Sahara CIA files #7 : When the Polisario feared Algeria would abandon it

In the early 1980s, the Polisario Front's greatest fear was that Algeria might abandon it. Algeria, had come to believe that the Sahara conflict could not be resolved militarily and began to focus on diplomatic solutions to the regional dispute.

Morocco calls on the UN to ensure self-determination for the «Kabyle people»

Sahara : Chad opens consulate general in Dakhla

Sahara : Sahrawi faction calls for ceasefire

Algeria and Polisario gear up for key UN Sahara talks

UK Labour government dashes Polisario hopes

In the United Kingdom, the Labour government has affirmed that commercial activities in Western Sahara are legal, continuing the stance of its Conservative predecessor. This decision has disappointed the Polisario.

UK's new left-wing government clarifies stance on Sahara issue

Algeria defies France with mass return of expelled nationals post-Sahara policy shift

Morocco Navy exercise off Sahara coast, Canary Islands unfazed by Sumar's «concerns»

Finland backs Morocco's Sahara autonomy plan as «good basis for a solution»