WESTERN SAHARA UNIVERSITY GRADUATES HUNDREDS OF SAHRAWIS – BUT DOES THEIR COUNTRY HAVE A FUTURE?
March 22nd, 2024
The only university of the self-declared Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic, or Western Sahara, continues to teach and graduate students, despite the military stalemate that has persisted before and since its founding in 2012, which has left Morocco controlling 80% of the territory.
The University of Tifariti, the only higher education institution of the Sahrawi people, has graduated hundreds of students since its foundation in 2012. It draws students from Sahrawi refugee camps from within Algeria to and Western Sahara communities such as Tifariti, an oasis town ...
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