Western Sahara Casts a Shadow Over AFRICOM’s African Lion Exercises

Western Sahara Casts a Shadow Over AFRICOM’s African Lion Exercises

The core of historical Spanish-Moroccan tensions, which are now spilling over to affect the US’ AFRICOM exercises, is clearly the unresolved status of Western Sahara. The United States Africa Command’s (AFRICOM) upcoming African Lion exercises from 7-18 June are embroiled in controversy as a result of the Western Sahara conflict. Recent reports indicate that Spain…

The Conflict Over Western Sahara

The Conflict Over Western Sahara

Western Sahara, formerly a Spanish colony, was occupied by Morocco in 1975 and is listed by the United Nations as a non-decolonized territory. In 2020, the United States recognized Morocco’s claims over Western Sahara as a result of Morocco agreeing to normalize relations with Israel. (Click on the image to enlarge) Source: Strategic Culture Foundation

Trump’s Sub-Saharan Border Wall Proposal Is More Than It Seems

Trump’s Sub-Saharan Border Wall Proposal Is More Than It Seems

Trump supposedly made an imaginative suggestion to Spain that it build a wall across the Sahara desert to keep out illegal immigrants. The Spanish Foreign Minister revealed that the American President even remarked that “the Sahara border can’t be bigger than our border with Mexico”, which drew much mockery in the Liberal-Globalist Mainstream Media because…