Western Sahara and Russian Arms Sales: A Review
... economic ties. A successful review would allow Russia to be a major power broker in the region. Recent developments in the Maghreb One of Africa’s longest frozen conflicts made headline news in December when Donald Trump recognized the sovereignty of Morocco over Western Sahara. The Western Sahara conflict started in 1975, when Spain in the aftermath of Franco’s death left its colony to the south of Morocco and the West of Mauritania. After the Madrid Accords were struck the same year, the territory was split ...