Former South African president Jacob Zuma breaks with the African National Congress (ANC) pro-Western Sahara policy.

Western Sahara has been on the United Nations list of Non-Self-Governing Territories since the 1960s when it was a Spanish colony. Morocco virtually annexed the northern two-thirds of Western ...

Morocco regressed on human rights in several areas in 2015, and advanced in few. Restrictions tightened on human rights groups, both domestic and international; at least two Moroccans spent the ...

The monarchy won independence for the country in the 1950s; LAAYOUNE, Western Sahara — Sultana Khaya is covered in bruises.

Western Sahara is occupied by Morocco, a country where King Muhammad VI has ... “The soldiers from Western Sahara know the country, and we fight for the freedom of our people.

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.

However, during his final weeks in office in December 2020, Trump shocked the international community by formally recognizing the Moroccan annexation of Western Sahara—the first country to do so.

An archway in the entrance of Dakhla carries an image of Morocco's King Mohammed VI, in Western Sahara, Monday, Dec. 21, 2020. Credit: AP/Mosa'ab Elshamy By The Associated Press June 1, 2025 3:25 pm ...

France says it is committed to the rules-based order. In the Morocco-Western Sahara conflict, it chose short-term political benefits instead. The post France's Shift on Western Sahara Comes With a ...

Deputy Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita of Morocco told the website Le Desk on Feb. 5 that his country will "never recognize" Western Sahara's independence. AU leaders admitted Morocco at a summit ...

For example, on October 9, they expelled Carlos Beristain, a Spanish expert on human rights in Western Sahara, and two other Spaniards who the Saharan Association of Victims of Grave Human Rights ...

The United Kingdom is shifting its stance on the disputed Western Sahara, backing Morocco's plan to offer its people limited autonomy under Moroccan sovereignty.