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Africa’s Last Colony: Morocco’s Ongoing Occupation of Western Sahara

Western Sahara, located in the African Maghreb, is Africa’s last colony. Formerly a colony of Spain, the majority of the resource-rich Western Saharan territories have been under Moroccan occupation since 1975. Since then, the people of Western Sahara have been fighting against the Western-backed Moroccan occupation for the liberation of their country. Mahjoub Maliha of Collective of Saharawi Human Rights Defenders (CODESA) joins the show to discuss the current situation in Western Sahara.

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