The Polisario Front uses Tindouf camps in southern Algeria as its headquarters, while the vast majority of the Sahrawi population live in Western Sahara. The Moroccan government viewed US President Donald Trump’s recent proclamation recognising Morocco’s sovereignty over the Western Sahara — which came as Morocco normalised ties with Israel — as a huge diplomatic success. The Sahara conflict has been the subject of controversy for decades. What Algeria and its allies call the ‘Sahara conflict’ is a false narrative and a pure product of Cold War politics of the 1970s. Two: The court’s decision led Spain and Morocco to sign Madrid Accords in 1975, which officially recognises our sovereignty over the Sahara.

Source: The Star January 04, 2021 02:00 UTC