A French delegation visiting Morocco with President Emmanuel Macron has unveiled investment plans in the disputed Western Sahara as part of a broader suite of agreements and partnerships between the two countries. Several projects in the region were among the economic partnerships announced on Macron’s three-day visit to Rabat.
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In a subsequent speech at the International University of Rabat, Macron again noted that several of the projects announced — including those by France’s development agency, AFD — were in the disputed territory. After years of deadlocks over who would be allowed to participate in such a vote, Morocco unveiled a plan to offer the region autonomy but not independence in 2007. The conflict, often forgotten outside of northwest Africa, lay dormant until Polisario withdrew from the cease-fire in 2020, leading to what the U.N. has called “low level hostilities” between the two sides.
France’s investments will expand Morocco’s footprint in the 80% of the territory under its control, complementing its efforts to develop the territory and incentivize Moroccans from other parts of the country to move there. The project will convert wind and solar into green hydrogen power, which will power the conversion of stored carbon dioxide into synthetic fuel. Recycled methanol will be sold as fuel for ships, while recycled kerosene will be sold as airplane fuel.in the years ahead. Transportation accounts for more than 20% of carbon emissions worldwide, according to the International Energy Agency.
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