The long-standing conflict over Western Sahara—a resource-rich but sparsely populated desert region—traces its origins to the colonial era, much like ...

On March 14, 2022, in a letter addressed to King Mohammed VI, Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez announced his support for Morocco’s autonomy plan for Western Sahara.

Since the beginning of the year, Morocco has expelled several Spanish citizens from the cities of Laayoune and Dakhla, who came to «learn about the human rights situation in Western Sahara».

In North Africa, the Sahrawi people of Western Sahara have long been denied self-determination, first under Spanish colonialism and then under Morocco’s occupation since 1975. Decades after the ...

Thanks to manoeuvring by the United States, the prospects for peace and self determination for Western Sahara have suffered a serious setback, writes Vijay Prashad. Moroccan authorities have set in ...

The Spanish Foreign Minister José Manuel Albares said that his country and Morocco are experiencing the most robust ...

2025 marks 50 years since Morocco invaded Western Sahara, a former Spanish colony on the west coast of Africa. Najla: We are not celebrating, we are mourning, you know, 50 years of exile, 50 years of ...

Western Sahara was a Spanish colony from 1884 to 1975 and never experienced sovereign statehood prior to colonial occupation. In 1975, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) acknowledged the right ...

The Western Sahara issue has been a source of tensions between Algeria and Morocco for some five decades. The issue began in 1975 after the Spanish colonial withdrawal from the region, and the ...