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[Audio] Morocco and Western Sahara is an ongoing controversy related to the colonial past, the misunderstanding, fights and wars that is traced back to the colonial times. This fight is as a result of Western Sahara fighting for their own independence from Morocco Kingdom who owns the administrative power over Western Sahara..

[Audio] Western Sahara was control by Spain until Morocco, their neighboring country to the North, Mauritania and Spain claimed that it as the rightful owner. It was initially referred to as Spanish Sahara..

[Audio] Western Sahara is located on the northwest coast of West Africa. Morocco controls eighty percent of Western Sahara while Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic controls 20 percent. It is one of the mostly sparsely populated countries in the world. It has an estimated population of 500,00 and forty percent of this population live in Laayoune, the largest city in Western Africa..

[Audio] Western Sahara was colonized by Spain in 1884 and they established Polisario in 1973. In 1974, Morocco asked the international court of Justice to decide its claims of sovereignty over Spanish Sahara, and Mauritania later joined them in this claim. The international court of Justice issued an advisory opinion, ruling in favor of the right to self-determination of the Sahrawi people. Francisco the Spanish leader was dying and, therefore, they left the country Morocco and Mauritania won the case but Mauritania withdrew in 1979. Since then, Morocco occupies 80% of Western Sahara..

[Audio] Western Sahara has no right to self-determination..

[Audio] Morocco is situated to the North- Eastern side of Western Sahara. They enjoy 80% administrative control over Western Sahara. Morocco also took over the mine that had been established by the Spanish, and is still operating up to date, making Morocco become the world largest exporter of the raw materials from the mine today. Morocco also generates a one billion dollar income from Western Sahara mines and also the fishing activities from the shores of the Sahara..

[Audio] Today, western Sahara is claimed by two different parties. On one hand it is claimed by Morocco on the other hand it is claimed a rebel national liberation movement know as the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic. This union is recognized by the world ,who are fighting for the independence of the country. 80% of the land is control by the Morocco, including the coastline and natural resources of the area..

[Audio] The headquarters of the Western Sahara are located in the south part of Algeria, the main ally of the Polisario Front..

[Audio] Gaetuli are the earliest known inhabitants of Western Sahara. Maghreb region developed in 8th century when the Islams arrived in the region. Due to trade growth in the region, it was used as the major route for caravans that mainly operated between Tombouctou and Marrakesh in Mali. Spanish major interest of colonizing Western Sahara was to use it as their main route for channeling slave trade but their stay continued to grow in the 1700 where they used it as route for commercial fishing..

[Audio] Morocco took control of Western Sahara from Spain due to the booming business of minerals and fishing which had already been established..

[Audio] Western Sahara had established routes to transport the large minerals mined. They also had an established conveyor belt that helped them to transport phosphate to the Saharan coast..

[Audio] All goods from Western Sahara are sold as of Morocco to all their customers who include the European Union and India..

Phosphate production in Western Sahara. See the source image.

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Phosphate production in Western Sahara. Image result for Phosphate production in Western Sahara.

Morocco is now…. The fifth largest exporter of phosphate and phosphoric acid. 3rd largest producer in the world. Largest exporter of phosphoric acid..

Fish stock Western Sahara accounts for more than half of Morocco’s fish exports. Possible deposits of natural gas and oil. Exploration is still on….

[Audio] Despite numerous trials by Western Sahara, it is still has not regained its independence..

[Audio] Western Sahara has no universities. They are entitled to Moroccan curriculum version. The Saharawi have no voice over the inequities happening in the country..

[Audio] Many Saharawi fled their country in 1975. 165,000 live in the desert across the border to Algeria. Dependent entirely on foreign humanitarian aid..

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