The report submitted by UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres to the Security Council states that Mr. Moussa Faki has assured the UNSG personal envoy for the Sahara, Horst Köhler of his support for UN efforts to resolve this conflict. The report also says that the chairperson of the AU Commission informed Mr. Horst Köhler about the mechanism set up at the AU Nouakchott Summit on the Sahara issue. The goal of this mechanism is to provide effective support to the UN-led efforts, which confirms the UN’s exclusivity in dealing with Sahara issue. In March, the city of Marrakech (Morocco) hosted an African Ministerial Conference to show AU’s support to the UN political process on the Sahara. Guterres also highlighted the calm and stability prevailing in the Moroccan Sahara.

Source: The North Africa Journal April 04, 2019 16:30 UTC