Ever heard of Western Sahara? It was a Spanish Colony (or Province) until 1975. I’m not too familiar with Western Sahara but it appears that in 1976 (after decolonization) it became the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (SARD).
In and throughout 1976 thru present day (today’s date is May 8, 2022) the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (SARD) has been recognized by at least 84 countries. It’s also a full member state of the African Union.
The Biden administration officially recognizes the illegal invasion and annexation of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (SARD) (or Western Sahara) by Morocco.
The US is the only country to officially recognize the Moroccan conquest of Western Sahara. In December, 2020 (which Trump was still President) the United States recognized Moroccan sovereignty over Western Sahara in exchange for Moroccan normalization of relations with Israel.
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Further reading on this topic can be found at:
Biden’s Dangerous Refusal to Reverse Trump’s Western Sahara Policy
fpif.org (Foreign Policy In Focus)
by Stephen Zunes
January 21, 2022
Link: http://www.fpif.org/bidens-dangerous-refusal-to-reverse-trumps-western-sahara-policy
Update on the state of affairs in Western Sahara: “The Polisario Front representative to the United Nations, Sidi Mohamed Omar, stressed that the exercise by the Sahrawi people of its right to self-determination will remain “the only option” to resolve the conflict in Western Sahara, warning against the Moroccan project to “change the demographic nature of the territory.
“Speaking at the seminar of the UN Committee of 24 in charge of decolonization issues, held from May 11 to 13 in Castries, capital of St. Lucia, Sidi Mohamed Omar said that Morocco was “changing the demographic nature of the Sahrawi territory through intensive settlement policies and incentives in addition to the destruction of cultural heritage and the plundering of natural resources belonging to the Sahrawi people.
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Read more at: allafrica.com/stories/202205150144.html
Source:
Western Sahara: Self-Determination, ‘Only Option’ to Resolve the SahrawiIssue
by Sahara Press Service (El Aaiun)
May 15, 2022
It appears that Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic has their own public / press service website: https://www.spsrasd.info