South Africa ANC sanctions Obed Bapela over Morocco visit

South Africa's ANC rebukes MP over comments on Morocco ties, reaffirms support for Polisario

After his visit to Morocco, ANC Deputy Chairperson Obed Bapela faced criticism from his party for remarks promoting economic cooperation with Morocco, which were seen as contradictory to the ANC's stance on the Sahara conflict.

Will South Africa's new coalition ease tensions with Morocco ?

After three weeks of negotiations with his coalition partners, President Cyril Ramaphosa unveiled the new government on Sunday evening. Will this new administration bring a shift in Pretoria's Moroccan policy, which has been in place since 2004 ?

A meeting between Algeria and South Africa to coordinate support for the Polisario

History : When Morocco helped Nelson Mandela during his fight against the Apartheid regime

In 1962, Morocco delivered weapons for the ANC fighters. Nelson Mandela had even spent a few months in the Kingdom. Abdelkrim El Khatib played a crucial role in bringing both Hassan II and Mandela together. The two men met, for the second time, in 1994 in Rabat. While in prison for 27 years, Morocco moved away from the ANC and stood closer next to the South African regime.

South Africa’s ANC to discipline members who supported Morocco’s candidacy for UCLG

South Africa’s African National Congress has promised to discipline members who refused to reject Morocco’s candidacy for chair of the United Cities and Local Government. In a statement published by its secretary-general, the party reiterated its position regarding the Kingdom.

South Africa left angered over Morocco’s conference on the Sahara

The chairperson of the African National Congress, a ruling party in South Africa, criticized Morocco for hosting a parallel conference on the same day SADC was organizing a meeting to support the Polisario Front.

South Africa : ANC decided to sack Jacob Zuma