Western Sahara: what is life like for the Sahrawi refugees?
The ownership of Western Sahara has been contested since 1975. The indigenous Sahrawi people have lived in camps ever since.
The dispute over Western Sahara is one of Africa’s longest running wars – starting in 1975. It pits Morocco against the Polisario Front- an Algerian backed political movement.
But while the international community has focussed on finding a diplomatic solution – the plight of the indigenous Sahrawi people, who used to live on the disputed land, is often forgotten.
They have been living in difficult-to-access refugee camps in Algeria for the past 50 years, amidst allegations that they’re being used as pawns in a wider struggle.
So what is their life like? And is there any hope that this long running conflict can be resolved?
GUESTS: Moroccan politician and activist, Lahcen Haddad, and the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½â€™s Sally Nabil who’s visited the camps.
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