02-06-2025
Mauritania stands firm : President rejects Polisario's plea to reopen Lebriga border
Mauritanian President Mohamed Cheikh Ould El Ghazouani has rejected the Polisario's request to reverse the decision to close the Lebriga region, located on the border with Algeria—a measure implemented by the Mauritanian army on May 21.
«This refusal was communicated to the head of the Front's delegation, which traveled to Nouakchott on Friday following mediation by Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune», a source close to the matter told Yabiladi.
The Polisario delegation remains in Mauritania. On Sunday, they met with Sid Ahmed Ould Mohamed, the secretary-general of the Insaf Party (Equity), which is affiliated with President Ould El Ghazouani.
Meanwhile, Sahrawis living in the Tindouf camps expressed their skepticism on Sunday, June 1, through audio messages, questioning «the Mauritanian army's ability to secure its borders». They stressed that achieving this objective «necessarily requires the support of the Sahrawi Republic and Algeria». Some even accompanied their «analyses» with threats against Mauritania's economic interests.
