IN 1984 Morocco turned its back on Africa because the Organisation of African Unity refused to support its 1975 conquest of Western Sahara. In Addis Ababa, the African Union decided to accept Morocco as a member, even though Western Sahara remains in Moroccan hands. Why the sudden change of policy in Morocco and in the African Union? That call for African unity was also the theme of his time as chair of the African Union in 2009 . For these reasons: there is no alternative to the visions of the Saharawi, Gaddafi and Ben Barka.

Source: The North Africa Journal March 13, 2017 22:18 UTC