Associated Press
The man leading the Polisario Front in its fight for independence of Western Sahara is hospitalized in Spain for treatment of COVID-19, officials from Spain and the group said Thursday. Brahim Ghali, 73, heads the Algeria-backed pro-independence movement representing the local Sahrawi population that has periodically fought Moroccan forces for control of the territory in western Africa. The Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic, the self-declared government also led by Ghali, announced in a statement on social media that he was "recovering favorably" after having contracted the disease that can be caused by the coronavirus.