Africa: The Only Remaining Colony in Africa Continues Its Struggle for Independence
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Western Sahara, described as Africa's last colony, is a non-self-governing territory in North-western Africa with an estimated population of around 600,000 inhabitants. Formerly a Spanish colony, it was annexed by Morocco in 1975 and has since been the subject of a territorial dispute between Morocco and its indigenous Sahrawi people, led by the POLISARIO Front. The United Nations Security Council is scheduled to vote on October 30 on a draft resolution concerning the future of the UN Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara (MINURSO). The US has circulated a draft supporting Morocco's autonomy plan as the basis for resolving the dispute, which frames it as the "most feasible solution" for genuine autonomy within the Moroccan state. However, this proposal is contested by international legal opinion and organizations such as the United Nations and African Union.
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