thstory y western s sahara is one of colonialism, plunder and resistance. it is also story that is rarely told in the international media. and it is here in western saha where thscholar no chomsky sayshe arab spng first ban in late 2010, before the upsings in tisia and ept. noam chomsky: the moroccan forceses came in, dedestroyedhe tent cities, a lot of kieded and wounded d d so o and then it spread. amy: but the strugglgle in westn sahara datates back muchch long. fonearly a century, western sahara was colonizedy y spain. but t the spanish h occupation d in5 -- 1975,5, setting off a a regional f fight. on o october 31, 1 1975, bothh morocco frfrom the nth a and mauritanan from the e south ininvaded westerern sahara as sn withdrdrew. days after m moroccan troooops ininvaded, king g hassan the s d ordered hundndreds of thousandsf mororoccan citizenens to enter western saharara in what bececae known as thehe green march. mamauritania wouould withdraw ws ththan four years later, but morocco has remained to this day. just days after the moroccan invasion, secret

we're in occupied western sahara, in laayoune, the capital of what many call africa's last colony. orocco occupieded western sahaa more t than 40 years ago in 197. four days inin western sahara: africa's last colony. >> as sahrawi women, we're not backing off until we get our final victory and liberate our

we're in occupied western sahara, in laayoune, the capital of what many call africa's last colony. cco occupieded western sahaa more t than 40 years ago in 197. four days inin western sahara: africa's last colony. >> as sahrawi women, we're not backing off until we get our final victory and liberate our home

the western sahara in 2016, following the remarks by the un's secretary-general referring to occupied western sahara -- morocco expelled the un's peacekeeping operation and military tensions escalated. forces moved into the buffer zone that the u.n. staff had released. both parties work to renew the agreement in 2017. the mandate was set to expire in 2018 but was extended to october. how likely is a new round of direct talks between morocco and the polisario front -- how realistic is it that these talks could move forward to a new place? >> senator, thank you for the question. the u.s. continues to support a u.n. led efforts to find a just, lasting, and usually accept the ball political solution to the conflict that provides for the self-determination of the people of the western sahara. recently, former german president helmut kohl are, as the personal envoy of the secretary-general for western sahara was in morocco. he has visited all of the appropriate players in the region and he was in morocco, algeria, mauritania and has met with the polisario. if confirmed, i would be more than

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political solution that provides for the self-determination of the people -- for the people of the western sahara. today, the united states confronts complex foreign policy challenges around the world. morocco is a bridge to africa. to the middle east and to the muslim world. building a strong relationship with king mohammed vi will be paramount as we strengthen our collaboration from the foundation of trust. if confirmed, i am confident that my experience in building and strengthening strategic alliances and cultivating and building commerce and supporting and promoting community, social welfare and human rights, will serve this administration and the united states well. if confirmed, i will work with the government of morocco to continue political reform and encourage further progress on human rights. i fully understand that it will be my duty and privilege to work on behalf of the president in lock step with the state department and this committee to represent the united states of america in advancing our interest and strengthen morocco as a secure, prosperous and you presiding member young an

the two drivers are still travelling separates but now well on their way through western sahara and back on moroccan tarmac in touch with each other and back in touch with their families. some of them have been cheated out of my mother did you know i wouldn't be you know kennedy is the only other love i'm about to my last and something else i want to come up and i love to fish for show which gets to the t.v. for a dba hot sweaty idea of fifty four cups of i do or i should have to form almost for a lot on the mat. council has and so. i'm going to get plenty of it at the time. going to the gym and. over that hump market where then to pick up. the pioneer to get more money it's i don't know how. they're going to word of them on a virtual reverend show about how will solve. the election i'm not going to share. the moment because for the say listen this has. been a stab in the you this the whatever you. do i don't think most people have gone and they won't. know one of them now i'm a member of dish out of the ground. and i'm going to. lean on. them in another realm of the fear. just a bit. of

sea of sand isis how the mauritanian organizers what the e touristsoo remember t the sahara, to satisy the westernerearch for wilderness. there is no expense spaaed. each party has one camel per traveler to carry their gear. once the enough, he logistics were up and running in a m matter of ekeks, lviving the truckers -- trekkers with liitle o worrr about besides contemplating the sahara. it is wonderful. splendid landscapes. it is really very pleasant. reporter: they are about to walk -p200 kilooeters in 15 days with not a tree insight, at from the sun and wind. for some, the reopennng of tte mauritanian sahara is an opportunity. isthe most difficultt thhng to reassure clientnts about what is happening in mauranania. right now, we consider that there is no problem in sending young french people in the context of our tours here. %reporter: tourisists and profesessionals both wanant ttee safefely in eastern mauriiania. feat. is no asy the e ne under surveillanne is twice the sizeze of frrnce..6 c1 every day, three milititary plas fly over the region, on tte lookout for any suspicious proups. equipmen

the the western med it's really in particular maybe less so now in the balkans and done through greece and if you drop south anyway from your you know even the chateau until you get to the sahara so it's all what direction is the breeze algeria's been hot anyway algiers not so much inland certainly the forty mark and coastal morocco twenty nine to thirty one pretty pleasant to be honest that he drops us to equitorial africa and points further north is where you find the biggest shows favor in the year this funnels i would talk about how to. controversial liberal i am not an idealogue let me be absolutely clear to democracy and international development doesn't cut inequality in fact the increase i was from a bestselling author and distinguished economist you don't advocate for greed like you do alone i sure do many terms of having read my blog yet some of you might know a bit maybe his son goes head to head we've done be somewhere you have been accused of being crazy i'm not in fact cringe the on al-jazeera. welcome back is a reminder of the top stories on al-jazeera zimbabwe's opposition leader nelson chamisa has rejected them recently god was presidential election victory as