THE LAST AFRICAN COLONY

Is there still a colonized territory in Africa? The answer is YES and the last African colony is Western Sahara, which was colonized by Spain until 1975.

That year, Spain ceded the administration of the territory to Morocco and Mauritania. He did not give up sovereignty because he did not possess it. Mauritania then withdrew and Morocco occupied the entire territory.

Morocco offers Western Sahara autonomy under its sovereignty. The current Spanish government supports that idea, but the Spanish people massively support the independence of the colony.

There is a liberation movement, the Polisario Front, which since 1975 has demanded the holding of a referendum on self-determination. The UN supports this idea, but Morocco has rejected it and affirms that the territory is "its southern provinces".

Thousands of Sahrawis fled in 1975 when Morocco arrived and live in camps located in the Algerian region of Tindouf. Living conditions in these camps are very difficult. Living in the desert, in the "hamada", that the worst of deserts, is unbearable. And they have lived like this for more than 40 years.

Western Sahara is rich in phosphates, fish and minerals