As AU readmits Morocco, membership of Sahrawi Republic set to cause division
Morocco withdrew from the Organisation of African Unity, the precursor to the AU, in 1984 when the OAU admitted Western Sahara — a region on the Atlantic coastline bordering Morocco to the north, Algeria to the east and Mauritania to the south. PHOTO | GOOGLE MAPS
As Morocco waits to be readmitted to the African Union, it is pushing for the suspension of Western Sahara from the continental body, placing the AU in a difficult position.
The AU has long backed the autonomy of the contested territory known as the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (SADR).
