By AFPMore by this AuthorPretoria,Several southern African leaders on Tuesday threw their support behind Western Sahara, with one calling the disputed territory the "last colony" on the African continent. Your presence here... sends the clearest message that we are with the people of Western Sahara. Morocco, which annexed the territory after Spain withdrew in 1975, considers Western Sahara to be an integral part of the kingdom. REFERENDUMThe talks hosted by South Africa's foreign ministry are pushing for a referendum on the status of Western Sahara. Namibian President Hage Geingob, the current chair of the SADC bloc, referred to Western Sahara as Africa's "last colony".

Source: Daily Nation March 27, 2019 06:22 UTC