AGP Executive Report
Last update: 8 hours agoFilm & Culture: Zurich Film Festival wrapped with Pierre Le Gall’s Flesh and Fuel winning the Feature Film Golden Eye, while Sahrawi-focused documentary My Home of Wind and Sand drew attention for its portrait of activist Najla Mohamed Lamin and renewed calls for Western Sahara self-determination. Surveillance & Rights: Amnesty International says Morocco’s surveillance system goes beyond digital spying, using spyware such as Pegasus alongside tracking and covert recording, with a “chilling effect” on human rights defenders, journalists, and activists, including Sahrawis in Western Sahara. Digital Services in the Region: Cash Plus and Damanesign launched a network of agencies (including Laayoune) to expand access to qualified e-signature certificates, supporting online public and business procedures. Tech Education in Dakhla: Ibn Zohr University officially launched the National School of Advanced Technologies of Dakhla (ENTA), aiming to train advanced-tech engineers with stronger field training and applied research. Diplomacy & Western Sahara: US envoy Waltz told Polisario that “real choices” are available now, with the Autonomy Plan repeatedly cited as the basis for a settlement.
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