Under threat: fertile valleys in the Sahara face mining pollution.Photo: Kevin Buckland under a Creative Commons licence

Water protectors promote democracy in Morocco

As excessive extraction makes water a scarce resource, the struggle of Imidir can give a glimpse into a future where the choice must be made between industry and community, writes Kevin Buckland.

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NI 501 - Populism rises again - April, 2017
UN staff have been expelled from MINURSO's headquarters in Laayoune.Photo: Guillaume Galdrat

With no UN to watch, Saharawis fear Moroccan regime

Local activists are expecting a brutal crackdown from the police, writes John Richards.

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NI 490 - Blood brothers - Saudi Arabia and the West - March, 2016
Carrying a gun to symbolise the independence war of 1975-91, a Saharawi boy takes part in an annual parade at a refugee camp in Algeria. He is part of a generation that has never seen its homeland.Photos: Dominik Sipiński

A story of waiting

As Western Sahara marks 40 years of occupation, Dominik Sipiński listens to refugees tired of broken promises and dreams.

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NI 487 - Paris climate summit - November, 2015
The next step: Western Saharawi fisherfolk are demanding the right to fish in their own waters.Photo by Maria Fonfara / www.wsrw.org

The EU-Morocco Fisheries Partnership

Morocco’s exploitation of Western Sahara’s fish stocks in choppy waters.

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NI 440 - Up in arms - March, 2011

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Populism rises again April, 2017
African village January, 2017
Blood brothers - Saudi Arabia and the West March, 2016
Paris climate summit November, 2015
Up in arms March, 2011
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