In a series of events, the Polisario Front has been insisting on the idea of being the only «legitimate representative of Saharwis». To back its stand, the Front relies on a non-binding resolution, adopted by the UN General Assembly in the 1970s.
In a conference held, Saturday, in Algeria, the Polisario denounced Morocco’s rejection of the African Union participation in the Western Sahara process. This rejection comes after the body announced that a presidential troika is the only party allowed to address the conflict.
Born and raised in Amsterdam, Nadia Bouras is a Moroccan-Dutch historian who is interested in debunking myths on Moroccan migration in the Netherlands. The researcher is currently working on a book and a documentary on Amsterdam’s first Arab school.