Hungary has dealt a blow to the propaganda machine of the separatists by affirming that it has not accredited a Polisairo representative in Budapest. This denial was issued after a pro-Separatists website claimed that Ahmed Slimane was appointed as Polisario’s diplomatic representative in Hungary. In reaction to this fake news, Hungarian authorities sent a letter to Morocco’s Ambassador in Budapest explaining that Hungary does not maintain ties with the Polisario. Hungarian authorities said that Ahmed Slimane has no diplomatic status and is not a member of any diplomatic mission in Hungary. They added that Slimane is a Mauritanian national chairing the Africa-Europe foundation.

Source: The North Africa Journal May 28, 2018 23:48 UTC