But sometimes, music from places like Mauritania and Western Sahara is just harsh; Dimi Mint Abba was the most popular artist in Mauritanian history, she was the mainstream. That’s part of what’s ...

Western Sahara Saharawi Aziza Brahim music Morocco Western Sahara’s unsung fight. 26 January 2016. Clyde Macfarlane. Clyde Macfarlane catches up with Aziza Brahim as she releases her third album, ...

A powerful new documentary at France's Fipadoc festival reveals Western Sahara's fight for independence through the story of Mariem Hassan, whose music became the voice of her people's resistance ...

His European tour has attracted folk fans and eclectic music lovers alike. The Saharan guitar hero talks to FRANCE 24 backstage. Issued on: 18/06/2009 - 03:29 Modified: 22/06/2009 - 16:22 ...

Morocco on Thursday suspended the screening licence of the hit film "Zanka Contact" for using a music track by a singer who backed independence for the disputed Western Sahara. The government ...

It’s been almost a year since Western Saharan poet Mohamed Mustafa Mohamed Salem, popularly known as “Badi” died, aged 83. His death elicited few obituaries, but the legacy of his poetry ...

It concluded that Western Sahara was not a terra nullius (nobody’s land) at the time of Spain’s colonisation and that strong, historical ties connected Morocco to the tribes living there.

Interview - A powerful new documentary at France's Fipadoc festival reveals Western Sahara's fight for independence through the story of Mariem Hassan, whose music became the voice of her people's ...