Widely relayed by Algerian and Polisario media, reports on the closing of consulates in Laayoune opened last year, were denied by Zambia and Burundi.
Did the African Union pass a resolution on the use of military force against any state that occupies an another African country ?
While sporadic military harassment in the Sahara will not be a game-changer on the ground, the goal is to get the attention of the Biden administration.
Two months ago, Morocco’s Royal Armed Forces launched an operation in Guerguerate to free the border crossing. No international body, including the Security Council or the African Union, has condemned it. The situation on the ground is calm and the process of opening consulates is continuing.