Morocco recalls Tunisia ambassador over Western Sahara

Morocco has recalled its ambassador in Tunis for consultations and cancelled its participation in a pan-African investment conference, after Tunisia’s president hosted the head of the Polisario movement, which wants independence for Western Sahara.

Morocco, which regards Western Sahara as its territory, said on Friday that Tunisia’s decision to invite Brahim Ghali to an African development summit this weekend was “hostile and prejudicial to the fraternal relations that the two countries have always maintained” and the welcome given to Ghali “a grave and unprecedented act that deeply hurts the feelings of the Moroccan people”.