Mali latest to back Morocco’s plan for disputed Western Sahara amid US and Europe support

NewsWorldAfricaMali latest to back Morocco’s plan for disputed Western Sahara amid US and Europe supportWestern Sahara has emerged as a hot spot for investment, drawing European and American firms Baba Ahmed Friday 10 April 2026 17:00 BSTBookmarkBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":false,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"CF1:2955444To1","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/africa/western-sahara-morocco-mali-state-b2955451.html","title":"Mali latest to back Morocco’s plan for disputed Western Sahara amid US and EU support"}}open image in gallery{"id":"trigger-autogallery-38252","index":0}A Sahrawi refugee girl picks-up the laundry in the Boujdour refugee camp, Algeria, Oct. 15, 2021 (Copyright 2021 The Associated Press. All rights reserved)On The Ground newsletter: Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondentsGet a weekly dispatch from our international correspondentsGet a weekly international news dispatchEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_On_The_Ground_Newsletter","regTitle":"On The Ground","subscriptionGroup":"on_the_ground","subscriptionGroupId":"14806361-6435-4d19-b06e-05326605fb01","pathPrefix":["/news/world/europe","/news/world/middle-east","/news/world/australasia","/news/world/africa","/asia"],"associatedAuthors":["Bel Trew","Sam Kiley"],"title":"On The Ground newsletter: Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents","mobileTitle":"Get a weekly international news dispatch","lengthenedMobileTitle":"Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/onTheGround1_1.png","newsletterKey":"receiveOnTheGr...