(Bloomberg) -- The African Union urged Morocco and separatists in the disputed region of Western Sahara to reduce tensions and called for the United Nations to urgently appoint a special envoy on the issue.
All parties should work to uphold a settlement plan that provides for a cease-fire and the holding of a referendum “for the people of Western Sahara to exercise their right to self-determination,” African Union Chairman Cyril Ramaphosa said in a statement Thursday.
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