Polisario challenges De Mistura’s approach in the Sahara
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Africanews
The Polisario Front challenges the approach of Staffan de Mistura, the UN envoy for the Sahara, whom it accuses of favouring Morocco’s position on autonomy. The movement nevertheless maintains its participation in the UN process and calls for a review of the negotiating method, according to its representative to the United Nations, Mohammed Sidi Omar.
The Polisario Front has expressed reservations about the method of Staffan de Mistura, the personal envoy of the United Nations secretary-general for the Sahara, following closed-door consultations at the Security Council in early October. Its representative to the UN, Mohammed Sidi Omar, criticised the diplomat for an approach that, in his view, aligns with the Moroccan position, according to a Polisario Front statement cited by Africanews.
The consultations concerned the negotiation process regarding the status of the Sahara, as the UN seeks to revive talks between the parties. Mohammed Sidi Omar made these criticisms on Tuesday 13 October 2026, according to Africanews.
