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Western Sahara is a United Nations–designated non-self-governing territory in north-western Africa. It has a surface area of 272,000 square kilometres (105,000 sq mi). Western Sahara is the only african colonial territory remaining on the UN's decolonization list and has been dubbed "Africa's last colony". With an estimated 600,000 inhabitants, it is the most sparsely populated territory in Africa and the second most sparsely populated territory in the world after Greenland, consisting mainly of desert flatlands.

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Image from Al Jazeera: UN warns of security risks in Western Sahara as peacekeeping mission endsAl Jazeera

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UN Western Sahara peacekeeping mission end

The UN's 35-year peacekeeping mission in disputed Western Sahara has ended, and Guterres warns of potential military escalation across the territory.

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