The U.N. is pushing for a plan to split Western Sahara as a possible solution to the long-standing conflict in the region.

The U.N. envoy to Western Sahara is suggesting that dividing the territory between Morocco and the pro-independence Polisario Front could be one way to settle the decades-long conflict

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez stated on Thursday that he was unaware of the proposal to partition the Sahara put forth by UN special envoy Staffan de Mistura. At a press conference in Brussels following the European Council meeting,