Despite recent health problems, Ghali, who has held the position since 2016, had been widely expected to get re-elected as he retained the support of the Polisario's main foreign backer Algeria. Ghali developed a serious case of Covid in April 2021, for which he received treatment in Spain, triggering a...
Polisario breaks ties with Spain as Western Sahara crisis deepens
Spain on March 18 said it had agreed to publicly recognize Rabat's autonomy plan — a longtime demand from Morocco — for the territory, ending a decades-long stance of neutrality.
Morocco bristles as Spain fetes Western-Saharan independence movement leader
Ghali has been receiving treatment for Covid-19 in northern Spain since April Morocco said the 75-year-old had entered Spain with forged documents Earlier this week, Moroccan authorities allowed around 10,000 migrants to cross from Morocco into Spain's North African enclave of Ceuta, which had already led to flared tempers. Ghali,...
