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  • Affairs
  • 05 Aug 2026
  • 7 min

Explainer 529: What’s driving Morocco’s Trump highway?

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  • The Foreign Desk
  • Affairs
  • 7 min

Morocco confirmed this week that it has named a major highway in Western Sahara after US president Donald Trump. But what’s the strategy behind awarding Trump a personal stake in the disputed territory? 

Host
  • Andrew Mueller
Producers
  • Lily Austin
  • Anita Riotta

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