Occupied by the Kingdom of Morocco since 1975, Western Sahara is commonly referred to as Africa’s last colony. The Sahrawis are in a protracted struggle for self-determination, and face terrible ...

Western Sahara is a sparsely-populated area of mostly desert situated on the northwest coast of Africa. A former Spanish colony, it was annexed by Morocco in 1975.

The Trump administration, in its waning days, formally recognized Morocco’s sovereignty over Western Sahara and agreed to open a U.S. consulate there in late 2020 as an incentive for Morocco to ...

This year marks the 40th anniversary of the push for independence in Western Sahara, Africa’s last “non-self-governing territory.” The Polisario Front—the formerly armed nationalist group ...

Western Sahara, Africa’s last remaining colony, ... that gives grants to small businesses and was established after thousands of Sahrawis set up a protest camp near the capital in 2010; ...

Morocco's King Mohammed VI has reaffirmed that settling sovereignty disputes over the Western Sahara remains the driving force behind Rabat's foreign policy, lauding diplomatic triumphs and ...