### [2022-04-10](/feed/2022/04/10/index.md)

##### Spain–Western Sahara relations
# The Polisario Front suspends all relations with Spain. 

The Polisario Front, Western Sahara's independence movement, on Sunday said it was severing ties with Spain after Madrid backed Morocco's plan giving autonomy to the former Spanish colony.


### Sources:

1. [Reuters](https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/western-saharas-polisario-front-suspends-contact-with-spain-2022-04-10/)

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