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

In an October 2024 briefing to the UN Security Council, Staffan de Mistura, the secretary-general’s Western Sahara envoy, issued an unexpected recommendation to resolve the 50-year conflict: partition ...

The waters off the disputed Western Sahara's 690-mile (1,110-kilometer) coastline are rich in fish, such as sardines and sardinella. Morocco also has fishing agreements with Japan and Russia.

France's President Emmanuel Macron has told Morocco's parliament that he believes Western Sahara should be under Moroccan sovereignty, and has pledged to invest French money there. Western Sahara ...