She has also taught kitesurfing in the Western Sahara, taught women how to march in the Middle East, climbed Kilimanjaro in the rainy season in five days and represented Great Britain at Skeleton Bobsleigh in the Europa Cup.

Source: https://www.burnleyexpress.net/news/people/ocean-rower-from-burnley-determined-to-complete-race-around-great-britains-coastline-after-two-dramatic-rescues-4150116

That was the latest escalation in a long-running rivalry fuelled by the Western Sahara dispute and relations with Israel.

Source: https://www.completesports.com/ghanas-group-opponent-morocco-pull-out-of-2022-chan/

The Spanish government’s visit is seen as an effort to get something tangible in return for diplomatic efforts to mend ties with Morocco after a flareup in tensions over the Western Sahara, a former Spanish colony annexed by Morocco in 1975.

Source: https://ktar.com/story/5431053/spanish-moroccan-prime-ministers-meet-to-improve-ties/

This would make it much easier for the new Israeli government to recognize Moroccan control over the Western Sahara region.

Source: https://www.jewishpress.com/indepth/opinions/israel-morocco-and-the-western-sahara-how-to-strengthen-the-abraham-accords/2023/02/21/

We now seen the active use of WL in a number of African states in either civil wars or counterterrorism operations, e.g. in Western Sahara and Ethiopia.”

Source: https://thediplomat.com/2023/03/china-sends-military-drones-to-drc-amid-fears-of-regional-war/