On January 8, Ryanair launched its first-ever service to Western Sahara with Dakhla flights from the Spanish capital. Flightradar24 indicates that the first outbound service took 3h 6m.

ISLAMABAD (AP) — More than 40 Pakistanis are feared to have drowned in the capsizing of a boat off West Africa's Atlantic coastline, which has emerged as a primary point of departure for migrants aiming to reach Europe. President Asif Ali Zardari expressed grief over the deaths and stressed the need for strict measures to curb human trafficking.

With Morocco and Algeria ballooning their military budgets in anticipation of an all-out war, one area remains as “Africa’s last colony”, leaving a black hole in global data. Western Sahara ...

Moroccan authorities in Dakhla expelled three Spanish nationals: a journalist from the daily «Público» and two members of the Coordination of Associations in Solidarity with the Sahara (CEAS). According to a CEAS press release,

Morocco and Spain's north African exclaves of Ceuta and Melilla moved closer to a "new era" of normalised trade ties on Thursday after the first passage of goods since 2018.

Neighbours in the Maghreb are competing with projects and high-profile announcements aimed at countries in the Sahel. While Algiers grapples with a lack of influence, Rabat has managed to carve out a certain level of goodwill.

In a post on X, Pakistan’s Foreign Office said the boat carrying 80 passengers “capsized” off the coast of the disputed region of Western Sahara. “Several survivors, including Pakistanis, are lodged in a camp near Dakhla. Our embassy in Rabat is in ...

Over 40 Pakistanis are feared drowned after a boat capsized off West Africa’s Atlantic coast, a key departure point for migrants to Europe. President Zardari expressed sorrow over the tragedy and emphasized the importance of strict measures against human trafficking.

Pakistan said that the boat, carrying 80 passengers including some Pakistanis, had set off from Mauritania on their way to the Canary Islands.

Their boat capsized off West Africa's Atlantic coastline, which has emerged as a primary point of departure for migrants aiming to reach Europe. View on euronews

Pakistan said it had been informed by its embassy in Morocco that a boat carrying 80 passengers, including some Pakistanis, had set off from Mauritania and capsized near Dakhla, a Moroccan-controlled port city in the disputed Western Sahara. Imran Khan has ...

With a vast desert expanse of 266,000 square kilometres, located to the north of Mauritania, Western Sahara is the last territory on the African continent whose post-colonial status has not yet been defined. Morocco controls more than 80% of its territory ...