Western Sahara: Baker Resigns As UN Mediator After Seven Years

Dakar — Former US Secretary of State James Baker has resigned as the UN special envoy to the Western Sahara after trying without success for seven years to broker a political settlement for the desert territory which has been occupied by Morocco since 1976.

His departure was announced in a UN statement issued over the weekend.

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