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Habibulah Mohamed Lamin is an independent journalist based in the Sahrawi refugee camps, Southwestern Algeria. He regularly contributes to Al-monitor, as well as ThinkProgress and RefugeesDeeply.
Mauritania is turning to Algeria in a bid to enhance its economic ties with the oil-rich country after years of tension with Morocco, writes Habibulah Mohamed Lamin.
Blog: Iraqi Kurdistan and Catalonia both held popular independence referendums in recent weeks, but the implications of each remain very different, writes Habibulah Mohamed Lamin.
Blog: With few opportunities at home, Sahrawi youth are finding themselves lured by the dream of escaping to Europe, writes Habibulah Mohamed Lamin.
With plans for three Moroccan mega-projects, there are high hopes that the Real Madrid superstar's investments will boost tourism and the economy, writes Mohamed Lamin.
Blog: Mohamed Ouled Abdel Aziz will launch a popular referendum to get rid of parliament's second chamber.
Analysis: With Washington hinting at scaling back its UN commitments, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has a mountain to climb to tackle the decades-old Western Sahara crisis, writes Habibulah Mohamed Lamin.
Some Sahrawis are hopeful that the long-running dispute surrounding the Western Sahara may be tackled by President Trump.
Analysis: The Donald Trump administration's inward-looking policies may mean that Tunisia misses out.
Analysis: Russia is gambling that the new US administration will fail to notice its growing influence in North Africa.
In-depth: Nouakchott's diplomats seek to balance economic relations with Algeria and Morocco while becoming a hub for strategic dialogue.
An activist group to demonstrate solidarity with the people of Western Sahara has turned online after its activities were banned in Gaza.
In-depth: Many Sahrawi doctors and teachers were trained in Cuba under Castro's programme of solidarity with Western Sahara, reports Habibulah Lamin
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