During a meeting of the 4th Commission of the United Nations General Assembly, Ismail Aboui Bouchane, professor at the University of Rwanda, pointed out the “numerous connections between separatism and terrorist organizations” which, according to him, are , documented day by day.
“Certain countries openly use it to try to divide and rule. This is the case of the host country of the Tindouf camps” which delegated part of its territory to an armed separatist militia, in defiance of international law, a- he said, denouncing “a hegemonic agenda with destructive aims”.
He noted that Morocco’s eastern neighbor “houses this separatist entity, arms it militarily, finances it with petrodollars, defends it politically and diplomatically within international organizations.”
For his part, Swiss human rights activist and international relations expert, Anouar Ramadan, warned of a phenomenon that continues to jeopardize peace, stability and development in Africa and the Arab world.
“Separatism not only threatens the sovereignty and territorial integrity of States, but also disrupts the social fabric, causing immense suffering and hardship to millions of people,” he said, citing the case of the movement armed separatist of the “Polisario” who exploits the sequestered populations of the Tindouf camps to serve the agenda of its leaders and their mentors.
“Separatist movements, such as the +polisario+ armed group, often resort to armed conflicts, terrorism and human rights violations, thus creating an environment of fear and insecurity,” he warned, while urging the international community to adopt a unified position in the face of these actions.
Along the same lines, Greek university professor Nikaky Lygeros condemned the proven links that the “Polisario” maintains with terrorist groups.
“The +polisario+, which as each of us knows, is a non-state armed group, whose notorious relations with terrorist organizations in the Sahel region, are no longer to be proven”, underlined this specialist in geostrategy in front of the members of the 4th committee of the UN GA.
He recalled in this sense that the founders of the Islamic State in the Great Sahara (EIGS), Abou Walid and Abou al-Sahraoui, were fighters of the armed separatist movement.