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Dec 26, 2023 · The Western Sahara is a disputed territory located in North Africa. The area is officially under the control of Morocco but remains de facto independent and its day-to-day life is largely dictated by the indigenous Sahrawis people.
Today the conflict is dominated by unarmed civil campaigns of the Polisario Front and their self-proclaimed SADR state to gain fully recognized independence for Western Sahara. The conflict escalated after the withdrawal of Spain from the Spanish Sahara in accordance with the Madrid Accords.
Aug 3, 2023 · The conflict between Morocco and the Western Sahara’s pro-independence Polisario Front goes back to the end of Spanish colonial rule. It was ignited in 1975 after Spain relinquished control of Spanish Sahara, later known as Western Sahara.
From the 11th to the 19th centuries, Western Sahara was one of the links between the sub-Saharan and North African regions. During the 11th century, the Sanhaja tribal confederation allied with the Lamtuna tribe to found the Almoravid dynasty.
Western Sahara, formerly Spanish Sahara, Territory, northwestern Africa. Area: 105,020 sq mi (272,000 sq km). Population: (2024 est.) 632,200. Capital: Laayoune. Little is known of the area’s prehistory, though rock engravings in southern locations suggest a succession of nomadic groups.
Jan 13, 2023 · Western Sahara is the territory in north-west Africa bordered by Morocco in the north, Algeria and Mauritania in the east and the Atlantic Ocean to the west. A former Spanish...
Sep 8, 2023 · Morocco annexed Western Sahara, a former Spanish colony in 1975, sparking a conflict with the pro-independence Polisario Front. The region is believed to have considerable offshore oil deposits and mineral resources and is slightly larger than the United Kingdom.
