November 1, 2025 9:10 AM
UN calls for Western Sahara talks based on Morocco’s autonomy plan
The United Nations Security Council adopted a resolution on Friday stating that genuine autonomy for Western Sahara under Moroccan sovereignty could be the most feasible solution to Rabat's 50-year conflict with the Algeria-backed Polisario Front. Western Sahara, a tract of desert the size of Britain, has been the scene of Africa's longest-running territorial dispute since colonial power Spain left in 1975. The U.N. Security Council, in a U.S.-drafted text, called for the parties to engage in ...
