Muslim worshippers exiting mosques in Spain’s North African enclave of Ceuta last month were handed pamphlets titled “Do you believe the PP can defend the Muslims of Ceuta?”

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The present contribution aims at providing an exhaustive legal analysis of the issues involved in an assessment of the compatibility of the FPA with international law, with special consideration for the distinct status of Western Sahara as a Non-Self-Governing Territory (NSGT) and the principle of sovereignty over natural resources of the people of Western Sahara. The article starts off setting out the historical and legal background of the question of Western Sahara.

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Zapatero’s government has opted for a preferential relationship with Morocco while relationships with others have deteriorated.This has not even helped resolve problems in the neighboring Alaouite country.

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Hu Jintao, president of China, has just completed an eight-nation tour of Africa--a visit that comes on the heels of a meeting in Beijing attended by some 40 African heads of state. Both the recent visit and the Beijing summit on China-Africa cooperation in November reflect China's determination to establish itself as the benevolent, non-Western continental hegemon, concerned about the plight of historically impoverished and exploited African lands.

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