The struggle for Western Saharan Self-Determination
It’s hard to believe the Saharawi, the native people of the Western Sahara will ever see independence in their country. Up until 1975, the region was occupied by Spain. After the Spanish then abandoned it, several countries including Morocco swooped in and took control of the country, and its valuable resources. The brutal, highly militarised regime that Morocco now has over the state have led to countless human rights abuses within the area. United Nations sanctions have done next to nothing to appease the troubles of the native people, who want Morocco out of the country. But often their cries are muffled by a media blackout in Africa’s North-West. The Wire caught a rare glimpse of the otherwise faceless issue, when a Sahrawi Human Rights Campaigner visited the studios