Morocco adopts new tact to dissuade Africa against Sahrawi
Morocco's King Mohammed VI (left) greets Rwanda's President Paul Kagame during an African Union meeting in Addis Ababa in 2017. PHOTO | ZACHARIAS ABUBEKER | AFP
The Moroccan government says it is strengthening ties with African countries that have a “clear position” on the Sahrawi issue, raising the ante of soft power by Rabat to endorse its autonomy plan.
Moroccan Ambassador to Kenya Abderrazzak Laasel told The EastAfrican his country was no longer interested in forcing the hand of countries to abandon the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (SADR). But he admitted the SADR existence as a separate entity impedes economic partnerships with those with ties with Morocco.
