Liberia backs Morocco’s plan for the Sahara
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on The New Dawn
Liberia has renewed its support for Morocco’s autonomy proposal for the Sahara, presented as a realistic basis for a political settlement to the conflict. Ambassador Baba Sillah defended this position before the UN General Assembly’s decolonisation committee, according to The New Dawn.
Liberia reaffirmed its support for Morocco’s plan to resolve the Sahara conflict at a meeting of the Fourth Committee of the United Nations General Assembly in New York. Ambassador Baba Sillah, Liberia’s Deputy Permanent Representative to the UN, presented this position on Monday 12 October 2026, according to The New Dawn.
The Liberian government also called for stepped-up international efforts against colonialism and for the Sahara conflict to be resolved through diplomacy. It called for an immediate ceasefire in Ukraine, unrestricted humanitarian access and full respect for international humanitarian law, The New Dawn reports.
