US and Russia block competing UN resolutions on Western Sahara

RFI Afrique31 October 2026, 11:19 UTCUnited States of America

The mandate for a UN-led peacekeeping mission in Western Sahara is set to end on Saturday after Russia and the United States vetoes each other's draft resolutions on extending the 35-year-old mission for another year.

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