Despite Morocco's efforts, a Polisario delegation attends an EU-AU meeting in Brussels

Brussels is currently hosting the meeting of foreign affairs ministers of the African Union and the European Union, which is attended by a Polisario delegation. This move comes after Morocco has tried everything to ban the representatives of the separatist movement from making it to international meetings.

Morocco elected president of AU special technical committee for trade

A pro-Polisario lawyer lodges a complaint against several African Union countries

After seeking the help of the Court of Justice of the European Union, supporters of the Polisario lodged a complaint to the African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights against several AU states.

Moroccan Prime Minister Saadeddine El Othmani to attend the AU extraordinary summit

A South African think tank praises Morocco’s diplomatic effort in Africa

Although South Africa is known for being home to many of Morocco’s opponent, Rabat is trying to overcome that by making a breakthrough in the country.

31st Summit : The African Union wants to reopen its representing office at the MINURSO

In his recent report on the Western Sahara conflict, the Chairperson of the African Union Commission suggested to reopen the body's representing office at the MINURSO. The decision that can allow other AU bodies to deploy missions in the Sahara. Creating a mechanism to monitor the situation in the Sahara, however, remains questionable by some Moroccan parties.

To ensure the king’s presence in the AU summit, Ould Abdel Aziz relies on a Bouteflika method

In order to make King Mohammed VI attend the 31st African Union summit, Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz is relying on a strategy used by Algerian president Abdelaziz Bouteflika. The latter gave promising results at the Arab League summit in March 2005.

Polisario : Will Moussa Faki agree to meet Brahim Ghali in Bir Lahlou ?

Two weeks ahead of the 31st African Union summit in Mauritania, Moussa Faki is expected to visit the Polisario. The Chairperson of the African Union Commission is pressured by the Front’s allies to meet Brahim Ghali in Bir Lahlou.

Moussa Faki's visit to Morocco : The final communiqué ignores the Sahara conflict

It is hard to believe that during his visit to Rabat, the Chairperson of the Commission of the African Union did not talk to Moroccan officials about the Sahara conflict just three weeks before the Mauritania summit.

Moussa Faki in Rabat to discuss implementation of an AU resolution on Western Sahara

Three weeks before the start of the 31st African Union summit, Moussa Faki Mahamat visits Morocco to discuss the implementation of Resolution 653, adopted July 2017. The AU Chairperson will have to head later to the Tindouf camps.