Trump says Morocco named Tiznit-Dakhla highway after him: Why it matters
The long-disputed territoryCrucially, the Trump Highway runs through Western Sahara, a UN-designated non-self-governing territory that Morocco calls its “southern provinces” and where it has invested heavily in roads, ports and other infrastructure over the past two decades.
Morocco claims the phosphate- and fisheries-rich former Spanish colony, while the Algeria-backed Polisario Front, which seeks independence for Western Sahara, declared the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (SADR) after Spain withdrew in 1975.
In 2024, France endorsed Morocco’s autonomy plan for Western Sahara and declared that the territory’s future should lie within the framework of Moroccan sovereignty, prompting Algeria to recall its ambassador from Paris.
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