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Kazakh peacekeeper returns home after one year in Cote d'Ivoire Captain Temirlan Mussapirov of Kazbrig, the first Kazakh to arrive to Cote d'Ivoire as a military observer returned home.

04 September 2015

UN chief calls for new push to settle Western Sahara UN chief Ban Ki-moon called for a new push to resolve the conflict over Western Sahara and stressed that cooperation to address human rights could help find a settlement.

11 April 2015

Thousands protest in Spain over Western Sahara Several thousand people demonstrated in Madrid iin support of independence for the disputed territory of Western Sahara.

17 November 2014

Kazakh peacekeepers in Western Sahara Kazakhstani peacekeeprs talked about their daily routine in Western Sahara.

31 October 2014

Morocco-Algeria ties hamstrung despite need for change An outburst of hostile rhetoric between Morocco and Algeria reflects a historic animosity rooted in irreconcilable differences over Western Sahara.

05 July 2013

US program marks birth of one millionth HIV-free baby This month somewhere in sub-Saharan Africa the one millionth baby will be born without HIV to a mother who suffers from the disease, thanks in large part to a decade-old US aid program.

18 June 2013

Ban says W. Sahara risks being drawn into Mali war UN leader Ban Ki-Moon called Monday for urgent international efforts to end the Western Sahara conflict because of fears the Mali war will spill over into the Moroccan-occupied territory.

09 April 2013