Since Morocco’s return to the African Union and following Decision 693 on the question of the Sahara, adopted unanimously at the Nouakchott Summit in 2018, the Sahara issue is no longer submitted to the African Union, i.e. is no longer on the agenda of the Pan-African organization, reaffirmed the Minister in a statement to the press on the sidelines of the AU Summit, which wrapped up on Monday in Addis Ababa. Decision 693 on the Sahara issue, adopted unanimously at the 2018 Nouakchott Summit, underlines the exclusive competence of the United Nations over this issue. None of the reports of this 37th AU Summit contained any quotation or reference to the Sahara issue, added the Minister, who represented King Mohammed VI at the Summit. Similarly, the speeches by the African Union Presidency and the AU Commission made no reference to this issue, which falls within the exclusive remit of the UN.

Source: The North Africa Journal February 21, 2024 15:32 UTC