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But another, potentially positive development has taken place, too. In an October 2024 briefing to the UN Security Council, Staffan de Mistura, the secretary-general’s Western Sahara envoy, issued an unexpected

World Report 2024: Morocco and Western Sahara

After years of fighting, the Sahrawi people remain committed to organizing a referendum under UN resolutions, which will put an end to the last colony in Africa, she

Western Sahara edges closer to renewed conflict

Some of the indigenous Sahrawi population rebelled against their new rulers, supported by Morocco’s neighbor Algeria. The dispute has rumbled on to this day, with long

From 5 to 7 June, parties to the Western Sahara conflict met for the seventh round of informal talks. April 2011. The Council adopted resolution 1979 on 27 April, extending

Authorities constrain human rights and independence activists in Western Sahara via harassment, surveillance, and in some cases lengthy imprisonment after unfair trials.

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In an unprecedented move, over 30 British MPs sent a letter to Lord David Cameron, the UK’s Foreign Secretary, last week, urging him to recognize the Moroccan

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The European Court of Justice ruled on Friday that the European Commission had breached the right of people in Western Sahara to self-determination by concluding trade deals with Morocco.

The UN Security Council is expected to revisit the status of Western Sahara at its upcoming meeting in October 2024, as the mandate for the UN Mission for the Referendum in

University of Deusto, Donostia-San Sebastian Campus, 9-10 May 2024. Hosted by the International Academic Observatory on Western Sahara (OUISO) Western Sahara remains

The people of Western Sahara must be allowed to decide their future freely. Anything less is a betrayal — not only of them, but of the African continent’s enduring promise

The U.N. envoy for Western Sahara, Staffan de Mistura, has floated the idea of dividing the territory between Morocco and the Polisario front as a solution to the near five

The long-dormant conflict over the disputed territory of Western Sahara has experienced a resurgence in recent years, posing new challenges to regional stability. The 2020 collapse of a 1991 cease-fire brokered by the

The Western Sahara conflict has resulted in severe human-rights abuses, constantly reported by external reporters and human rights activists, [65] most notably the displacement of tens of

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For Morocco’s King Mohammed VI, this summer could go down in history. For five decades, the Western Sahara, a territory to the south of the country, has been at the center of

The situation in Western Sahara continued to be characterised by tensions and low-intensity hostilities between Morocco and the Frente Popular para la Liberación de Saguía

On 9 November 2024, the Polisario Front reportedly launched four missiles at Mahbes, a Moroccan-controlled town in Western Sahara near the Algerian border. The

This was a Secretary-General’s report concerning Western Sahara. 3 October 2022 S/2022/733: This was a Secretary-General’s report concerning Western Sahara. Selected

France has backed Morocco’s autonomy plan for the disputed Western Sahara, shifting a decades-old position and adding itself to a growing list of countries to align with

In the wake of Spain’s departure, Morocco asserted its claim to sovereignty, sparking a conflict with the Polisario Front, which sought independence for the Sahrawi people.

Morocco has claimed authority over Western Sahara since 1975, but the United Nations considers it a “non-self-governing territory.” Morocco controls the most populous area along the Atlantic

The U.N. is pushing for a plan to split Western Sahara as a possible solution to the long-standing conflict in the region.

Stay on top of Western Sahara latest developments on the ground with Al Jazeera’s fact-based news, exclusive video footage, photos and updated maps.

The Western Sahara conflict has been described as a ‘frozen conflict’ and as ‘decolonisation’s last stand.’ Despite the multiple ceasefires throughout its history, the conflict has not been fully resolved. Since 1974,

P for Plunder 2024 With data from 2023-Morocco’s exports of phosphate from occupied Western Sahara Published: 2024 Download here (pdf) This report is also available in

Sovereignty over Western Sahara: present and future Morocco’s role in the region’s destiny and France’s stance in the complex regional issue. 17 November 2024,

See the Freedom in the World 2024 score and learn about democracy and freedom in Western Sahara.

After the UN Security Council adopted Resolution No. 2756, the Algerian government and the Polisario Front avoided negotiations about Western Sahara. This decision

RABAT, May 26 (Reuters) – Kenya said on Monday it supports Morocco’s plan to give the disputed region of Western Sahara autonomy under the North African kingdom’s

The United Nations envoy to Western Sahara has proposed dividing the territory between Morocco and the pro-independence Polisario Front in order to resolve the decades

The situation in Western Sahara, the last colony in Africa, took centre stage today in the Fourth Committee (Special Political and Decolonization) as petitioners from both sides

According to a 29 October 2023 Reuters article, four explosions struck the city of Smara, which is located in the disputed territory, on the same day, killing one person and

According to the 2024 Secretary-General Report on Sahara (2024 Report), the biggest challenge may be the absence of progress in reaching a political solution to the Sahara