Morocco revoked its ambassador in Berlin "for consultations" on Thursday and accused Germany of a "negative stance" regarding the disputed Western Sahara … While the Trump administration’s recognition of Moroccan sovereignty over Western Sahara is a big victory for the North African kingdom, experts … The Algeria-backed Polisario Front, which fought a … The ministry argued that the decision is due to Germany’s “exacerbated hostile acts” against Morocco’s “higher interests” with regards to Western Sahara. Morocco has occupied Western Sahara since 1975 in violation of resolutions by the UN Security Council and a decision by the International Court of Justice. Morocco’s reported use of a drone strike to kill a senior Western Sahara independence fighter would, if confirmed, mark a turning point in the decades-long conflict, experts say.. Morocco recalled its ambassador to Berlin for consultations on Thursday in protest at what it described as Germany's "destructive attitude" towards Rabat's position on the Western Sahara … Morocco/Western Sahara Events of 2020 Journalist Omar Radi interviewed on March 5, 2020, at the doorstep of a tribunal, in Casablanca, by the newspaper Akhbar Al Yaoum. The border has existed purely in a de jure sense since Morocco's annexation of Western Sahara in 1975.. Manuel Valls: France, Spain Should Support Morocco on Western Sahara Post-Pandemic Travel, Some Countries May Require Vaccine Passport Ramadan, Labor Union Seeks Government Aid Amid COVID-19 Lockdown Description. The Morocco–Western Sahara border is 444 km (276 m) in length and runs from Atlantic Ocean in the west, to the tripoint with Algeria in the east. Morocco, which maintains that Western Sahara is an integral part of the kingdom, has offered autonomy but insists it will retain sovereignty. The United States has provided military, economic, and diplomatic support for Morocco’s war effort. Western Sahara is a sparsely-populated area of mostly desert situated on the northwest coast of Africa. The Polisario Front announced on Wednesday that its police chief Addah al-Bendir had been killed “on the field of honor” in a separatist-controlled part of the disputed desert territory. A former Spanish colony, it was annexed by Morocco in 1975. Spain has tried to appear neutral on the Western Sahara issue, but analysts suggest that Morocco will use the diplomatic dispute between Rabat and … While the Western Sahara is home to fewer than a million people, it offers Morocco rich phosphate resources, fisheries and a key highway to Mauritania and the rest of West Africa.