The Western Sahara is the most sparsely populated territory in Africa, much of it desert. On the surface, it appears to have ...

Western Sahara is a sparsely-populated area of mostly desert situated on the northwest coast of Africa. A former Spanish colony, it was annexed by Morocco in 1975.

A valuable historical testimony from a senior Spanish official revealed how France conspired with the Moroccan regime to harm ...

WHILE the eyes of the world are fixed upon the genocide in Gaza, the 50th anniversary of another neocolonial conflict has gone relatively unnoticed. In 1975, Morocco annexed the adjacent territory of ...

The international legal record on Western Sahara has been clear and consistent. In 1975, the International Court of Justice issued an opinion on the matter at Morocco’s own request. It stated ...

I have just completed reading the 2025 Saharawi Observatory for Natural Resources and Environmental (SONREP) Report, titled ...

Morocco plans to build a 500 megawatt state-owned data center powered by renewable energy in Dakhla, Western Sahara, as part of its strategy to strengthen data st ...

A recent visit by the U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon to refugee camps for people displaced by the Western Sahara conflict has stirred up tensions in the 40-year dispute.

Often depicting animals in motion, kinetic portraits, and expressive hands, Taquen’s expansive works exude momentum. The ...

France now views the contested Western Sahara territory as part of Morocco. The change has little to do with reviving the peace process. The post The U.S., France and Spain Are Deluding Themselves ...

World News Briefs;Western Sahara Vote Is Put in Doubt by U.N. The United Nations has begun closing voter registration offices in the disputed Western Sahara, officials said today, making it ...

The Western Sahara is a “territory in the process of decolonization” according to the U.N. It was a Spanish colony until 1975, ...