{"id":624,"date":"2020-12-12T19:51:51","date_gmt":"2020-12-12T19:51:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.com\/ethiopia\/?p=624"},"modified":"2020-12-18T22:48:54","modified_gmt":"2020-12-18T22:48:54","slug":"au-maintains-support-to-western-sahara-self-determination","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/ethiopia\/all-news\/au-maintains-support-to-western-sahara-self-determination","title":{"rendered":"AU maintains support to Western Sahara self-determination"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press Ethiopia<\/p>\n<p>The African Union maintains it position on Western Sahara, despite President Trump\u2019s proclamation supporting Moroccan occupation.<\/p>\n<p>Ms. Ebba Kalondo, Spokesperson of AU Commission chair, Moussa Faki Mahamat, said on her official Twitter account after Trump&#8217;s twitts, that the AU supports the self-determination of Western Sahara through a free and fair referendum as decided by the UN Security Council.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The position of the African Union remains unchanged, in conformity with relevant AU and United Nations resolutions,&#8221; Ms Kalondo wrote on Twitter on Friday.<\/p>\n<p>Both Saharawi Republic and Morocco are members of the AU although Morocco sees the occupied zones of Western Sahara as part of its territory.<\/p>\n<p>Morocco is violating AU Constitutive Act\u2019s main founding principles, mainly the respect of borders inherited upon independence and non use of force to resolve conflicts. 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