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The African Union (AU) will be limiting its peace efforts in the Western Sahara in order to support the United Nations’ (UN) process in the region. The Western Sahara is a disputed area claimed by ...

06/06/2025 June 6, 2025. The UK has joined other European countries in endorsing Morocco's position in the Western Sahara conflict. Algeria and the independence-seeking Polisario are losing out.

British Foreign Minister David Lammy said Sunday that Morocco’s autonomy plan for Western Sahara is the "most credible" solution, reversing UK policy. The mineral-rich territory, largely ...

The African Union recognises Western Sahara's independence but in recent years, various countries have backed Morocco's position, including the United States, Spain, France, ...

The UK has backed Morocco's plan for ending a territorial conflict in Western Sahara, as part of a deal that will secure lucrative investment projects in the 2030 men's football World Cup.

But Rabat has repeatedly ruled out any vote where independence is an option, instead proposing an autonomy plan. Algeria’s foreign ministry said it “regrets” Britain’s decision on Sunday to support ...

The United Nations classifies Western Sahara as a “non-self-governing territory” and has operated a peacekeeping mission there since 1991 to organise a referendum on its future.

Britain’s Foreign Secretary David Lammy has declared the UK’s support for Morocco’s 2007 autonomy proposal for Western Sahara, marking a significant diplomatic shift likely to anger Algeria ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. The UK government has thrown its backing behind Morocco’s plan for resolving the Western Sahara dispute ...