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Rabat's plan to win over AU on Western Sahara

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A portrait of Morocco's King Mohammed VI in Laayoune, the main city of Moroccan-controlled Western Sahara, on 7 November 2025.
A portrait of Morocco's King Mohammed VI in Laayoune, the main city of Moroccan-controlled Western Sahara, on 7 November 2025. © Abdel Majid Bziouat/AFP

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Back at the pan-African organisation after pursuing an empty chair policy and buoyed by a UN resolution in its favour, Morocco wants to push for the regional body to withdraw its recognition of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic.

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