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 conference. AllAfrica's publishing partners report on the divisions in the African Union over the issue since Morocco joined the union in 2017,

Sparsely populated Western Sahara consists mainly of desert.

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