The new South African Foreign Minister admitted that she is not «fully up to date» on her country’s position on Morocco. Naledi Pandor said that she is also unaware of the outcomes of the Southern African Development Community solidarity conference, held in March to support the Polisario Front.
Cote d’Ivoire has announced that it is opening an honorary consulate in Laayoune. The inauguration ceremony is taking place on Wednesday, an official told Yabiladi. The decision was denounced by a pro-Polisario platform.
On Monday, Morocco announced that it is attending the US-led peace conference in Bahrain, expected to introduce the economic portion of the «Deal fo the Century». This decision was denounced by anti-normalization groups, which had urged the Moroccan authorities to boycott the meeting.