June 2015

 Johannesburg, 15 June 2015 (SPS) - The Prime Minister, Abdelkader Taleb Omar, appreciated Cuba's support to the Saharawi people's struggle for independence, during a meeting Sunday with Vice President of the State Council of Cuba, Salvador Valdes Mesa.

 At the meeting held in the South African city of Johannesburg, Abdelkader Taleb Omar described the position of Cuba as "historic", stressing the excellent relation that binds the Saharawi Republic and Cuba.

Johannesburg, 15 June 2015 (SPS) -Western Sahara continues to suffer from the "horrors of colonialism from another age," Prime Minister Abdelmalek Sellal stressed Sunday in Johannesburg, adding the acceleration of the decolonization of this territory needs the mobilization of efforts.

Brasilia (Brazil) June 14, 2015 (SPS) – The Brazilian ruling party, Labour Party, has launched a large campaign in favour of the Sahrawi Republic, during its fifth Congress held in the presence of the President of the country, Ms. Dilma Rousseff and former president of Mr. Lula da Silva, in addition to more than 800 delegates from various Brazilian states.

 Shaheed Elhafed, 13 June 2015 (SPS) – President of Republic and Secretary General of the Polisario Front Mohamed Abdelaziz reiterated Saturday the willingness of  the Polisario Front to cooperate with the United Nations and its readiness to negotiate.  

He also urged the international body to pay more attention to the problem of Western Sahara which lasted for a long time and give importance to cooperation with the African Union.

 Smara (Refugee Camps), June 13, 2015 (SPS) - The Chief of Staff of the United Nations Secretary General, Susana Malcorra, said Saturday in the Wilaya of Smara, refugee camps, that her visit explains the "firm conviction" of the UN Secretary General, Ban Ki Moon, in the resumption of the negotiating process between the two parties in conflict, the Polisario Front and Morocco.

Pretoria (South Africa), 13 June 2015 (SPS) - Sahrawi Minister of Foreign Affairs Mohamed Salem Ould Salek said Friday, in Pretoria (South Africa), that the 25th Summit of the African Union (AU) will be “major” and “historic” for the Sahrawi cause.

Johannesburg, June 11, 2015 (SPS) .- The Secretary General of Saharawi Women Union, Ms. Fatma El Mehdi, participated on  Wednesday in the Second High-Level Meeting of African women that anticipates the XXV Summit of heads of State and Government of the African Union scheduled in South Africa on June 15, 16, 2015.

 The meeting has dealt with the major challenges that prevent the effective participation of African women in the economic development of the continent.

Bechar, June 11,2015 (SPS) .- The SADR took part as guest of honor at the 9th edition of the National Festival of Music Diwan held from 8 to 13 June in Bechar.

The Saharawi group "El Amel" opened on Monday the festival with music sung in Hasania with tidinit’s melody (instrument similar to goumbri and Ngoni) and the rhythm of female tbel.

LUXEMBOURGJune10, 2015 (SPS) - The court of the European Union (EU) in Luxembourg has set the date of June 15 for the hearing on the appeal of the Polisario Front against the agricultural agreement between the EU and Morocco, including the occupied territories Western Sahara, said a statement.

The statement recalls the Polisario Front has presented on 19 November 2012 an appeal to the EU Court against the enhancement agreement of 8 March 2012 of the agricultural agreement between the EU and Morocco, for two main patterns.

BIR LAHLOU(Occupied Territories) June 10, 2015 (SPS) - Saharawi President Mohamed Abdelaziz called on UN Secretary- General Ban Ki-moon, on Tuesday, to urgently intervene in the case of Saharawi citizen Tekber Haddi, who is on hunger strike after the murder of his son by Moroccan settlers in occupied al-Ayun, and whose demands are disregarded by Moroccan authorities.

 Johannesburg (South Africa) June 10, 2015 (SPS) -Sahrawi Foreign Minister, Mr. Mohamed Salem Ould Salek, held bilateral meetings with his counterparts of African delegations on the sidelines of 27th session of the Executive Council of the African Union, in preparation for the Heads of State and Government of the African Union 25 Summit.

 Malabo (Equatorial Guinea) June 10, 2015 (SPS) – Sahrawi delegation headed by the Secretary of State for Documentation and Security, Mr. Brahim Mohamed Mahmoud, took part in the works of the Twelfth Conference of the African security services and Intelligence (CISSA) under the theme "The role of intelligence in the elaboration of  a road map to eliminate the conflicts on the continent in line with African  ambitions to eliminate weapons by 2020 according to  the decisions and the  recommendations of the recent African Union summit. "

 Paris (France) June 10, 2015 (SPS) – Saharawi abroad community voiced its unconditional solidarity with Takber Hadi in her hunger strike in the Canary Islands, during the commemoration of Martyr's Day in France, said the Executive Bureau of the Saharawi community in France.

ABUJA (Nigeria)June 10, 2015 (SPS)- The participants in the Abuja International conference called the United Nations (UN) to accelerate the organization of a self-determination referendum of the people of Western Sahara.

MADRID(Spain) June10, 2015 (SPS) -- The national platform of associations in solidarity with Sahara (CEAS-Sahara) called on the Spanish government to be “decisive” and “courageous” in assuming its responsibilities vis-vis Western Sahara.

haheed Al Hafed(refugee camps) June 09, 2015 (SPS) -TheSaharawi Union of Juristshas strongly denounced the arrest of the young SalehLbasir, by the Moroccan forces of repression, due to warrant issued against him after his participationin peaceful demonstrations demanding the right of the Saharawi people to self-determination inthe occupied city of Smara, according to a statement issued by the Union.
 
 

Stockholm(Sweden) June 9, 2015 (SPS) – Sahrawi Youth Group for Youth Development has attended the program “Connecting Leaders for Positive Change”, organized in Sweden with the participation of more than 25 participants from Arab countries and civil society activists and specialists in the social, media and cultural fields.

Abuja(Nigeria) June 9, 2015 (SPS) - THE VANGUARD Nigerian newspaper published on Monday an article about the Moroccan occupation of Western Sahara, saying that the liberation of the African continent is is meaningless while a part of it is still under occupation as the case of Western Sahara