NATO has inflamed simmering tensions in north Africa after its website showed a map with Morocco’s border extending deep into the occupied territory of Western Sahara, it was reported today.
The unexpected border change appeared in an article profiling Nato’s Defence Education Enhancement Endowment Programme (Deep) which first appeared on December 14.
It represents a change from previous maps which show Morocco within the UN-recognised borders, with Western Sahara separated from it by a line.
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