What is the future of the Western Sahara conflict?
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The United Nations is ending its peacekeeping mission in Western Sahara after Russia and the United States blocked proposals to extend its mandate. The dispute over the territory began more than 50 years ago following the end of Spanish colonial rule, with Morocco and the Polisario Front both claiming the region. The UN deployed a peacekeeping mission in the 1990s to reach a settlement before the recent block ended the effort, raising concerns about potential renewed fighting in one of Africa's longest-running conflicts.
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