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• U.S. Criticized for Backing Morocco Over W. Sahara Dispute

  

  The Trump Administration's decision to recognise Kingdom of Morocco's sovereignty over the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (SADR), in exchange for Morocco's recognition of ... Read more »

  • Western Sahara: Top U.S. Republican Condemns Trump Action on W. Sahara as 'Rash And Cynical'
  • Western Sahara: Biden Must Backtrack Over U.S. Support for Morocco Claim to Western Sahara - Polisario

• Western Sahara Rebels 'Detain Kidnap Suspects'

  

  Western Saharan rebels have detained people who were "acting on behalf of a criminal organization" in the October kidnapping of three Europeans in Algeria. Read more »

  • Western Sahara: Rebels 'Detain Kidnap Suspects'
  • Morocco: Western Sahara Kidnappings - Unpacking Country's Propaganda

• Morocco, Israel Normalise Ties As U.S. Shifts on Western Sahara

  

  Morocco is set to resume relations with Israel - and the United States has granted a key concession on Western Sahara, Deutsche Welle reports. Moroccan King Mohammed VI annou Read more »

  • Morocco: Blunt Dealmaking in Morocco Highlights U.S. Disregard for African Affairs
  • Morocco: Israel, Morocco to Normalise Relations 'With Minimal Delay'

• Western Sahara Attacking Moroccan Military Bases - Report

  

  Moroccan army bases have reportedly come under attack from the Sahrawi People's Liberation Army units in recent days. The latest being an attack on the 13th base of the 67th legion ... Read more »

  • Morocco: Time to End the Global Silence On Western Sahara
  • Western Sahara: Sahrawi People's Liberation Army Carries Out Attacks On Moroccan Enemy Bases

• South Africa Takes Offence at Morocco's Western Sahara Claims

  

  The South African government has allegedly taken offence to an article published by the Moroccan Press Agency which said that South Africa had been completely isolated during a UN ... Read more »

  • Africa: Morocco and South Africa Renew War of Words Over Western Sahara
  • Morocco: 'South Africa's Stance Resonates With Most Countries Who Have Experienced Colonialism and Occupation'

• Time to Resolve the ‘Sandbox War’

  

  Since Morocco seized its phosphate-rich southern neighbour, the former Spanish colony of Western Sahara, in 1975, Sahrawi activists have resisted Moroccan rule. Sixteen years of ... Read more »

  • North Africa: End Morocco's Occupation of Western Sahara Now
  • Morocco: Investigate Brutal Crackdown on Sahrawi Protesters

• Why Western Sahara Divides Africa

  

  Southern African countries which back the Sahrawi people's struggle for independence from Morocco held a solidarity conference in Pretoria this week, while Morocco held a rival ... Read more »

  • Africa: Why Western Sahara Remains One of Africa's Most Divisive Political Issues
  • Western Sahara: Southern Africa Declares Solidarity With Western Sahara

• SADC Leaders Demand Self-Rule, Decolonisation of Western Sahara

  

  The Solidarity Conference by the Southern African Development Community in support of the decolonisation of Western Sahara and the holding of a referendum on self-determination for ... Read more »

  • Africa: Decolonising Africa's Last Colony - South Africa and Morocco Exchange Verbal Fire Across the Continent
  • Africa: Africa Not Free Until Western Sahara Is Decolonised

• UN Urged to Take Concrete Action Towards Peace in Western Sahara

  

  The Polisario Front United Nations Representative Dr Sidi Omar has urged Security Council members to take concrete action to move towards direct negotiations between the Front and ... Read more »

  • Western Sahara: UN Security Council Urged to Take Steps to Build Momentum in Peace Talks
  • Western Sahara: Algeria and South Africa Renew Their Support to Saharawi People Right to Self-Determination and Freedom

• UN Talks on Western Sahara Ended Well - Envoy

  

  The first UN-led talks in six years over the disputed Western Sahara-region concluded on a positive note on Thursday in Geneva, where the organisation's representative Horst ... Read more »

  • North Africa: 'Peaceful Solution' to Western Sahara Conflict Is Possible - UN Envoy
  • Africa: First UN-Sponsored Western Sahara Talks in Six Years Begin in Geneva