With its leader under fire after a visit to Morocco and flying the South African flag, the MK party argues that Western ...

Portugal renewed its support for Morocco’s territorial integrity, describing the Autonomy Plan as most serious basis for the ...

Former Cope leader Dennis Bloem criticises the ANC's apparent hypocrisy in condemning Jacob Zuma's recent comments on Western Sahara, calling for accountability and reflection on past decisions ...

Western Sahara has been on the United Nations list of Non-Self-Governing Territories since the 1960s when it was a Spanish colony. Morocco virtually annexed the northern two-thirds of Western ...

In 1975, colonial power Spain abandoned Western Sahara, ... France remains a significant importer of Algerian gas and the North African country’s biggest investor outside of the energy sector.

The monarchy won independence for the country in the 1950s; LAAYOUNE, Western Sahara — Sultana Khaya is covered in bruises.

Morocco regressed on human rights in several areas in 2015, and advanced in few. Restrictions tightened on human rights groups, both domestic and international; at least two Moroccans spent the ...

An archway in the entrance of Dakhla carries an image of Morocco's King Mohammed VI, in Western Sahara, Monday, Dec. 21, 2020. Credit: AP/Mosa'ab Elshamy By The Associated Press June 1, 2025 3:25 pm ...

A LMOST 50 YEARS have passed since Morocco claimed sovereignty over Western Sahara, a slice of land that stretches for 900km along the Atlantic coast to the country’s south. The Polisario Front ...

Western Sahara is occupied by Morocco, a country where King Muhammad VI has ... “The soldiers from Western Sahara know the country, and we fight for the freedom of our people.

However, during his final weeks in office in December 2020, Trump shocked the international community by formally recognizing the Moroccan annexation of Western Sahara—the first country to do so.

Human rights conditions deteriorated overall in 2009 in Morocco, although the country continued to have a lively civil society and independent press. The government, aided by complaisant courts ...