South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has urged the Southern African Development Community (SADC) to pressure Morocco, referring to the Western Sahara conflict. His call was made public during the 38th summit of the inter-governmental organization headquartered in Gaborone, Botswana, concluded on Saturday 18th of August, says Namibian online newspaper. Speaking during the meeting, Ramaphosa called the body, which includes several countries known for backing the Polisario's stance, to «show solidarity with the people of the Sahrawi Republic and put more pressure on Morocco to implement the resolutions adopted by the United Nations, which guarantee the independence of Western Sahara people». Moreover, Ramaphosa announced that SADC will organize an extraordinary session to support the Sahrawi people. Commenting on the information, the Front's «news agency», wrote on Sunday that South Africa will be hosting the above-mentioned meeting. Elected recently as South Africa's president, Ramaphosa has made sure to follow the footsteps of his successor Jaboc Zuma who has been one of the Polisario's biggest supporters in Africa. However, diplomatic relations between Rabat and Pretoria have entered a new era. On January the 9th in Rabat, South Africa's Foreign Affairs Minister Maite Nkoana-Mashabane met with his Moroccan counterpart Nasser Bourita. On November the 30th in Abidjan, Morocco and South Africa agreed to restore their diplomatic ties, after King Mohammed VI and Jacob Zuma met in December 2017.
