{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"afritopic","provider_url":"https:\/\/afritopic.com","author_name":"lov","author_url":"https:\/\/afritopic.com\/index.php\/author\/prof\/","title":"The Economic and Political Status of Western Sahara - afritopic","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"sV1WYC4shN\"><a href=\"https:\/\/afritopic.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/20\/the-economic-and-political-status-of-western-sahara\/\">The Economic and Political Status of Western Sahara<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/afritopic.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/20\/the-economic-and-political-status-of-western-sahara\/embed\/#?secret=sV1WYC4shN\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;The Economic and Political Status of Western Sahara&#8221; &#8212; afritopic\" data-secret=\"sV1WYC4shN\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/afritopic.com\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>\n","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/afritopic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/africawesternsahara.jpg","thumbnail_width":1920,"thumbnail_height":1080,"description":"Abstract This paper examines the contemporary economic and political status of Western Sahara within the North African regional context as of early 2026, drawing upon United Nations Security Council resolutions, diplomatic reporting, economic data, and analysis from regional policy institutes. The research confronts a territory whose status remains fundamentally unresolved after five decades of conflict, [&hellip;]"}