Middle East
US Convenes Foes Morocco, Algeria for Western Sahara Talks
A gate at the entrance to Laayoune, the main city of Moroccan-controlled Western Sahara, on Nov. 6.
Photographer: Abdel Majid Bziouat/AFP/Getty ImagesThe US said it convened rivals Morocco and Algeria for rare talks over the fate of the Western Sahara, as the Trump administration tries to resolve one of Africa’s longest-running territorial disputes.
Senior delegations from the US and United Nations “facilitated discussions” with Morocco, Algeria, Mauritania and the rebel Polisario Front in the Spanish capital, Madrid, the US mission to the UN said Monday in a statement.