Rabat – King Mohammed VI led Friday prayers at the Achoura mosque in coastal areas of Zanzibar, Tanzania during his diplomatic tour of East Africa, according to MAP. The Moroccan monarch was accompanied by Prince Moulay Ismail and regional leader Ali Mohamed Shein during the prayers. On Thursday, the king departed the East African country’s mainland from the Julius Nyerere International Airport in Dar es Salam with the Tanzanian President John Pombe Magufuli bidding him farewell. The three-country East Africa tour – from Rwanda to Tanzania to Ethiopia – aims to generate the support of African Union countries for Morocco’s reinstatement into the continental organization. The separatist Polisario Front claims sovereignty over the Western Sahara and fought a 16-year war with Morocco over the disputed territory.

Source: Ethiopian News October 28, 2016 16:48 UTC