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  • May 7, 2006 - South Korea announces that it will end staffing MINURSO. At the time, it had 20 military personnel in the territory and has sent hundreds of medical professionals.[http://times.hankooki.com/lpage/nation/200605/kt2006050720021511990.htm]
  • May 2, 2006 - Kerr-McGee, the last oil company drilling off the coast of the Sahara, has indicated it will not renew its contracts with the Moroccan government, amid protests. [http://www.afrol.com/articles/19029]
  • April 28, 2006 - The United Nations extends its mandate in the Sahara again.[http://www.plenglish.com/article.asp?ID={CA23715C-3872-4585-B3A9-99AFCFEFEE8F}&language=EN]
  • March 20, 2006 - King Mohammed VI of Morocco makes his third visit to the Sahara amid protests.[http://www.andnetwork.com/app?service=direct/1/Home/$StorySummary$0.$DirectLink$1&sp=l25202]
  • March 3, 2006 - The Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic destroys all of the landmines in its controlled territory[http://za.today.reuters.com/news/NewsArticle.aspx?type=topNews&storyID=2006-03-03T091113Z_01_ALL332828_RTRIDST_0_OZATP-SAHARA-LANDMINES-20060303.XML].
  • February 27, 2006 - Thirtieth anniversary of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic.
  • February 12-13, 2006 - Torrential rains flood the refugee camps in Tindouf[http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/UNHCR/3d61da8c22e71c9ce5ed7146b7d38dc1.htm]. Massive aid comes from Algeria [http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/UNHCR/3d61da8c22e71c9ce5ed7146b7d38dc1.htm] and the UNHCR.
  • January 18, 2006 - Oil firms from the United Kingdom enter negotiations with the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic for exploration off of the Saharan coast. [http://www.gulf-times.com/site/topics/article.asp?cu_no=2&item_no=69240&version=1&template_id=48&parent_id=28], [http://ogj.pennnet.com/articles/article_display.cfm?Section=ONART&C=ExplD&ARTICLE_ID=245847&p=7], [http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/L22763467.htm], [http://www.sadroilandgas.com/]
  • January 01, 2006 - Dozens of Sahrawis stage a protest in Touizgui, requesting the "immediate and unconditional release of the Saharawi political detainees." [http://www.spsrasd.info/sps-e030106.html]
  • December 28, 2005 - Uruguay recognizes the SADR as the legitimate government in Western Sahara[http://www.spsrasd.info/sps-e271205.html].
  • December 27, 2005 - Sudan [http://www.moroccotimes.com/paper/article.asp?idr=2&id=11765] recognizes Moroccan sovereignty over Western Sahara.