A Geneva-based NGO has alerted to the legal anarchy prevailing in the Tindouf camps in Southwestern Algeria, where thousands of saharawis live in dire conditions in tents or mud houses and depend mainly on international aid.

The situation of children in the Tindouf camps, southwest of Algeria, where they are subjected to exploitation and a militarized upbringing that inculcates violence and hatred, contrary to international standards related to children's rights, a non-governmental organization criticized on Tuesday in Geneva.

The Council of the Laayoune Saguia el-Hamra Region unanimously approved, during its regular session in March, a draft framework agreement for partnership between the region and Mandera County, Kenya.

In a landmark development, participants in the first Policy Conference of the Coalition for Autonomy in the Sahara (AUSACO) lauded Morocco's commendable efforts in advancing the new development model for the Southern provinces. The conference, held in Dakhla, aimed to position the region as a pivotal gateway connecting Morocco to Africa and beyond.

A delegation of African diplomats visited the city of Dakhla on Wednesday to explore the potential of the Dakhla-Oued-Dahab region and the development momentum it is experiencing at all levels.