Murky depths

Hopes that the people of Western Sahara might one day decide their own future (AC Vol 42 No 10) have been dealt a possibly fatal blow by Rabat's decision to grant oil exploration rights to the waters off the coast of the disputed territory.

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United State, Franco-Belgian, Mauritania, Morocco, Benin, James Baker, Mohammed, Maaouiya Ould Sid Ahmed Taya, ,, Office National de Recherche et Prospection Pétrolière, Al Adl wal Ihsane

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