The United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara is still without a leader. The UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres’ proposal of Colin Stewart of Canada to replace Kim Bolduc as head of the MINURSO has been formalized. Meanwhile, Morocco maintains its reservations concerning the new candidate’s CV. Details.
Six days before the opening of the 5th AU-EU summit set to be hosted by Abidjan, Moussa Faki Mahamat declared that the problem linked to the Polisario’s participation was solved. The Chairperson of the African Union Commission said that all members of the pan-African organization will attend the partnership meeting scheduled for 29 and 30 of November.
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».