The Republic of Mali announced today that “after a thorough analysis of this important issue (of the Sahara) which has an impact on sub-regional peace and security, the Republic of Mali has decided today to withdraw its recognition of the “Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic”.
This position was expressed in a Declaration of the Malian Government delivered by Mr. Abdoulaye DIOP, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of the Republic of Mali, following his meeting with his Moroccan counterpart.
Mr. Nasser Bourita, Minister of Foreign Affairs, African Cooperation and Moroccans Living Abroad, is making a visit to Bamako on the Very High Instructions of His Majesty King Mohammed VI.
In this same Declaration, Mali “supports the autonomy plan proposed by Morocco as the only serious and credible basis for resolving this dispute and considers that genuine autonomy under Moroccan sovereignty is the most realistic solution.”
Mali further expresses “its support for the efforts of the United Nations and the Personal Envoy of the Secretary-General, as well as for the resolutions of the Security Council, in particular resolution 2797 (2025), adopted on 31 October 2025,” the document continues.
The Malian minister also stated that this decision will be shared with regional and international organizations of which Mali is a member, as well as with the diplomatic corps accredited to Bamako.