the separatist group warned of potential armed conflict should the trade route materialize. Sayed accused Morocco of seeking to consolidate its territorial claims in the Sahara through this ...

A gold rush has broken out in the Sahara in recent years. Thousands of young Africans are digging in the sea of sand with pickaxes - and risking their lives in search of precious treasure.

The Atlantic Council released a new piece discussing the growing international concern over the Western Sahara dispute.

Algiers has chosen to impose trade restrictions on France over its recognition of Morocco's sovereignty over the Sahara. Algeria is making France pay for its recognition of Moroccan sovereignty ...

The ancient African town of Chinguetti was once a stopover for trade caravans and pilgrims in the Sahara Desert ... libraries started opening along the route to allow visitors to read and write.