Addis Ababa, Jan 31, 2014 (SPS) - President of the Republic and Secretary General of the Frente Polisario Mr. Mohamed Abdelaziz has declared in Addis Ababa that the African Union (AU) remains “an active partner” with the United Nations (UN) in the settlement of Western Sahara conflict.
Addis Ababa, Jan 31, 2014 (SPS) - The President of the Republic of Namibia H.E Mr. Hifikepunye Pohamba has called for need to speed up the implementation of the self-determination referendum of the Saharawi people.
Addis Ababa, Jan 31, 2014 (SPS) - “The issue on West Sahara and the right of people to have self determination must constitute a priority on the agenda of the African union,” stated Thursday the Vice President of the Republic of Angola, Mr. Manuel Domingos Vicente, quoted by Angolan Press Agency.
Rabat, Jan 30, 2014 (SPS) - Trial of the Saharawi political prisoner Mbarek Daoudi has been indefinitely postponed by the Moroccan military court in Rabat, said a Saharawi human rights source.
Mbarek Daoudi appeared today morning in Rabat military court, in the absence of his family, international observers and Saharawi defenders of human rights.
A group of observers and lawyers from Spain and France arrived Thursday in Rabat to attend the trial, but they were prevented access into the court room. (SPS)
Harare, Jan 30, 2014 (SPS) - The Acting President of the Republic of Zimbabwe Ms. Joice Mujuru has reiterated her country’s support to the legitimate struggle of the Saharawi people for freedom and independence, according to a statement of SADR embassy in Zimbabwe.
In a meeting held today morning in Harare with the Saharawi Ambassador Mr. Deich Mohamed Salem, Ms. Mujuru expressed her government’s “constant and firm” position of support to the legitimate struggle of the Saharawi people.
Harare, Jan 30, 2014 (SPS) - Ambassador of the Saharawi Republic (SADR) in Zimbabwe Mr. Deich Mohamed Saleh received today, Thursday, in Harare by Ms. Joice Mujuru, the Acting President of the Republic of Zimbabwe.
In a statement to the press following the meeting, the Saharawi Ambassador indicated that the Acting President of Zimbabwe confirmed her government’s constant and firm position of support to the legitimate struggle of the Saharawis people.
Addis Ababa, Jan 30, 2014 (SPS) - The African Union leaders hold as from Thursday's morning in Addis Ababa their 22nd summit to examine the means to revive the sector of agriculture and opportunity creation for the achievement of food security and sustainable development, seen as one of the most important challenges to the continent.
This summit, to last over a couple of days is attended also by politicians and representatives of international and regional organizations.
Addis Ababa, Jan 30, 2014 (SPS) - President of the Islamic Republic of Mauritania Mr. Mohamed Ould Abdelaziz took Thursday over the one-year rotating presidency of the African Union (AU), replacing Ethiopian Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn.
Mauritania took over the post during the opening of the 22nd African Union Summit, took place today morning in Addis Ababa, capital of Ethiopia.
Algiers, Jan 29, 2014 (SPS) - The Saharawi people have the right to claim compensation from the European Union (EU) for the consequences resulting from the fishing agreement it signed with Morocco, including “illegally” the Western Sahara’s territorial waters on which it has no authority, the Saharawi Minister Delegate for Europe Mr. Mohamed Sidati stated.
Asturias (Spain), Jan 29, 2014 (SPS) - Governor of the Wilaya of El Aaiun Mr. Hamma Mohamed Salem started as from last Monday a working visit to the region of Asurias, Spain.
The Saharawi official is accompanied by Mr. Yahya Mohamed Cheikh, vice-Polisario Front’s representative in the region.
Governor Hamma was received at the Municipality of Avilés by its Mayor Mrs. Pilar Varela Díaz, along with representatives of the political parties and civil society of Asturias.
Algiers, Jan 29, 2014 (SPS) - "Morocco’s torture, prisons, and unfair trials will not end up the Saharawi people’s determination to wrest independence," said the Saharawi Ambassador in Algeria Mr. Brahim Ghali, in an act of solidarity with Saharawi people organized Tuesday in Algiers by the Rally for Algerian Hope Party.
"We confirm to Morocco and those who support it that the Saharawi people are determined to wrest their independence and make any sacrifice to achieve their goal," stated Mr. Brahim Ghali.
Addis Ababa, Jan 29, 2014 (SPS) - President of the Republic, Secretary General of the Polisario Front Mr. Mohamed Abdelaziz arrived this morning in Addis Ababa, capital of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, ahead of the 22nd Ordinary Session of the Assembly of Heads of State and Government of the African Union, to be held in Addis Ababa on 30-31 January, 2014.
Algiers, Jan 28, 2014 (SPS) - President of the Rally for Algeria Hope (TAJ) Mr. Amar Ghoul called on the international organizations and people of conscience to stand, with their strongest term, by the side of Saharawi people, underscoring the right of the Saharawi people to freedom and independence.
“It is high time for everybody to stand bravely so to put an end to the suffering of Saharawi people,” said Mr. Ghoul, in a statement to the press during an act of solidarity organized by the Rally of Algerian Hope.
Addis Ababa, Jan 28, 2014 (SPS) - The Saharawi Republic (SADR) has submitted through the AU Department of Legal Affairs a range of treaties, conventions and protocols of the African Unity Organization and African Union.
Following is a list of the treaties, agreements and protocols signed by SADR:
1- The African Nuclear Weapon-Free-Zone Treaty (Pelindaba Treaty), which was adopted in Cairo (Egypt) on April 11th, 1996.
Addis Ababa, Jan 28, 2014 (SPS) - The 24th Ordinary Session of the Executive Council of the African Union continue its work for the second day, at the African Union headquarters in Addis Ababa.
Addis Ababa, Jan 28, 2014 (SPS) - Algeria and Ethiopia has expressed support to the efforts undertaken by the UN Secretary General and his Personal Envoy for Western Sahara Mr. Christopher Ross, which aims to find a settlement to the Western Sahara conflict providing for the Saharawi people’s right to self-determination.
Smara (Occupied territories), January 27, 2014 (SPS) - Sahrawi citizens in the occupied city of Smara organized Saturday a peaceful demonstration in Shaheed Saeed Dembar neighborhood, calling for the expansion of the prerogatives of MINURSO to include human rights monitoring in the occupied territories of Western Sahara, according to the Ministry of the Occupied Territories and Community Abroad.
The demonstrators also called for enabling the Saharawi people to its right of self -determination through a free and democratic referendum.
El Aaiun (Occupied Territories), January 26, 2014 (SPS) - Saharawi political prisoner Abdeslam Loumadi started Saturday an unlimited hunger strike at the Carcel Negra jail in El Aaiun (occupied territories of Western Sahara), in protest of the mistreatment he underwent in police stations.
Abdeslam Loumadi demands the opening of an inquiry into the torture he has been subjected to and the rape threats he has received.
He also requests to be transferred to a jail including Saharawi political prisoners.
Washington (United states), January 26, 2014 (SPS) - The chairman of Robert F. Kennedy Center for Justice and Human Rights, Kerry Kennedy, has called on the UN Security Council to include, in 2014, human rights monitoring prerogative in the United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara (MINURSO).
In an article published by the website of the US news TV channel CNN, Kennedy called on the United Nations Security Council, which is to meet in April to discuss the issue of occupied Western Sahara.
Accra, Jan 25, 2014 (SPS) - Editor of the Ghanaian newspaper “Daily Graphic” Mr Ransford Tetteh indicated Friday that everybody must “jointly fight together to ensure that Morocco respected the UN resolution so that all of us can contribute to the development of our continent.”
In a visit by the Saharawi Ambassador in Ghana Mr. Mahjub Sidina to the Daily Graphic’s headquarters, the Editor Mr. Ransford Tetteh said the world had become a global village where what was happening in Saharawi Republic should be of concern to all.”