February 2017

Chahid El Hafed, (Saharawi Refugee Camps), February 07, 2017 (SPS) - the President of the Republic, Secretary General of the Frente POLISARIO, Mr. Brahim Gali has chaired Tuesday the meeting of the Council of Ministers at the headquarters of the presidency.
The meeting expected to discuss the latest developments of the Saharawi cause at all levels, the achievements of the Saharawi state thanks to the sacrifices and the steadfastness of the Saharawi people, in addition to the preparation of the annual program for the year 2017.
 

Casablanca, February 07, 2017 (SPS) - The Spanish Coordination of Associations Supporting Western Sahara (CEAS) has expressed its utter indignation the expulsion of Claude Mangin of French nationality by the Moroccan authorities from the Casablanca airport.

Madrid, February. 07, 2017 (SPS) - The Mayor of Albacete (Spain), Javier Cuenca reiterated his support for the cause of the Saharawi people at a conference organized by the local association friendly with occupied Western Sahara.
 

Chahid El Hafed, (Saharawi Refugee Camps), February 06 2017 (SPS) - The President of the Republic, Secretary General of the Frente POLISARIO stressed that "the attainment of the sovereignty of the Saharawi Republic over the national territory will open the door to a just and lasting peace in the region and the establishment of brotherhood, Friendship, cooperation and good neighborly relations with the neighboring Kingdom of Morocco and with all countries and peoples.”

Algiers, February 06 2017 (SPS) - Sahrawi Foreign Minister Mohamed Salem Ould Salek said Monday in Algiers Morocco adherence to the AU Constitutive Act represented a "legal recognition" of the Sahrawi state and its sovereignty over its territory.
"The adoption by Morocco of the AU Constitutive Act is a legal and clear recognition of the Sahrawi State and its sovereignty over its territory," Ould Salek told a news conference host at the headquarters of the Sahrawi embassy in Algiers.

Algiers, February 06 2017 (SPS) --The Sahrawi Minister of Foreign Affairs Mohamed Salem Ould Salek stated Monday in Algiers the African Union (AU) is sufficiently mature and independent to counter Morocco's plans and attempts to undermine the Constitutive Act of the pan-African organization.

Chahid El Hafed, February 05 2017 (SPS) - the National Committee charged of the organization of upcoming national agendas held on Sunday a press conference at the Media Archive about the preparation of the forthcoming national events.
 
The conference focused on the commemoration of 41the anniversary of SADR declaration on February 27, which will be hosted in Bir Lahlou, liberated Territories, and the participation of national institutions and their role in highlighting the national gains achieved at the national and international level .

London, February 04, 2017 (SPS) – Western Sahara Resource Watch (WSRW) welcomed the European Union's decision to respect "the separate and distinct status" of the territory of Western Sahara, when considering its energy imports from Morocco.
The non-governmental organization (NGO) underlined in a statement the "shift in the EU Commission's position vis-a-vis Western Sahara, where before, the Commission would consistently state that Western Sahara is de facto administered by Morocco."

Gran Canarias, February 03, 2017 (SPS) – the MEP of EQUO and Europa Verde Florent Marcellesi met in Las Palmas with the President of the Port Authority, Luis Ibarra, to discuss the details of the passage of the island of the Key Bay freighter with fish oil from the occupied territory Of Western Sahara.
 

London (U.K.), February 02, 2017 (SPS) - The representative of the Frente  POLISARIO in the United Kingdom Mohamed Limam Mohamed Ali said Thursday, in London, that Morocco’s accession to the African Union and the abandonment of the conditions  previously issued, and which were the source of its withdrawal in 1984 from the Organization of African Unity, were a “victory for the Sahrawi cause.”

Havana, February 02, 2017 (SPS) - A Sahrawi  Ministerial Delegation led by the Minister of Education, Mr. Mohamed Molud Mohamed Fadel is taking part in the XV Edition of the International Pedagogical Congress 2017 at the invitation of the Minister of Education of the Greater Antilles.
About 40 countries are represented in the event, which until 3 February will be held at the Convention Center.

Madrid, February 02, 2017 (SPS) - The association of Zamora (Spain) of friendship with the Sahrawi people announced the sending, in March, of a specialized medical delegation which will provide treatment and perform consultations and surgical operations to the Sahrawi refugees.
This health cooperation project will comprise gynaecologists, paediatricians and doctors who will, for two weeks, perform medical examinations to the Sahrawi population living in difficult conditions in the refugee camps.

Addis Ababa, February 02, 2017 (SPS) - Following its membership in the African Union (AU), Morocco is urged to efficiently contribute to the implementation of the UN-OAU (currently AU) Peace Plan for the decolonization of Western Sahara, and respect for the sovereignty of the Sahrawi Republic on its territory, President of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (SADR) Brahim Gali stressed in Addis Ababa.

London (U.K.), February 01, 2017 (SPS) - Morocco’s admission to the African Union (AU) does not change the fact that the Polisario Front, the only legitimate representative of the people of Western Sahara “has already won” by being recognized by the Union, said Wednesday, the director of the Arab Centre for Social and Political Research (CARAPS) based in Geneva (Switzerland), Riadh Sidaoui.

Addis Ababa, February 01, 2017 (SPS) - The President of the Republic, Secretary General of Frente POLISARIO, Brahim Gali affirmed from Addis Ababa that the accession of the Kingdom of Morocco to the African Union commits him to contribute effectively to the implementation of the UN-AU peace plan in Western Sahara and respect the sovereignty of the Sahrawi Republic over its territory.

Washington, February 01, 2017 (SPS) - Western Sahara has been classified as a "non-free" territory where the respect for political and civic rights has declined significantly in 2016, according to a report by the US NGO, Freedom House, issued Tuesday in Washington.
In 2016, the occupied Western Sahara experienced a marked degradation in the respect for democratic freedoms with a score of 4 points out of 100, the world’s worse score after Tibet, according to this report.