Morocco has controlled Western Sahara since 1979. The Algeria-backed Polisario Front is pushing for its independence. Last active fighting was in 1991 but the status of the territory is not settled and approximately 100,000 refugees are living in Algeria.

 

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modernghana.com	UN envoy calls off W. Sahara trip amid Morocco dispute	05/18
af.reuters.com	Morocco slams "biased" UN Western Sahara envoy	05/18
dailystar.com.lb	Morocco, opposition group clash over UN envoy	05/18
af.reuters.com	Morocco slams "biased" U.N. Western Sahara envoy	05/17
voanews.com	African Jihadist Group Threatens To Kill Spanish Hostage	05/17
english.alarabiya.net	Morocco says it no longer has confidence in U.N. envoy	05/17
english.alarabiya.net	Morocco says it no longer has confidence in U.N. envoy	05/16
allafrica.com	Morocco: No Action On Police Beating of Rights Worker	05/16
hrw.org	Morocco/Western Sahara: No Action on Police Beating of Rights Worker	05/15
daralhayat.com	Concern for Syria	05/13
economist.com	Topic page: Western Sahara	05/09
magharebia.com	Spanish documentary wins Western Sahara film festival	05/06
magharebia.com	Western Sahara film festival opens in Dakhla	05/03
modernghana.com	Islamists demand 45 mln euros for hostages	05/02
allafrica.com	Morocco: Can War Bring Freedom for the Saharawi People?	04/27
pambazuka.org	UN Security Council pushes the Saharawi people to resume war to get their freedom	04/26
modernghana.com	S. Africa blasts UN powers over Western Sahara rights	04/24
af.reuters.com	UN council renews contentious W.Sahara mission	04/24
allafrica.com	Morocco: UN Must Include Human Rights Component to Minurso	04/23
af.reuters.com	UN set to renew Western Sahara force despite criticism	04/23
pambazuka.org	UN must include human rights component to MINURSO	04/19
allafrica.com	Africa: Remarks by Ambassador Rice at UN Security Council on Western Sahara, Sudan	04/19
mg.co.za	Ki-moon says Western Sahara mission undermined	04/18
af.reuters.com	S.Africa outraged by changes to UN Western Sahara report	04/18
modernghana.com	UN says Western Sahara mission being 'undermined'	04/17
today.az	Azerbaijan-Morocco relations mulled	04/17
huffingtonpost.com	Ben Barber: Killing Journalists and Aid Workers	04/15
dailymail.co.uk	Miriam Clegg paid £400 an hour by mining giant accused of trampling on rights of Saharan tribesmen	04/14
scoop.co.nz	Australians Demand Human Rights for Western Sahara	04/14
globalsecurity.org	UN launches first flight in expanded family visits for Western Sahara refugees	04/13
af.reuters.com	UPDATE 1-Morocco may have spied on Western Sahara mission-UN	04/12
un.org	UN launches first flight in expanded family visits for Western Sahara refugees	04/12
scoop.co.nz	UN: Expanded Family Visits for W. Sahara Refugees	04/12
scoop.co.nz	Human rights for Western Sahara – the time is now!	04/11
modernghana.com	MINURSO marked the International Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action	04/10
africanpress.me	Niger is a troubled Nation	04/03
today.az	Azerbaijan-Morocco cooperation should be strengthened	04/03
unmultimedia.org	UN / MINE ACTION DAY ADVANCER : In advance of International Landmine Awareness Day, United Nations (UN) Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said the global event "shines a spotlight on the horrendous damage inflicted by mines." UNMAS / UNTV	04/02
english.pravda.ru	Saharawi heroic fight continues	03/30
appablog.wordpress.com	Roundtable – The Western Sahara Crisis: Why U.S. Leadership is Needed Now	03/30
pambazuka.org	Notes from Western Sahara	03/29
magharebia.com	Tunisia backs Maghreb Union	03/28
north-africa.com	Algerians and Moroccans Use Cyber Attacks to Settle their Political Feuds	03/28
pambazuka.org	Siemens makes illegal windmill deal in occupied Western Sahara	03/22
af.reuters.com	Still no breakthrough in Western Sahara talks	03/14
diplomatie.gouv.fr	Western Sahara : France supports Morocco’s Autonomy Plan (14.03.12)	03/14
dw.de	No progress on fate of Western Sahara	03/14
speroforum.com	UN Western Sahara envoy to embark on regional visit in May	03/14
magharebia.com	Stalemate continues in Western Sahara negotiations	03/14
af.reuters.com	Still no breakthrough in Western Sahara talks	03/13
magharebia.com	Western Sahara talks end without breakthrough	03/13
un.org	UN Western Sahara envoy to embark on regional visit in May	03/13
magharebia.com	Western Sahara talks open in Manhasset	03/11
africanpress.me	The year looks bad in Niger	03/10
today.az	Azerbaijan-Morocco cooperation mulled	03/08
thetakeaway.org	Fighting For Women's Rights in the Western Sahara	03/08
strategypage.com	COUNTER-TERRORISM: Terrorists Terrorizing Other Terrorists	03/06
irinnews.org	NIGER: Nassamu Malan, “This year is also looking bad”	03/05
english.alarabiya.net	West African Qaeda group demand $39 million to free European hostages	03/04
modernghana.com	Islamists want 30 mln euros to free Western hostages: source	03/03
timeslive.co.za	Algerian Islamists want 30 million euros to free western hostages	03/03
english.alarabiya.net	West African Qaeda group demand $39 million to free European hostages	03/03
allafrica.com	Western Sahara: Talks on Dispute With Morocco to Resume	02/25
modernghana.com	UN to hold talks between Morocco and rebel group	02/24
speroforum.com	UN announces next round of talks to try to resolve Western Sahara dispute	02/24
pambazuka.org	Western Sahara: Refugee starvation ‘could trigger new war’	02/23
todayszaman.com	Qatar: Impossible to understand	02/18
magharebia.com	Western Sahara talks slated for mid-March	02/18
gulf-times.com	Algeria urges neighbours to fight terror and crime	02/18
thedailynewsegypt.com	EU parliament approves agri trade deal with Morocco	02/17
af.reuters.com	EU parliament approves agri trade deal with Morocco	02/16
pambazuka.org	Western Sahara: fresh brutality from occupying force	02/16
foxnews.com	Germany arrests alleged Moroccan spy	02/15
monstersandcritics.com	Germany arrests Moroccan in Berlin on suspicion of spying	02/15
english.pravda.ru	EU and illegal deals in Morocco	02/14
thedailynewsegypt.com	Kuwait Energy makes 15th oil well discovery	02/12
euronews.net	North African union proposal resurrected by leaders	02/12
magharebia.com	Marzouki tours Maghreb	02/12
france24.com	Tunisia president in Morocco to promote Maghreb union	02/08
themalaysianinsider.com	Giant dust cloud chokes West Africa	02/08
af.reuters.com	Giant dust cloud chokes west Africa	02/08
af.reuters.com	Giant dust cloud chokes west Africa	02/08
af.reuters.com	Giant dust cloud chokes west Africa	02/08
af.reuters.com	Giant dust cloud chokes west Africa	02/08
modernghana.com	Tunisia president in drive to revive Maghreb union	02/07
english.alarabiya.net	New Tunisian president to go on regional tour	02/07
fpif.org	Syrian Repression, the Chinese-Russian Veto, and U.S. Hypocrisy	02/07
english.alarabiya.net	Tunisia president in morocco to promote Maghreb union	02/07
english.alarabiya.net	New Tunisian president to go on regional tour	02/06
sanhati.com	Feb 4: Africa Awakening, the Emerging Revolutions	02/04
english.pravda.ru	Greenpeace: Mercadona is one of the worst firms of 2011	02/01
telegraph.co.uk	King of Morocco to be biggest benefactor of EU trade agreement	01/29
allafrica.com	Africa: The Western Sahara and North African People's Power	01/26
france24.com	ALGERIA - MOROCCO: Moroccan FM in fence-mending trip to Algeria	01/24
monstersandcritics.com	LEAD: Protests as trial starts for Spanish judge who probed Franco	01/24
allafrica.com	Morocco: Repression Undercuts Reform Pledges	01/24
monstersandcritics.com	Trial of judge who investigated Franco illegal, says lawyer	01/24
timesofoman.com	Moroccan foreign minister in fence-mending Algeria trip	01/23
hrw.org	Morocco: Repression Undercuts Reform Pledges	01/22
allafrica.com	Africa: Western Sahara - Denial of Self-Determination and Human Rights Abuses	01/20