In a speech delivered in 1985, former Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi claimed to have been behind the creation of the Polisario Front. According to him, the initial aim of the separatist movement was not to establish a new state, but rather to rise up against Spanish colonization.
Moroccan football club Renaissance Sportive de Berkane (RSB) faced delays at Algiers International Airport due to their jerseys, which depict the Moroccan map including the Sahara.