UN Envoy Suggests Dividing Western Sahara to Resolve Longstanding Conflict

The U.N. envoy for Western Sahara, Staffan de Mistura, has proposed the potential division of the territory between Morocco and the Polisario Front as a solution to the nearly 50-year-old conflict, says Reuters. The dispute, dating back to 1975, involves Morocco’s claim over Western Sahara and the Algeria-backed Polisario Front’s push for an independent state.