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December 14, 2020       Share:    

Source: https://news.yahoo.com/disputed-western-sahara-spotlight-us-213909113.html

Spotlight on the Disputed Western Sahara

(AP) The territory of Western Sahara, roughly the size of Colorado, along Africa's Atlantic coast south of Morocco, has a population of 600,000 people. The area was colonized by Spain in the 19th century and Morocco annexed it in 1975. The pro-independence Polisario Front, representing the local Sahrawi population and backed by Algeria, fought Moroccan forces for years for control of the territory. UN peace-keeping forces have been in place since 1991. Morocco has proposed wide-ranging autonomy for Western Sahara.

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