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Western Sahara: A 40 Year Dispute
Read more: Western Sahara: A 40 Year DisputeIn case you didn’t read my first post, I’ll recap a bit: Western Sahara is a disputed territory on the Northwestern African coast right underneath Morocco. It also borders Algeria to the east and Mauritania to the south. It has 690 miles (1,110 km) of coastline, and the vast majority of the territory is desert.…
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Western Sahara: Why You Should Care
Read more: Western Sahara: Why You Should CareEarlier this year, Freedom House gave Western Sahara a freedom rating of 4 out of 100. Say what you will about the metrics they use or any criticisms of their templates; a 4 out of 100 is pretty bleak. They assessed that the political rights of the people within Western Sahara were a -3 out of 40,…