{"id":57878,"date":"2026-01-14T16:08:15","date_gmt":"2026-01-14T16:08:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/?p=57878"},"modified":"2026-01-14T16:08:15","modified_gmt":"2026-01-14T16:08:15","slug":"sahrawi-republic-submits-candidacy-for-north-african-seat-at-african-union-challenging-morocco-and-libya","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/sahrawi-republic-submits-candidacy-for-north-african-seat-at-african-union-challenging-morocco-and-libya\/","title":{"rendered":"Sahrawi Republic Submits Candidacy for North African Seat at African Union Challenging Morocco and Libya"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-57880\" src=\"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Sahrawi-Africa-Union.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"344\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Sahrawi-Africa-Union.jpg 500w, https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Sahrawi-Africa-Union-300x206.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Sahrawi-Africa-Union-100x70.jpg 100w, https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Sahrawi-Africa-Union-218x150.jpg 218w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>Africa Monitoring Desk Islamabad<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Sahrawi Republic\u00a0(SADR) officially submitted its bid for an African Union (AU) Peace and Security Council (PSC) seat (2026-2028), challenging\u00a0Morocco\u00a0and\u00a0Libya\u00a0for North Africa&#8217;s slot, highlighting its claim for independence and self-determination amidst ongoing AU dynamics and recent\u00a0UN Security Council\u00a0actions favoring Morocco&#8217;s autonomy plan, signaling a continued diplomatic struggle for recognition and influence.<span class=\"uJ19be notranslate\" data-wiz-uids=\"KW3GZe_f,KW3GZe_g\" data-processed=\"true\"><span class=\"vKEkVd\" data-animation-atomic=\"\" data-wiz-attrbind=\"class=KW3GZe_e\/TKHnVd\" data-processed=\"true\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"T286Pc\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-processed=\"true\">The SADR, a founding AU member, put forward its candidacy for the PSC seat to contest Morocco and Libya for representation in the North African region for the 2026-2028 term.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"T286Pc\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-processed=\"true\">This move underscores the persistent conflict over Western Sahara, with the Sahrawi people seeking independence through the SADR, while Morocco promotes its autonomy plan for the territory.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"T286Pc\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-processed=\"true\">\u00a0The AU&#8217;s Peace and Security Council elections occur within the broader UN framework, where recent resolutions (like UNSC 2797 in late 2025) have leaned towards Morocco&#8217;s autonomy proposal as a &#8220;most feasible outcome,&#8221; a stance the SADR and Algeria oppose.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"T286Pc\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-processed=\"true\">Securing an AU PSC seat would give the SADR a powerful platform to advocate for its self-determination agenda, countering Morocco&#8217;s growing diplomatic influence within African and international bodies.<\/span><span class=\"uJ19be notranslate\" data-wiz-uids=\"KW3GZe_13,KW3GZe_14\" data-processed=\"true\"><span class=\"vKEkVd\" data-animation-atomic=\"\" data-wiz-attrbind=\"class=KW3GZe_12\/TKHnVd\" data-processed=\"true\">\u00a0<button class=\"rBl3me\" tabindex=\"0\" data-amic=\"true\" data-icl-uuid=\"d1ad039e-1434-4389-904e-c9d5db065cbc\" aria-label=\"View related links\" data-wiz-attrbind=\"disabled=KW3GZe_12\/C5gNJc;aria-label=KW3GZe_12\/bOjMyf;class=KW3GZe_12\/UpSNec\" data-ved=\"2ahUKEwjVwu2Gs4uSAxXFNvsDHdtQLtYQye0OegQIAxAE\" data-processed=\"true\"><\/button><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"Y3BBE\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-hveid=\"CAQQAA\" data-processed=\"true\"><strong class=\"Yjhzub\" data-processed=\"true\">Implications:<\/strong><\/div>\n<div data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-hveid=\"CAQQAA\" data-processed=\"true\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"Y3BBE\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-hveid=\"CAQQAA\" data-processed=\"true\"><button class=\"rBl3me\" tabindex=\"0\" data-amic=\"true\" data-icl-uuid=\"dc7920fc-c82d-4191-8b6e-208796a07ea2\" aria-label=\"View related links\" data-wiz-attrbind=\"disabled=KW3GZe_1c\/C5gNJc;aria-label=KW3GZe_1c\/bOjMyf;class=KW3GZe_1c\/UpSNec\" data-ved=\"2ahUKEwjVwu2Gs4uSAxXFNvsDHdtQLtYQye0OegQIBBAB\" data-processed=\"true\"><\/button><span class=\"T286Pc\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-processed=\"true\">The candidacy intensifies the rivalry between the SADR\/Algeria and Morocco within the AU. <\/span><span class=\"T286Pc\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-processed=\"true\">It puts pressure on African nations to choose sides or navigate complex diplomatic positions on the Western Sahara conflict. <\/span><span class=\"T286Pc\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-processed=\"true\">The outcome will reflect the shifting geopolitical landscape within Africa regarding this long-standing dispute.<\/span><span class=\"uJ19be notranslate\" data-wiz-uids=\"KW3GZe_1n,KW3GZe_1o\" data-processed=\"true\"><span class=\"vKEkVd\" data-animation-atomic=\"\" data-wiz-attrbind=\"class=KW3GZe_1m\/TKHnVd\" data-processed=\"true\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-hveid=\"CAQQAA\" data-processed=\"true\"><\/div>\n<div data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-hveid=\"CAQQAA\" data-processed=\"true\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa Monitoring Desk Islamabad The Sahrawi Republic\u00a0(SADR) officially submitted its bid for an African Union (AU) Peace and Security Council (PSC) seat (2026-2028), challenging\u00a0Morocco\u00a0and\u00a0Libya\u00a0for North Africa&#8217;s slot, highlighting its claim for independence and self-determination amidst ongoing AU dynamics and recent\u00a0UN Security Council\u00a0actions favoring Morocco&#8217;s autonomy plan, signaling a continued diplomatic struggle for recognition and influence.\u00a0 [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":57880,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[46],"tags":[117,7150,4006,2393,139,5993,5886,361],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/57878"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=57878"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/57878\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":57883,"href":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/57878\/revisions\/57883"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/57880"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=57878"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=57878"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=57878"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}