provided for a transitional period for the reparation of a referendum in which the people of Western Sahara would choose between independence and integration with Morocco.

The long-standing conflict over Western Sahara—a resource-rich but sparsely populated desert region—traces its origins to the colonial era, much like ...

As South Africa commemorates Human Rights Day, we must reflect on the ongoing struggle for self-determination faced by the ...

President Mnangagwa, who is also the Chairperson of the Southern African Development Community (SADC), has rallied the people ...

The occupied Western Sahara, which is about the size of the United Kingdom, is the last African colonial state yet to achieve independence, often called 'Africa's last colony'. The region was ...

Algeria's Tebboune recently changed his tone, suggesting that his country has confidence in the France president to resolve the rift ...

Morocco’s Ambassador to the United States, Youssef Amrani, met with Timothy A. Lenderking, Senior Bureau Official for Near Eastern Affairs at the US Department of State, in Washington on Monday ...

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Morocco and Mauritania were meant to share Western Sahara when Spain relinquished control, but in 1976 the Polisario Front proclaimed the independence of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (SADR ...