Zambia's Foreign Minister, Harry Kalaba, confirmed his statement of 9 July 2016 concerning Zambia's withdrawal of recognition of  so-called SADR.

The Algerian authorities continue to cover the crimes committed by the Polisario in the camps of Tindouf, under their control, Amnesty International said on Wednesday (February 22) in Rabat, during a press briefing.

The European Union on Tuesday said that its position on the Moroccan Sahara has not changed.

The return of Morocco to the African Union (AU) marks a historic event that will remain engraved in the annals of Moroccan diplomacy, said Mohamed Taleb, member of the Royal Advisory Council of Saharan Affairs (CORCAS).

President of the Republic of South Sudan, Salva Kiir Mayardit, said that the "issue of Sahara is different in its genesis, legal and political background from that of South Sudan,” hailing “Morocco's serious and credible efforts” to reach a political solution to this dispute.