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This is the testimony of a people who have been living in exile, oppression and war for the past 32-years. Western Sahara has been the battleground between the Moroccan government and the Polisario Front, which has been fighting for autonomy for the Saharan territory. We visited refugee camps and talked to people who have collaborated with the Moroccan occupation and to victims of the repression. We listened to the frustrations of refugees who were confident of their imminent return to Sahara five years ago, and witnessed first-hand the effects of a long, drawn-out war. This is Africa’s longest war. In September 2007, through the mediation of former U.S. Secretary of State James Baker, Morocco and the Polisario Front reached an agreement to hold a referendum as to whether Western Sahara should be incorporated into Morocco or become independent. This referendum was originally scheduled to be held in January of 1992, but disagreements over who is eligible to vote obstructed it for all these years.