REPORTAJE: El conflicto del Sáhara
"Quemaban las jaimas una detrás de otra"
La violencia agrava las dificultades económicas del Sáhara, una región en la que Rabat invierte más de 4.000 millones al año en ayudas y gasto militar
A. R. - Madrid - 10/11/2010
http://www.elpais.com/articulo/internacional/Quemaban/jaimas/detras/elpepiint/20101110elpepiint_2/Tes
FEATURE: The Sahara conflict "They burned one after the other tents" The violence aggravated the economic difficulties of the Sahara, a region in which Rabat is investing more than 4,000 million a year in aid and military spending
A. R. - Madrid - 10/11/2010
The Moroccan forces stormed the Saharawi camp Izik Agdaym before dawn on Monday, advancing on both flanks at once, like a vice. "Panic spread instantly," says Isabel Terrace, 28 Spanish activist Saharawi Resistance Group, who was in camp at the time of the assault. "The Auxiliary Forces were ahead, followed a short distance by the military, forcing their way with tear gas and destroying or burning the tents one after another. There were clashes."
"The helicopters flew at low altitude, transmitting threatening messages," continues Terrace. "They tried to evacuate more women and children, but the available vehicles were scarce. When we left the camp, we find a Saharawi exodus of walking through the desert to Laayoune, which loomed on the horizon, topped by a large black smoke. "
The city streets were strewn with barricades. "Entire families of Saharawi stood behind them. There were shops and burning cars, and several houses of Saharawi were burned or destroyed by Moroccan settlers. It was a battle," says Deck.
The outbreak of violence complicates the precarious socio-economic balance of the city, where about 200,000 people, sharply divided according to their community. Relations between the two groups are scarce. A lack of official statistics, an estimated one third of the half million people living in the region are of Saharan origin.
The local economy depends entirely on Morocco. The active population is about 30%, half working in the public. "The Sahara is an economic aberration. The only activity is fishing some return. The removal of phosphates and almost no economic interest. The rest is an economy propped up by the state," said Fouad Abdelmoumni economist, who estimated that Morocco conflict costing more than 4,000 million euros per year (7% of GDP), military expenses, grants and various tax advantages. Abdelmoumni estimated that conflict resolution would add three percentage points to growth rate.
It is estimated that the unemployment rate in the Sahara than 25%, compared to 10% in Morocco (although this figure is below the real, experts say.) The CIA estimates that GDP per capita in 2007 was around Saharawi 1,800 euros, compared to 3,400 in Morocco.
http://www.elpais.com/articulo/internacional/Quemaban/jaimas/detras/elpepiint/20101110elpepiint_2/Tes
FEATURE: The Sahara conflict "They burned one after the other tents" The violence aggravated the economic difficulties of the Sahara, a region in which Rabat is investing more than 4,000 million a year in aid and military spending
A. R. - Madrid - 10/11/2010
The Moroccan forces stormed the Saharawi camp Izik Agdaym before dawn on Monday, advancing on both flanks at once, like a vice. "Panic spread instantly," says Isabel Terrace, 28 Spanish activist Saharawi Resistance Group, who was in camp at the time of the assault. "The Auxiliary Forces were ahead, followed a short distance by the military, forcing their way with tear gas and destroying or burning the tents one after another. There were clashes."
"The helicopters flew at low altitude, transmitting threatening messages," continues Terrace. "They tried to evacuate more women and children, but the available vehicles were scarce. When we left the camp, we find a Saharawi exodus of walking through the desert to Laayoune, which loomed on the horizon, topped by a large black smoke. "
The city streets were strewn with barricades. "Entire families of Saharawi stood behind them. There were shops and burning cars, and several houses of Saharawi were burned or destroyed by Moroccan settlers. It was a battle," says Deck.
The outbreak of violence complicates the precarious socio-economic balance of the city, where about 200,000 people, sharply divided according to their community. Relations between the two groups are scarce. A lack of official statistics, an estimated one third of the half million people living in the region are of Saharan origin.
The local economy depends entirely on Morocco. The active population is about 30%, half working in the public. "The Sahara is an economic aberration. The only activity is fishing some return. The removal of phosphates and almost no economic interest. The rest is an economy propped up by the state," said Fouad Abdelmoumni economist, who estimated that Morocco conflict costing more than 4,000 million euros per year (7% of GDP), military expenses, grants and various tax advantages. Abdelmoumni estimated that conflict resolution would add three percentage points to growth rate.
It is estimated that the unemployment rate in the Sahara than 25%, compared to 10% in Morocco (although this figure is below the real, experts say.) The CIA estimates that GDP per capita in 2007 was around Saharawi 1,800 euros, compared to 3,400 in Morocco.
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