Portal:Western Sahara/Western Sahara news

• May 7, 2006 - South Korea announces that it will end staffing MINURSO. At the time, it had 20 military personnel in the territory and has sent hundreds of medical professionals.[1]
• May 2, 2006 - Kerr-McGee, the last oil company drilling off the coast of the Sahara, has indicated it will not renew its contracts with the Moroccan government, amid protests. [2]
• April 28, 2006 - The United Nations extends its mandate in the Sahara again.[3]
• March 20, 2006 - King Mohammed VI of Morocco makes his third visit to the Sahara amid protests.[4]
• March 3, 2006 - The Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic destroys all of the landmines in its controlled territory[5].
• February 27, 2006 - Thirtieth anniversary of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic.
• February 12-13, 2006 - Torrential rains flood the refugee camps in Tindouf[6]. Massive aid comes from Algeria [7] and the UNHCR.
• January 18, 2006 - Oil firms from the United Kingdom enter negotiations with the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic for exploration off of the Saharan coast. [8], [9], [10], [11]
• January 01, 2006 - Dozens of Sahrawis stage a protest in Touizgui, requesting the "immediate and unconditional release of the Saharawi political detainees." [12]
• December 28, 2005 - Uruguay recognizes the SADR as the legitimate government in Western Sahara[13].
• December 27, 2005 - Sudan [14] recognizes Moroccan sovereignty over Western Sahara.