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What the end of UN peacekeeping in Western Sahara means
- What the end of UN peacekeeping in Western Sahara means Estelle.Bronkhorst Sun, 11/08/2026 - 09:00 TUNIS - For the first time in more than three decades, the UN Security Council has failed to renew the mandate for its peacekeeping mission in North Africa's disputed Western Sahara.
- The vast mineral-rich desert territory, home to significant phosphate reserves and fishing resources, was a Spanish colony until 1975.
- It is largely controlled by Morocco but has been claimed for decades by the Algeria-backed Polisario Front, and remains on the UN list of non-self-governing territories. - Why are…
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