Western Sahara Introduction Geography People Government Economy Communications Transportation Military Transnational Issues Print This Frame Western Sahara Introduction Top of Page Background: Morocco virtually annexed the northern two-thirds of Western Sahara (formerly Spanish Sahara) in 1976, and the rest of the territory in 1979, following Mauritania's withdrawal. A guerrilla war with the ...

Western Sahara Page Country Map of Western Sahara World Factbook entry for Western Sahara Other On-Line Resources Related to Western Sahara Western Sahara The index has been created by The Norwegian Council for Africa, as part of its comprehensive effort to strengthen the knowledge of Africa and African affairs. The projects has been developed in cooperation with the information company Gazette, ...