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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. The Western Sahara borders the nations of Morocco, Algeria, and Mauritania.
The Western Sahara conflict is an ongoing conflict between the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic/Polisario Front and the Kingdom of Morocco. The conflict originated from an insurgency by the Polisario Front against Spanish colonial forces from 1973 to 1975 and the subsequent Western Sahara War against Morocco between 1975 and 1991.
Aug 3, 2023 · Report. August 3, 2023. The Western Sahara conflict: A fragile path to negotiations. By Riccardo Fabiani. The long-dormant conflict over the disputed territory of Western Sahara has experienced a resurgence in recent years, posing new challenges to regional stability.
What is now Western Sahara was a dry savanna area during classical antiquity, where independent tribes like the Pharusii and the Perorsi led a semi-nomadic life facing a growing desertification. Romans made explorations toward this area and probably reached, with Suetonius Paulinus , the area of Adrar .
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 colony, it’s...
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.
Western Sahara: a 'peaceful solution’ to conflict is possible, says UN envoy. By: UN News. Photo Credits:UN Photo/Martine Perret. Peacekeepers have been stationed in Western Sahara since...
