He described Morocco’s colonial adventure in Western Sahara as “very costly”, adding that the Kingdom loses from 3.5% to 4% of its GDP annually, as well as enormous expenses on military ...

He described Morocco’s colonial adventure in Western Sahara as “very costly,” adding that the Kingdom loses from 3.5% to 4% of its GDP annually and incurs enormous expenses on military ...

We go to the U.N. Human Rights Council in Geneva, where activists are shining a light on Morocco’s brutal occupation of ...

Morocco has occupied Western Sahara since 1975 in defiance of the United Nations and the international community.

Ghana endorsed Morocco's autonomy plan for Western Sahara, abandoning its long-held support for Sahrawi sovereignty. Now Ghana is aligned with Morocco's expanding economic and diplomatic maneuver ...

It marks a significant diplomatic realignment on the African stage. Speaking in Rabat, Ghana’s foreign minister, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, formally announced the change in Accra’s position on the ...

On 1 June 2025, during a visit to Rabat, the United Kingdom’s foreign minister announced the UK’s endorsement of Morocco’s autonomy proposal for Western Sahara, describing it as “the most ...

Former South African president Jacob Zuma’s uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) party has expressed support for Morocco ’s claim over Western Sahara, sparking controversy within the African National Congress (ANC) ...

The 45-year-old fight between Morocco and separatists in Western Sahara threatens to return to outright war. By recognizing Moroccan sovereignty, the U.S. has taken sides for the first time.

Morocco: Migrant Death Toll Rises Authorities found bodies of nine more migrants, bringing to 30 the number that have washed up onto the Atlantic shore after a boat sank off Western Sahara ...

Up until 1976, Western Sahara was a Spanish colony. However, when Spain began to vacate its positions, Morocco had already occupied first the northern, then the southern part of Western Sahara.

Posted: June 7, 2025 | Last updated: June 13, 2025 An archway in the entrance of Dakhla carries an image of Morocco's King Mohammed VI, in Western Sahara, Monday, Dec. 21, 2020.