Saharawis demonstrating against Kosmos Energy in occupied territory

14 October, women in El Aaiun, Western Sahara took to the streets to protest the upcoming drilling of Kosmos Energy in occupied Western Sahara. 

Published 18 October 2014

14 October, women in El Aaiun, Western Sahara took to the streets to protest the upcoming drilling of Kosmos Energy in occupied Western Sahara. The UN states oil exploration in the territory is illegal if the Saharawis do not consent to it. 
 

UAE billions to controversial hydrogen project on occupied land

The Belgian-related UAE company Dahamco is to invest several billion dollars in a highly problematic energy project on occupied territory. 

12 February 2025

EU Court rejects Commission’s Western Sahara rewrite

The EU Court of Justice has dismissed the European Commission's request to rectify specific paragraphs in its 2024 rulings, as it questions whether the majority of the people of Western Sahara live outside of the territory.

05 February 2025

WSRW turns 20 years

Today marks the 20th anniversary of Western Sahara Resource Watch. 

05 February 2025

EU Council acknowledges defeat to Polisario in EU Court

In a legal note, the EU Council admits that the highest EU court has definitively annulled the EU-Morocco Trade and Fisheries Agreements as they applied to Western Sahara, marking a clear victory for the Saharawi people’s struggle for self-determination.

31 January 2025