The Comoros Islands regretted the absence of Morocco, “a pillar of Africa”, from the 8th Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD 8), which opened on Saturday in Tunis.

Senegalese President Macky Sall regretted that the 8th Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD), opened Saturday in Tunis, is marked by the absence of Morocco, a "prominent member of the African Union."

Japan denounced and expressed its refusal of the participation of the separatists of the "polisario" in the 8th Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD), held on 27 and 28 August in Tunis.

Against the advice of Japan and in violation of the preparation process and the established rules, Tunisia decided unilaterally to invite the separatist entity

Germany considers Morocco's autonomy plan as a good basis for a solution accepted by the parties regarding the Sahara issue.