Colombia · FOREIGN POLICY
Key Facts
—The decision: Colombia recognised Moroccan sovereignty over Western Sahara on 8 August 2026 and withdrew its recognition of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic.
—Who announced it: Vice-President José Manuel Restrepo and Foreign Minister Omar Bula Escobar, in a meeting with Morocco’s Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita, who was in Cali for the inauguration.
—The timing: Hours after Abelardo De La Espriella was sworn in on 7 August, making it one of the first foreign-policy acts of the new government.
