Renewed negotiations to reach a settlement on the disputed territory of Western Sahara could be within grasp after painstaking diplomatic spadework. Ripple effects across the region made a negotiated settlement to Western Sahara appear ever more improbable. As a result, Western Sahara remains on the UN list of non-self-governing territories. Without firm support from Washington, the Western Sahara conflict might escalateYet without firm support from Washington, the Western Sahara conflict might escalate – and with it the friction between Morocco and Algeria. Pro-independence activists also view conditions as broadly unfavourable due to a lack of international interest in Western Sahara.

Source: The North Africa Journal July 20, 2023 11:32 UTC