The ongoing conflict over Moroccan Sahara is costing the international community more than ever, with the mission known as MINURSO set to receive over $71 million for the 2025–2026 period, according ...

In a controversial shift, the UK and Kenya recently endorsed Morocco's autonomy plan for Western Sahara in return for investment deals, disregarding the Sahrawi people's internationally recognized ...

On 30 April, the mandate of the United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara (MINURSO) – which has been tasked since 1991 with maintaining a ceasefire and monitoring Africa’s longest ...

Oil fields found off the coast of the of Western Sahara have raised the profile of this disputed territory. Among the first indications of this was the United Nations Security Council vote in March to ...

Here are key dates in the history of the Western Sahara, as the United Nations prepares to convene ... force ending 16 years of war under the watch of UN peacekeeping mission Minurso, which is charged ...

Standing atop a small dune deep in the Sahara Desert, a team of scientists stared at a freshly opened grave. Three human skeletons lay on their sides, as though they’d drifted off to sleep in ...

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — A massive cloud of dust from the Sahara Desert blanketed most of the Caribbean on Monday in the biggest event of its kind this year as it heads toward the United States.

A large Sahara dust cloud is stretching across the Caribbean toward the US. It’s the most significant dust event of the year so far, according to meteorologists. Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi ...

The UK Government will adopt a new UK policy position towards Western Sahara, supporting a “mutually-agreed solution” that respects the principle of self-determination. The policy was announced during ...