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The new UN envoy for the disputed territory of Western Sahara, Horst Koehler (C) leaves following a meeting with negotiators from the pro-independence Polisario Front at Roubani, a camp for Sahrwai refugees on the outskirts of Tindouf, on October 18, 2017. The meeting is part of a fresh push by the United Nations to try to solve one of Africa's longest-running territorial disputes that saw the Polisario Front wage a bitter 16-year insurgency against Moroccan control. / AFP PHOTO / RYAD KRAMDI (Photo credit should read RYAD KRAMDI/AFP via Getty Images)

The new UN envoy for the disputed territory of Western Sahara, Horst Koehler (C) leaves following a meeting with negotiators from the pro-independence Polisario Front at Roubani, a camp for Sahrwai refugees on the outskirts of Tindouf, on October 18, 2017. The meeting is part of a fresh push by the United Nations to try to solve one of Africa's longest-running territorial disputes that saw the Polisario Front wage a bitter 16-year insurgency against Moroccan control. / AFP PHOTO / RYAD KRAMDI (Photo credit should read RYAD KRAMDI/AFP via Getty Images)
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The new UN envoy for the disputed territory of Western Sahara, Horst Koehler (C) leaves following a meeting with negotiators from the pro-independence Polisario Front at Roubani, a camp for Sahrwai refugees on the outskirts of Tindouf, on October 18, 2017. - The meeting is part of a fresh push by the United Nations to try to solve one of Africa's longest-running territorial disputes that saw the Polisario Front wage a bitter 16-year insurgency against Moroccan control. (Photo by RYAD KRAMDI / RYAD KRAMDI / AFP) (Photo credit should read RYAD KRAMDI/AFP via Getty Images)

The new UN envoy for the disputed territory of Western Sahara, Horst Koehler (C) leaves following a meeting with negotiators from the pro-independence Polisario Front at Roubani, a camp for Sahrwai refugees on the outskirts of Tindouf, on October 18, 2017. - The meeting is part of a fresh push by the United Nations to try to solve one of Africa's longest-running territorial disputes that saw the Polisario Front wage a bitter 16-year insurgency against Moroccan control. (Photo by RYAD KRAMDI / RYAD KRAMDI / AFP) (Photo credit should read RYAD KRAMDI/AFP via Getty Images)
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The new UN envoy for the disputed territory of Western Sahara, Horst Koehler (R) visits the Aousserd camp for Sahrawi refugees on the outskirts of Tindouf on October 18, 2017. / AFP PHOTO / RYAD KRAMDI (Photo credit should read RYAD KRAMDI/AFP via Getty Images)

The new UN envoy for the disputed territory of Western Sahara, Horst Koehler (R) visits the Aousserd camp for Sahrawi refugees on the outskirts of Tindouf on October 18, 2017. / AFP PHOTO / RYAD KRAMDI (Photo credit should read RYAD KRAMDI/AFP via Getty Images)
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The new UN envoy for the disputed territory of Western Sahara, Horst Koehler (C) visits the Aousserd camp for Sahrawi refugees on the outskirts of Tindouf on October 18, 2017. / AFP PHOTO / RYAD KRAMDI (Photo credit should read RYAD KRAMDI/AFP via Getty Images)

The new UN envoy for the disputed territory of Western Sahara, Horst Koehler (C) visits the Aousserd camp for Sahrawi refugees on the outskirts of Tindouf on October 18, 2017. / AFP PHOTO / RYAD KRAMDI (Photo credit should read RYAD KRAMDI/AFP via Getty Images)
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The new UN envoy for the disputed territory of Western Sahara, Horst Koehler arrives at the Aousserd camp for Sahrawi refugees on the outskirts of Tindouf on October 18, 2017. / AFP PHOTO / RYAD KRAMDI (Photo credit should read RYAD KRAMDI/AFP via Getty Images)

The new UN envoy for the disputed territory of Western Sahara, Horst Koehler arrives at the Aousserd camp for Sahrawi refugees on the outskirts of Tindouf on October 18, 2017. / AFP PHOTO / RYAD KRAMDI (Photo credit should read RYAD KRAMDI/AFP via Getty Images)
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