Polisario

Spain

CONFLICT

Algerian banks halt trade with Spain over Western Sahara dispute

The Nomad Today 6/9/22

The Algerian presidential office said that Spain's position was contributing to the deterioration of the situation in Western Sahara and the region as a whole

Spain

FOREIGN RELATIONS

Spain accepts autonomous W Sahara within Morocco in historic shift

The Nomad Today 3/19/22

The Spanish left-wing party Unidas Podemos , junior partner of the Socialists in the governing coalition, criticized Sanchez's move and stressed that the wishes of the Western Sahara inhabitants…

Spain

DIPLOMATIC CONFLICT

Spain keeps head of Western Sahara independence movement out of jail

The Nomad Today/dpa 6/1/21

Spain, which ruled Western Sahara as a colonial power until 1975, does not recognize Morocco's territorial claims.

Spain

UPDATE - MIGRATORY CRISIS

Spain returns to Morocco 4,000 North Africans who entered illegally

The Nomad Today/dpa 5/18/21

In the past day, 8,000 migrants managed to walk along the coast to the border fence to Ceuta.

World

PRO-INDEPENDENCE

Polisario Front quits decades-old Western Sahara ceasefire

The Nomad Today/dpa 11/15/20

In 1975, Morocco took over Western Sahara after Spain withdrew from the region. The Polisario Front, which is backed by Algeria , demands an independence vote.