London, March 21, 2014 (SPS) - British Minister of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs Mr. Hugh Robertson has reaffirmed that the British government "strongly" supports the efforts of the United Nations to encourage Morocco and the Polisario Front to reach an agreement on a lasting and mutually acceptable political solution providing for the right to self-determination of the people of the Western Sahara.
London, March 20, 2014 (SPS) - A meeting between the Saharawi officials and representatives of the oil companies that have signed agreements with the Saharawi Republic (SADR) took place yesterday, Wednesday, in London.
The delegation was headed by Mr. Emhamed Khadad, member of the Polisario Front’s National Secretariat and cmprised of Mr. Kamal Fadel, Polisario Front’s Representative to Australia.
El Aaiun (occupied territories), March 20, 2014 (SPS) - The British ONG Adala UK has called on Moroccan authorities to halt their repression against the peaceful Saharawi demonstrations which demand the right of the Saharawi people to self-determination.
"Adala UK believes that the time has come for the Moroccan authorities to cease their repression of Saharawi demonstrations which demand the right of self-determination in the occupied territories of Western Sahara," declares the ONG, in a statement published on its website.
El Aaiun (occupied territories), March 20, 2014 (SPS) - Ali Al-Mousaoui, a young Saharawi, was run over on Saturday by a Moroccan police motorcycle in Catalunya Street in the occupied city of El Aaiun, according to a right source.
Arrested for 48 hours in Moroccan police station, the young Saharawi was subjected to all from of physical and psychological torture.
He was referred Monday to the Moroccan Court of Appeal in El Aaiun, before being imprisoned in Black Prison in false and fabricated charges.
Madrid, March 20, 2014 (SPS) -Spanish House of Representatives has called on its government to formally recognize the Polisario Front, the legitimate representative of the Saharawi people, as does the United Nations.
Johannesburg, March 19, 2014 (SPS) - President of the Pan-African Parliament Mr. Bethel Nnaemeka Amadi has expressed commitment to defend the Saharawi cause, stressing the need to decolonize the last colony in Africa, Western Sahara.
In a ceremony held Tuesday in Johannesburg, South Africa, to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the PAP, Mr. Amadi voiced his commitment to defend Western Sahara issue, calling for putting an end to Morocco’s occupation of Western Sahara, through completing the process of decolonization.
Johannesburg, March 19, 2014 (SPS) - President of the Republic, Secretary General of the Polisario Front Mr. Mohamed Abdelaziz concluded Tuesday evening a visit to the Republic of South Africa, during which he took part at the celebrations marking the 10-year anniversary of the establishment of the Pan-African Parliament (PAP).
Chahid Al Hafed (refugee camps), March 19, 2014 (SPS) - Minister of Foreign Affairs Mr. Mohamed Salem Ould Salek has emphasized that the recent visit by the African Union Commissioner for Political and Social Affairs to the Saharawi refugee camps “will enhance the status of the Sahrawi Republic, both at the African and international level.”
London, March 19, 2014 (SPS) - The Saharawi government announced Tuesday that it has awarded a new oil and gas exploration block in the liberated territory of Bir Lehlou to the UK-based Red Rio Petroleum Ltd.
This award is under the Production Sharing Contract (PSC) terms previously promulgated by the SADR.
The Bir Lahlou block is situated in the north-east corner of the Territory of Western Sahara, in the area controlled by the Frente POLISARIO, which leads the Government of the SADR.
Algiers, March 19, 2014 (SPS) - Algeria and Chad have reiterated support to the UN efforts aimed at reaching a "just and final solution" to the Saharawi issue in accordance with the pertinent resolutions of the Security Council and General Assembly of the UN.
Johannesburg, March 19, 2014 (SPS) - President of the Republic Mr. Mohamed Abdelaziz has confirmed that Moroccan drugs poses risk to North Africa, highlighting that the terrorism which is taking place in some parts of Africa is a major concern for the whole continent.
Algiers, March 19, 2014 (SPS) - Ghana supports the Saharawi people’s right to self-determination, in accordance with UN resolutions, said Tuesday in Algiers, its Foreign Minister, Hannah Swentah Tettah on an official visit in Algeria.
"We support the Saharawi people right to self-determination and call for the implementation of the United Nations resolution in this regard," Ghanaian Minister stressed at the end of her discussions with his Algerian counterpart, Ramtane Lamamra.
Algiers, March 19, 2014 (SPS) - The African Union High Commissioner to Social and Cultural Affairs, Mustapha Sidiki Koloko, bemoaned, Tuesday in Algiers, the “desperate” situation of the Sahrawi refugees in Tindouf camps, he visited during a couple of days.
“The Humanitarian situation of the Sahrawi refugees is desperate, it is related to several aspects” both political and social, he affirmed after his meeting with Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ramtane Lamamra, underscoring the “need for improving it.”
Johannesburg, March 18, 2014 (SPS) - President of the Republic, Secretary General of the Polisario Front Mr. Mohamed Abdelaziz has hailed the work done by the Pan-African Parliament during the past decade, highlighting that it has contributed effectively to the process of building the African Union.
Johannesburg, March 18, 2014 (SPS) - The Pan-African Parliament celebrates today, Tuesday, its 10 years of existence in the city of Johannesburg, South Africa.
Inaugurated on 18 March 2004, the Pan-African Parliament is the African Union’s legislative organ, to which each member state contributes five MPs.
It aims at ensuring full participation of the peoples of Africa and their grassroots organizations in governance and economic integration.
Johannesburg, March 18, 2014 (SPS) - President of the Republic, Secretary General of the Frente Polisario Mr. Mohamed Abdelaziz participates at the celebrations marking 10 years of the existence of the Pan-African Parliament (PAP), taking place in Johannesburg.
Ceremonies kicked off today, Tuesday, Johannesburg in the presence of heads of several state and government from Africa and around the world, in addition to parliamentary figures and the diplomatic corps accredited to South Africa.
Shaheed Hafed (Refugee Camps), March 17, 2014 (SPS) - African Union Commissioner for Political Affairs Dr. Aisha Abdullahi confirmed that her visit, along with Commissioner for Social Affairs Dr. Mustapha Kalokoh, commissioned by Dr. Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, Chairperson of the African Union Commission, is to view the reality of the Saharawi people in the framework of Solidarity and support between the African Union and the Saharawi people.
Shaheed Hafed (Refugee Camps), March 17, 2014 (SPS) - African Union Commissioner for Political Affairs Dr. Aisha Abdullahi continues her visit to the Sahrawi Wilayas and Institutions, where was received Monday by the Minister of Culture, Khadija Hamdi, at the headquarters of the Ministry of Culture.
Dr. Aisha Abdullahi described the visit as “very important” through which she could view the “tangible” reality of the struggle of the Sahrawi people, who she called the "miracle people."
Algiers, March 17, 2014 (SPS) - Minister of Culture, Khalida Toumi, paid respect Saturday in Algiers to the leading role played by her Sahrawi counterpart, Khadidja Hamdi, on the “cultural resistance front” of her people, who are fighting for their right to self-determination.