First Military Region (Liberated Territories), August, 31 2016 (SPS) -The Commander of the first Military Region of Saharawi People's Liberation Army (SPLA), Mr. Beidalla Mohamed Brahim, met yesterday the head of the military forces of the United Nations Mission for the referendum in Western Sahara (MINURSO), Mr. Mohamed Tayeb Azzam, at the headquarters of the region.
New York, 31 August 2016. (SPS) – Frente POLISARIO MINURSO Coordinator Emhamed Khadad stated,“Morocco’s aggression in the Al Guargarat area is part of a familiar pattern of behavior. Whenever political progress is in sight, Rabat takes action to create a crisis and ensure that the Security Council is distracted from its efforts to relaunch negotiations. Security Council members must see this intransigence for what it is and not allow Morocco to unilaterally prevent diplomatic efforts to resolve the conflict.”in statement a copy of which obtained by SPS
Aaiun (Capital of occupied Western Sahara) August, 31 2016 (SPS) - The Moroccan occupying authorities harassed at the airport of Casablanca the members of the Sahrawi delegation after their participation in the Summer University of the executives of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic, held in Boumerdes in Algeria.
The delegation, made up of human rights activists and former Sahrawi political prisoners, was victim of several types of harassment and intimidation, said the source.
Addis Ababa , August 30, 2016 (SPS) - The Minister Delegate for African Affairs, Hamdi Mayara Jalil, was received today at the headquarters of the African Union in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, by the Commissioner for Peace and Security of the African Union, Ambassador Ismail Shargui to inform him about the position of the Saharawi Arab Democratic Republic (SADR) and POLISARIO Front before the last escalation in the area of El Guergarat.
Bir Lehlou (Liberated Zones), August 29, 2016 (SPS) - Minister of National Defence Abdallahi Lehbib Belal informed, in a letter Sunday, MINURSO Chief of Staff and Acting Commander Bokom Oumar, that as of the morning of August 28th, he has deployed military forces in the area of Alguergarat, south-western Western Sahara, to prevent further Moroccan activities beyond the Berm.
Following is the full text of the letter:
New York, 29 August 2016 (SPS) - The United Nations Secretary-General, Mr. Ban Ki-moon, has expressed his ‘‘deep’’ concern over the tense situation that has developed in Alguergarat, a narrow buffer strip in south-western Western Sahara.
Shaheed El Hafed, August 27, 2016 (SPS) The National Secretariat of the Polisario Front called on the United Nations to take the necessary measures for the immediate cessation of the work carried out by the Moroccan occupying state in the buffer zone of Elgagarat in Western Sahara and the withdrawal without delay of civil and military elements on site.
Addis Ababa, August 25, 2016 (SPS) - The Chairperson of the African Union Commission Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma reaffirmed Tuesday that she will keep faith in resolving the Sahrawi issue while respecting the right of the Sahrawi people to self-determination and that she will continue supporting the legitimate struggle for the decolonization of Western Sahara.
Nairobi, 24 August 2016 (SPS) - The Minister of State, Advisor to the President, Mr. Bachir Mustafa, met yesterday in the Kenyan capital, Nairobi, with Kenyan Foreign Minister, Ms. Amina Mohamed, in. his role as Special Envoy of the President of the Republic.
During this meeting, the Special Envoy of the President delivered a letter to the Kenyan Minister sent to the President of the Republic of Kenya, Uhuru Kenyatta, from his Saharawi counterpart Brahim Gali.
New York , 24 August 2016 (SPS) –The Frente POLISARIO has called for urgent UN action to uphold the ceasefire agreement between the POLISARIO and Morocco in response to ongoing Moroccan violations of the 1991 deal. Since 11 August, Moroccan occupation forces in Western Sahara have repeatedly crossed the Moroccan military wall in the Al Guargarat zone in defiance of military agreement No. 1 of the ceasefire, which prohibits any work or deployment in a 5km strip along the wall.
Copenhagen (Denmark), 24, August 2016 (SPS) – The Danish MP. Mr. Christian Juhl through the Parliament Foreign Affairs Committee questioned Monday the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr. Kristian Jensen about Morocco’s recent violation of ceasefire in Western Sahara.
Boumerdes (Algeria), August 24, 2016 (SPS) - The Prime Minister, Mr. Abdelkader Taleb Omar has called on France to contribute in finding a solution to the Western Sahara conflict, due to its international responsibilities in maintaining security and stability in the world and the region.
Boumerdes (Algeria), August 23, 2016 (SPS) - the Polisario Front, praised on Monday the European Court of Justice's decision of December 10, 2015, which annulated the Moroccan- EU agricultural agreement because the latter includes the territory of Western Sahara.
Occupied El Aaiun, August 23, 2016 (SPS) - Moroccan forces brutally repressed a peaceful demonstration organized by young Sahrawis at the Foum Al Ouad beach, located 25km west of the city of occupied El Aaiun.
Sahrawi protestors chanted slogans claiming Sahrawi people’s right to self-determination and independence, denouncing the systematic plundering of Western Sahara’s natural resources by the Moroccan occupier.
Boumerdes August 23 2016 (SPS) - The participants in the 7th Summer University of the executives of the Polisario Front expressed their sincere thanks and gratitude to President of the Republic Abdelaziz Bouteflika for “all the interest he granted to this event which opened broad prospects to the Sahrawi executives to reinforce their experience in the building of the Sahrawi State’s institutions.”
Addis Ababa (Ethiopia), August 22, 2016 - Welcome remarks by H.E Amb. Lamine Baali , Chair of the AU PRC Sub-Committee on Refugees, Returnees and IDPs,
Your Excellency Commissioner for Political Affairs
Your Excellences Ambassadors and Members of Diplomatic Corps
Distinguished Guests
Ladies and Gentlemen,
Harare (Zimbabwe), August 20, 2016 (SPS) President of Zimbabwe, Robert Mugabe, on Friday reiterated the firm support of his country to Sahrawi people's right to freedom and independence, after receiving Special envoy of the President of the Republic, Hamdi Khalil Mayara, Minister of State for Africa, who handed him a message from President of the Republic, Secretary General of the Polisario Front, Brahim Ghali.
Praia (Cape Verde), August 20, 2016 (SPS) The Special Envoy of the President of the Republic, Mhamed Khadad, was received Friday by the President of the Republic of Cape Verde, George Pedro Mauricio dos Santos, who handed him a message from President of the Republic, SG of the Polisario Front, Brahim Ghali, in which he reiterated the will of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic to consolidate the ties of friendship and cooperation between the two countries.
Algiers, August 19, 2016 (SPS)- The president of the National Advisory Commission for the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights (CNCPPDH) Farouk Ksentini said he is “fully confident” in the Sahrawi woman’s ability to take example from the Algerian woman, by effectively participating in the recovery of her country’s independence, under occupation for over 40 years.
Dar Es-Salam (Tanzania) , August 19, 2016 (SPS) -The president of the United Republic of Tanzania John Pombe Magafuli reiterated, Wednesday, his country’s “strong support” to the Sahrawi people’s just fight and their legitimate right to freedom and independence.