Former Polisario Co-Founder Challenges Self-Determination Claims in Sahara Dispute
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Summary: Bachir Edkhil, who helped establish the Polisario Front in 1973 before returning to Morocco in 1992, has raised fundamental questions about who holds the right to determine the future of Western Sahara.
Rabat — Bachir Edkhil, who helped establish the Polisario Front in 1973 before returning to Morocco in 1992, has raised fundamental questions about who holds the right to determine the future of Western Sahara.
During a recent Deutsche Welle interview, Edkhil directly challenged the separatist movement’s narrative.
“What is self-determination? And who should determine their fate?” he asked. “Does someone who opposed Morocco suddenly become a Sahrawi with the right to self-determination?
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