Skip to main content

South African Foreign Minister renews his country's commitment to support Sahrawi people and its just cause

Submitted on
South African Foreign Minister renews his country's commitment to support Sahrawi people and its just cause

Pretoria (South Africa), July 12, 2024 (SPS) - The South African Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, Mr. Ronald Lamola, renewed his country's commitment to supporting the just struggle of the Sahrawi people and their just cause.

The head of South African diplomacy, in his first speech since taking office, said " As our foreign policy is anchored in our history of solidarity with those struggling against oppression and occupation," affirming that South Africa “will continue to support the people of Western Sahara in their quest for self-determination”.

Mr. Lamola called on the United Nations “to take urgent steps towards holding the long-promised referendum on self-determination in Western Sahara - now the last colony left on the African continent - so that the Sahrawis can determine their destiny”.