On the 12th of November 1984, Morocco withdrew from the Organization of African Unity, during a summit held in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Protesting against admitting the Polisario Front, Morocco left the Panafrican body for 33 years. During this period, the organization was named the African Union. Flashback.
The categorical refusal displayed by the Polisario Front barely conceals the internal tensions sparked by Resolution 2797. Caught between the fear of American sanctions and pressure from Algiers, the leaders of the movement are seeking a way out of the crisis without publicly abandoning their rhetoric of resistance.