Sahrawi men and women at a meeting of party leaders in Laayoune, a city in the territory of Western Sahara. Youssef Boudlal/Reuters The following interview is with Fatma El Mehdi, one of eight ...

The U.N. Security Council is expected to vote on a resolution backing Morocco’s claim to the disputed Western Sahara.

Utilizing interdisciplinary and multimethodological approaches, this essay explores women’s roles in buttressing the political cohesion of secessionist movements in postcolonial Africa. It argues that ...

South of the Algerian town of Tindouf on the border with Western Sahara are five refugee camps. The camps are home to the Sahrawi people of Western Sahara and are administered by their freedom ...

Rabat - Thousands of Moroccans living in France are preparing to take part in a large celebration march in Paris on Sunday to ...

Moroccan security forces repeatedly beat and abused people they detained during disturbances in Western Sahara earlier this month, Human Rights Watch said Friday. RABAT, Nov 26, 2010 (AFP) - Moroccan ...

Protesters take part in a demonstration called by the Democratic Labor Organization (ODT) for better working conditions and retirement in Rabat, February 7, 2016. The sign reads, "Retirement at 60".

TINDOUF, Algeria, March 1 (Reuters) - Generations of young Sahrawis have grown up in Algeria's remote desert refugee camps largely forgotten by the outside world and now see no prospect of an ...

The United Nations Security Council is due to vote on Friday on a resolution stating that genuine autonomy for Western Sahara under Moroccan sovereignty "could constitute a most feasible solution" to ...

TINDOUF, Algeria, June 28 (UNHCR) - The UN refugee agency's pilot project of family visits to and from Western Sahara has gotten off the ground, with more than 800 participants so far and another ...