Explosions struck a city in a Moroccan-controlled part of the Western Sahara, killing at least one person and signaling a potential flare-up in one of Africa’s most protracted territorial disputes.

Western Sahara is a sparsely-populated area of mostly desert situated on the northwest coast of Africa. ... Largest city: Laayoune . Area: 266,000 sq km. Population: 565,000.

RABAT, Oct 29 (Reuters) - Four explosions in the city of Smara in Morocco-controlled Western Sahara late on Saturday killed one man and injured three others, Moroccan local authorities said.

So far 29 countries have opened consulates in Western Sahara cities of Layoune and Dakhla in full support of Morocco's sovereignty over the territory.

The Boucraa mine in Western Sahara has an estimated output of 2.5 million tons per year—a fraction of what Morocco, the world’s largest phosphate exporter, produces annually.

The Trump administration, in its waning days, formally recognized Morocco’s sovereignty over Western Sahara and agreed to open a U.S. consulate there in late 2020 as an incentive for Morocco to ...

Western Sahara remained a Spanish colony until 1975 when the Moroccan government organized a so-called “Green March” with 350,000 ... Wilayah of Bojador is named after the city of ...

Drinking sweet green mint tea — lots of it — is an essential transaction while doing business in Western Sahara. But green tea consumption is a relatively recent tradition in North Africa.

(New York) - Moroccan security forces repeatedly beat and abused people they detained following disturbances on November 8, 2010, in the Western Sahara capital city of El-Ayoun, Human Rights Watch ...

So far 29 countries have opened consulates in Western Sahara cities of Layoune and Dakhla in full support of Morocco's sovereignty over the territory.