Horst Kohler is believed to have proposed a solution for the Western Sahara conflict, inspired by the advisory opinion given by the Court of International Justice in October 1975 recognizing the existence of legal ties of allegiance between the Sultan of Morocco and some of the tribes living in the territory of Western Sahara. The Personal Envoy of the United Nations Secretary-General for Western Sahara has allegedly recommended the drafting of a «Sahrawi constitution».
A new «initiative for change» has been launched by former «ministers» in the Tindouf camps. With bare faces, the Polisario ex-officials announced the creation of their new movement.
After weeks of silence, the European Union has clarified its position regarding the participation of the Polisario Front to the AU-EU summit. In a reassuring statement, Brussels declared that the European Union still does not recognize the self-proclaimed «SADR».
Last March in Dakar, Morocco protested against the presence of a Polisario delegation at a meeting organized by the UN Economic Commission for Africa and the AU. Would it be interesting for Morocco to adopt the same position in Abidjan ? Details.
The Polisario has implicitly admitted that it is not invited to the 5th AU-EU summit. Its «Foreign Minister» accused once again both Morocco and France on Wednesday of blocking its participation to the event even though its leader announced on October 28th that the Chairperson of the African Union Commission had called the separatist movement to Abidjan.
A declassified document released by the CIA has shed light on the circumstances surrounding the Green March. Moroccans were able to enter the Sahara due to an agreement reached by Juan Carlos, Spain's Crown Prince at that time and King Hassan II, states the American agnecy.
Back from South Africa, the Chairperson of the African Union Commission sent an official invitation to the Polisario to attend the 5th AU-EU summit. Four weeks before the international meeting, the European Union has remained silent. Would it accept the presence of a «state» that none of its members recognize?
Is the Polisario Front going to attend the 5th AU-EU summit ? The answer is still unclear for the moment as the separatist movement announced on Friday that it was invited by the Chairperson of the African Union Commission at a time when Ivory Coast, the hosting country, refuses to do so. Details.