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Western Sahara

  • South Africa's Deputy Minister of International Relations and Cooperation on a visit to a Saharawi Refugee Camp in Tindouf in 2018. Credit: DIRCO.
    Living in TranslationWestern Sahara

    Western Sahara: Natives of the desert, natives of Africa?

    By Malainin Lakhal
    May 10, 2019
    The identity of the Saharawi people is rooted not just in language, customs and history, but solidarity. This is the final article in the ...
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  • The election of France's new president Emmanuel Macron. was welcomed by many African leaders Credit: Jeso Carneiro.
    AlgeriaMoroccoPoliticsTunisiaWestern Sahara

    Macron and the Maghreb

    By Sabina Henneberg
    June 1, 2017
    Relations with North Africa may not be a priority for France’s new president, but they should be. As France’s presidential election this May captured ...
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  • MoroccoPoliticsWestern Sahara

    Why did the African Union readmit Morocco after its 33 years in the cold?

    By Celeste Hicks
    February 2, 2017
    Morocco’s readmission to the AU came on the back of a multi-faceted strategy to gain favour on the continent, particularly among West and Francophone countries. ...
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  • PoliticsWestern Sahara

    The scale of the UK’s involvement in Africa’s resources is staggering. So too is its disregard for the rights of those affected

    By Tom Lebert
    September 13, 2016
    Africa’s natural resources are being appropriated by foreign private interests who are leaving a devastating trail of social, environmental and human rights abuses in their ...
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  • PoliticsWestern Sahara

    “Only independence will restore us”: A Sahrawi refugee recalls Western Sahara’s invasion

    By Mohamedsalem Werad
    November 5, 2015
    40 years ago, thousands of Sahrawi were driven from their homes. Akhdaja Salak, who was 22 and pregnant at the time, describes the experience. ...
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  • PoliticsWestern Sahara

    40 years of hurt: The never-ending scandal of the Western Sahara

    By Richard Dowden
    November 5, 2015
    For Africa, the UN and the powers in the Security Council, the ongoing occupation of the Western Sahara is an embarrassment.  For Saharwis, it’s a profound injustice. ...
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