Mr Wetang’ula’s position contradicts that of the Kenya Kwanza government which his party is a coalition partner. Kenya ...

The government of the Saharawi Republic has called on the United Nations, the African Union and Nigeria to impress on Morocco to conduct a referendum to determine its status.Mohamed Yeslem Beisat, ...

Officals in Niger say armed men have killed 34 soldiers in western Niger near the tri-state border with Mali and Burkina Faso ...

Guest: Stephen Zunes is Professor of Politics and International Studies at the University of San Francisco where he chairs the program in Middle Eastern Studies.  He is the author of “Tinderbox: U.S.

At the 59th session of the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva on Tuesday, a group of 40 countries issued a joint declaration ...

Undergraduate Elyse Venerable won the Chancellor's Award and Dean's Award for her research using strontium isotope analysis ...

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 ...

Over the years, infrastructure has been built to accommodate the tens of thousands of Saharawi refugees who live in the camps, but it remains a temporary shelter for those who dream of returning to ...

An independent Western Sahara run by Polisario Front would likely turn into another source of regional insecurity.

But the southeastern town near the border with Mali is vulnerable to the ravages of the Sahara's extreme conditions. In the punishing heat, piles of stone and walls that are ripped open bear ...

Speaking in Rabat, Ghana’s foreign minister, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, formally announced the change in Accra’s position on the Western Sahara dispute, following talks with his Moroccan counterpart, ...

The plan has so far not been accepted by the Algeria-backed Polisario front, which controls around 30% of the territory in Western Sahara, with the rest largely being under Moroccan control.