's diplomatic sources, the task is proving more difficult than initially thought. As with conflicts between Israelis and Palestinians in Gaza , Armenia and Azerbaijan or Thailand and Cambodia, US President Donald Trump wants to cast himself as a peacemaker on African soil as well.