View PDF Executive Summary The Western Sahara conflict—once a Cold War–era standoff between Morocco and a separatist insurgency—has reemerged as a volatile front in today’s great power rivalry. No ...

On a May morning in Moulay Idriss – a small town at the base of Jebel (Mount) Zerhoune in Morocco's Rif Mountains – I rise at dawn with the crow of roosters to beat the summer heat. Wandering ...

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 ...

Humans have been reshaping the environment for at least 10,000 years. But the Anthropocene is the name given to the specific period of Earth history during which humans have had a global effect on ...

Rabat – Panama renewed its support for Morocco’s Autonomy Plan as a serious, credible, and realistic basis to resolve the dispute over Western Sahara. Panama’s Minister of Foreign Affairs ...

The Morocco Ambassador Mohamed Maliki has hoped that India will join his country's autonomy plan on the Western Sahara issue and has welcomed the UK recognising the over 15 years old initiative.

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 ...

The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) has once again reiterated its unwavering support for Morocco’s sovereignty over the Sahara region, reaffirming its long-standing position during the latest ...

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) ...

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 ...

Accra announced on Thursday that it would endorse Morocco's autonomy plan for the disputed region, ending several decades of recognition of the independence-seeking Sarahwi Arab Democratic Republic.

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 ...