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"Hop on board the 'Backbone of the Sahara' with filmmaker Macgregor for an incredible journey through the stunning Western ...
The dispute over Western Sahara – roughly 100,000 square miles of sparsely populated land to the south of Morocco and Algeria, and to the west of Mauritania – has become an "intricate" and ...
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 long-standing conflict over Western Sahara—a resource-rich but sparsely populated desert region—traces its origins to the colonial era, much like many disputes in the Middle East and Africa.
Since 1991, the United Nations has led a series of fruitless efforts to resolve the standoff over Western Sahara. A swath of desert about the size of the entire United Kingdom, Western Sahara is ...
A powerful new documentary at France's Fipadoc festival reveals Western Sahara's fight for independence through the story of Mariem Hassan, whose music became the voice of her people's resistance ...
Interview - A powerful new documentary at France's Fipadoc festival reveals Western Sahara's fight for independence through the story of Mariem Hassan, whose music became the voice of her people's ...
Morocco and Mauritania occupied the main towns and oases of Western Sahara, and the POLISARIO's tactics were to attack these fortifications and attack enemy transports. A key target was the phosphate ...
Western Sahara was an overseas Spanish colony from the 1880s until the mid-1970s. Mauritania and Morocco both laid claim to the territory after Spain withdrew, partitioning it between them.
The Trump administration faces a historic opportunity to resolve the Western Sahara conflict. Centered on a disputed territory along North Africa’s Atlantic seaboard, where Morocco and the ...
Lakemfa lamented that recent diplomatic missteps, including Nigeria’s Ministry of Green Energy visit to Morocco without recognising Western Sahara’s sovereignty, have raised eyebrows.
King Hassan II had appealed to the Moroccan public so that they could regain what they had lost against Spain. Over 350,000 Moroccans convened and marched toward Western Sahara. The march began on Nov ...