The longstanding conflict over the Western Sahara has once again captured international attention, as former United Nations envoy Staffan de Mistura embarks on a visit to South Africa. This move has sparked outrage from Morocco, claiming interference in its internal affairs and expressing deep concern about the potential negative impact on the ongoing efforts to resolve the Western Sahara issue. Many sees that De Mistura's visit to South Africa may not be a constructive move and might hinder the progress towards finding a lasting solution to the Western Sahara conflict.

Morocco's ambassador to South Africa Youssef Amrani has strongly refuted the false South African allegations on the Moroccan Sahara issue expressed recently by the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Alvin Botes, in an op-ed piece dedicated to the Moroccan Sahara issue and which was published in the party's magazine "ANC Today".