Until this was done, the continent would not realise full freedom of its African inhabitants, Ghali said.
Addressing delegates on the second day of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) Solidarity Conference in Pretoria on Tuesday, Ghali said the conference was a message to demand the attainment of justice in Western Sahara.
The resolution and charter of the African Union and United Nations call for the eradication of the world’s last instances of colonialism as exemplified in the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic’s occupation by Morocco.
“This conference is a reminder of landmark decisions such as the International Court of Justice (in 1975) which denies the Moroccan kingdom’s sovereignty over Western Sahara, stating that the two neighbouring countries are two distinct states.
“The court’s decision forbids the exploitation of the Western Sahara’s natural resources without the consent of [its] people,” he said.
The conference, he added, was an “explicit” message to Morocco and the European Union to stop the illegal plundering and exploitation of the country’s natural resources.
The Sahrawi choices and aspirations are clear and firm in the attainment of freedom, he said, adding that the Western Sahara was ready to enter into negotiations with Morocco in good faith and without any preconditions to resolve the conflict that started with Rabat’s occupation in 1975.