Gambia bans pro-Polisario conference on the sidelines of the ACHPR

Gambian authorities banned a pro-Polisario conference scheduled for May 13, 2026, in Banjul, on the sidelines of the 87th session of the African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights. Organizers condemned the decision as an attempt to silence Sahrawi human rights defenders. The ban comes as the Polisario Front faces a decline in diplomatic support, particularly following the UN Security Council's adoption of a resolution endorsing the Moroccan autonomy plan.