Saharawi Republic Delays Closing Date for Second Licensing Round (Rigzone)

The Saharawi Republic (SADR) has extended the closing date of the Second Licensing Offering to March 31, 2009. The round was originally launched in Houston, Texas on February 5, 2008, but the global financial crisis, and the recent plunge in oil prices have convinced the SADR authorities to delay the closing date for the offering.

Algeria: Country Marks 54th Anniversary (AllAfrica.com)

The Algerian Embassy celebrated its country's 54th anniversary of the outbreak of that country's national liberation struggle, which began on November 1, 1954.

Morocco announces decentralization to solve Sahara conflict (EARTHtimes.org)

Rabat, Morocco - Moroccan politicians Friday welcomed a decentralization announced by King Mohammed VI as part of the search for a solution to the Western Sahara conflict. Rabat was seeking serious negotiations under the United Nations to solve the...

Westminster College: A lesson in global diversity (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)

Alouat Hamoudi Abdelfatah, Sahrawi student at Westminster College, at the United Nations. Editors note: The following waa presented to the United Nations Hearing on the Western Sahara on October 7-8, 2008.

Western Sahara's educational miracle (Radio Netherlands)

The people of Western Sahara have lived in exile for 32 years, ever since Morocco occupied their country. But in the refugee camps, the literacy rate among them has soared, and many have become highly educated.