Morocco has also won backing from Western Sahara's former colonial power Spain, as well as Israel and more than two dozen ...

French Culture Minister Rachida Dati's visit to Western Sahara showcases support for Morocco's sovereignty over the region, amid longstanding conflict with the Algerian-backed Polisario Front. France, ...

Western Sahara is currently occupied by Morocco, but before that it was controlled by Spain. As early as the 15th century, Spain began to exploit the rich fishing waters off the Saharan coast. But as ...

Western Sahara is effectively ... PF are separated by a massive sand wall known as “The Berm” which contains millions of landmines and is dotted with Moroccan outposts. However, decades ...

RFI: Why is Western Sahara considered Africa's last colony ... From her refugee camp, Hassan sang against occupation, forced displacement and Morocco's 2,700-kilometre defensive wall, built with ...

[AFP] Morocco's Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita said Monday that a recent proposal by a United Nations envoy to partition the disputed territory of Western Sahara was "unacceptable", citing past ...

He also said the United States would recognize Moroccan sovereignty over Western Sahara, a territory to Morocco’s south that the northwest African kingdom has controlled since the 1970s.

It built a sand wall around most of the territory ahead of a ceasefire ... That has been the reason for opposition to the EU's fishing agreement with Morocco which allows Western Sahara fish to enter ...

Young protestors in Western Sahara's main city of Laayoune clashed with Moroccan security forces, according to Agence France-Presse Tuesday. The demonstrators allegedly torched a police vehicle ...

[Courtesy] Morocco's Ambassador to Kenya, Dr El Mokhtar Ghambou now says Kenya should reconsider its position recognising Western Sahara as a ... it must get beyond the wall of these institutions ...