AU sides with Western Sahara on autonomy despite US decision
A man poses with a Western Saharan flag as he takes part in a demonstration in support of the Sahrawi people's rights in Malaga on November 28, 2020. PHOTO | AFP
The African Union has maintained that the fate of Western Sahara must be decided by a referendum, even after the US endorsed Morocco's control over the breakaway region.
Ebba Kalondo, spokesperson of AU Commission chair Moussa Faki Mahamat, says the AU supports the self-determination of Western Sahara through a free and fair referendum as decided by the UN Security Council.
