WESTERN SAHARA

Polisario Front leader Brahim Ghali vowed on Saturday to continue hostilities against Morocco unless the Security Council at its forthcoming meeting on the crisis on 28 October agrees to permit a self-determination referendum. Crisis Group expert Riccardo Fabiani says that while the Security Council is unlikely to agree to that request, its next meeting will be crucial to sending a clear signal to both sides that external actors are prepared to have regular and public discussions on this conflict and committed to finding a mutually-acceptable solution.