Mohamed Abdelaziz, the head and co-founder of the Polisario Front independence movement in the Western Sahara, died Tuesday after a long illness, the group said. He was in his late 60s.

Within Africa, the independence of Western Sahara—or what is known as the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (SADR), according to the Polisario Front—is widely acknowledged.

Moroccan security forces have maintained a near-constant heavy presence outside the house of an activist for Western Sahara independence for more ... which Buihi had also reached earlier that day.

The dispute over Western Sahara – roughly 100,000 square miles of sparsely populated land to the south of Morocco and Algeria ...

DAJLA REFUGEE CAMP, Algeria (AP) — The leader of the Western Sahara independence movement says that fighting with Morocco will continue across a long wall cutting through Africa’s vast desert ...

In Western Sahara, too, while traditional gender roles have freed women to push for independence, those norms also often mean that they do not pursue careers. Advertisement “It’s about the ...

France has maintained warm ties with Morocco since its former protectorate declared independence in 1956, but avoided taking sides over the issue of Western Sahara.

During his visit last week, Ambassador Beisat was received by the Nigerian Foreign Minister, Ambassador Yusuf Tuggar.

A Western Sahara independence leader at the centre of a diplomatic dispute between Rabat and Madrid must answer legal charges in Spain before leaving the country, Spain said on Sunday.

DAJLA REFUGEE CAMP, Algeria -- The leader of the Western Sahara independence movement says that fighting with Morocco will continue across a long wall cutting through Africa's vast desert until ...

ALGIERS, Algeria — Mohamed Abdelaziz, the head and co-founder of the Polisario Front independence movement in Western Sahara, died Tuesday after a long illness, the group said. He was in his ...