Boumerdès, August 10, 2025 (WAS) – Dr. Faisal Moukaddem, a professor of diplomatic law and international relations at the University of Tizi Ouzou, revealed today, Sunday, during the Summer University for executives of the Polisario Front and the Sahrawi State, the malicious schemes of the Moroccan occupation within the African Union (AU) to undermine the standing of the Sahrawi Republic, a founding member of the AU.
In a lecture titled "The African Union and the Stakes of Colonialism: The Sahrawi Diplomatic Path," the member of the Algerian National Committee for Solidarity with the Sahrawi People highlighted the successful trajectory of Sahrawi diplomacy within the AU, which has increasingly provoked the Makhzen (Moroccan regime) as the Sahrawi State actively exercises its membership, sitting side by side with the Kingdom of Morocco.
The speaker noted that the Moroccan regime has failed to counter the strong and influential Sahrawi presence in various AU institutions, despite its attempts to conspire against the Sahrawi State’s standing. He addressed the Makhzen’s tactics of bribery diplomacy and financial incentives to buy loyalties and undermine the legitimate rights of the Sahrawi people, emphasizing that Sahrawi diplomacy succeeds by relying on international law, the justice of the Sahrawi cause, and the Sahrawi people’s steadfast attachment to their land and homeland.
The lecturer affirmed that legal references in international and diplomatic law firmly uphold the Sahrawi people’s inalienable right to self-determination, with a referendum being the only viable option.
He also pointed out that the positions of some Western countries supporting the occupation contradict international law, stressing that the U.S. recognition of Morocco’s claims remained tied to the Trump administration, as evidenced by the freezing of this recognition under the Biden administration. He described Trump’s stance as "a gift to the Makhzen regime in exchange for normalization with the Zionist entity."
However, the speaker asserted that such positions do not affect the Sahrawi cause or its legal standing within the UN Decolonization Committee, as it remains a decolonization issue under international law and UN resolutions. He emphasized that a referendum guaranteeing the Sahrawi people’s right to self-determination and independence is the most appropriate and legal solution to end the conflict in Western Sahara.
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