though Mauritania and Algeria had to fight bloody wars for their own independence. Spain finally withdrew from Western Sahara in 1975 after the death of fascist dictator General Franco. But it handed ...

The regional bloc also undertook to raise the issue of Western Sahara in all multilateral ...

Talks to resolve the conflict over Western Sahara should take place on the sole basis of a Moroccan plan that would give the ...

The Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (SADR) has been fighting for independence from Morocco for years now. SADR controls a portion of Western Sahara located east of the Moroccan Wall. SADR claims ...

(Bloomberg) -- The group fighting for Western Sahara’s independence warned it may ramp up military attacks as Morocco looks to consolidate control of the disputed territory after securing US and ...

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 ...

The Saharawi Youth Union, advocating for the independence of Western Sahara, together with the International Service for Human Rights, urged the UN Human Rights Council on Monday to “take action” and ...

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But Morocco has refused to allow a vote in which independence is an option and the showdown has been frozen. Spain pulled out of Western Sahara in 1975, but after decades of neutrality ...

has refused to take part in roundtables convened by the U.N. envoy to Western Sahara and insists on holding a referendum with independence as an option. REUTERS Join ST's Telegram channel and get ...