A fight broke out between African diplomats and representatives of Morocco, Algeria and Western Sahara during preparations for the International Conference on African Development in Tokyo. The latter state’s position, supported by Algeria, is not recognized by many countries, including Morocco.
The incident took place in Tokyo on Friday The Moroccan representative attacked Lamin Bali, the representative to the African Union of Western Sahara..
The diplomat placed a sign on the meeting table with the inscription “Sahrawi Republic”, meaning the country of Western Sahara is not recognized by Rabat.