July 2019

New York, July 16, 2019 – the Representative of the Frente POLISARIO at the United Nations, Dr Sidi M. Omar has called Security Council to compel Morocco to uphold its regional and international responsibilities and to desist from its destabilising actions that are threatening security and stability of its neighbours and the whole region in a letter sent to the President of the Security Council, Permanent Representative of Peru to the United Nations, H.E. Mr Gustavo Meza-Cuadra

By Bruce Munro
Saharawi refugees living in El-Aiun camp near Tindouf, in Algeria, protest against New Zealand's...
Saharawi refugees living in El-Aiun camp near Tindouf, in Algeria, protest against New Zealand's continued use of Western Sahara phosphate. PHOTO: SUPPLIED
New Zealand fertiliser companies are accused of helping prop up oppression in the Western Sahara. By implication, so are all New Zealanders. And Jacinda Ardern is accused of forgetting the plight of a people she once vocally supported.

Seville (Spain), July 14, 2019 (SPS)– The Polisario Front representative in Spain Kheira Bulahi Bad called on Madrid to defend the Sahrawi people right to self-determination, stressing that the Moroccan occupation continues blocking the Spanish observers and human rights defenders from entering the Sahrawi territories.
Speaking during the 24th edition of the "March for peace" staged in Saturday in Seville, the Polisario Front representative demanded from Spain to intervene to defend Western Sahara self-determination right, said the SPS agency.

Shaheed Al-Hafeed, 13 July 2019 (SPS) - Units of the Sahrawi People's Liberation Army (SPLA) seized on Friday 1525 kg of cannabis, a PKT machine gun with 1100 rounds of ammunition, two Kalashnikovs with 200 rounds, and arrested four smugglers on a 4WD Toyota, in the region of Rous Timlouza, indicated the Ministry of Defense in a statement.
The statement added in the same context that another group consisting of five individuals carrying 100 kg of cannabis were arrested on Wednesday, in the region of Aklibat Akaya.

Paris, July 10, 2019 (SPS) - The Association of Friends of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic of France (AARASD) on Monday denounced the expulsion of Morocco activist Claude Mangin who tried Monday to visit her husband Naâma Asfari, a Saharawi political prisoner in Kenitra prison (Morocco).

Quito (Ecuador), July 10, 2019 (SPS) - The Minister Delegate to Latin America, Mr. Omar Mansour, was received on Tuesday along with Sahrawi Republic  Ambassador to Ecuador, Ali Salem Sid-zain Salim, by the President of the Ecuadorian National Assembly Mr. Thessar Litorado at the headquarter  of the Ecuadorian Parliament.
Both parties has discussed the bilateral cooperation and ways to strengthen it  between the two countries as well as reinforcing  ties between the Sahrawi and Ecuadorian parliaments.

Niamey, July 8, 2019 (SPS) - President the Republic, Secretary General of the Frente POLISARIO, Brahim Ghali, has affirmed in Niamey that "a united, harmonious, prosperous and integrated Africa is a possible dream", stressing that this requires "the respect of the principles and requirements of the Constitutive Act of the African Union (AU) ".

Niamey (Niger)m July 6, 2019 (SPS) - A meeting on Western Sahara is scheduled in Niamey with a view to boosting direct negotiations between Morocco and the Polisario Front, and organizing a self-determination referendum, the AU Peace and Security Commissioner, Smail Chergui has said Thursday.

Bir Lelhou (liberated zones), July 4, 2019 (SPS) - President of the Republic, Secretary-General of the Frente POLISARIO, Mr. Brahim Gali  has sent a letter of congratulation to his counterpart, the President of the Republic of Cape Verde, Mr. Jorge Carlos Fonseca, on his country's Independence Day on July 5.

Bir Lelhou (liberated zones), July 4, 2019 (SPS) - President of the Republic, Secretary General of the Frente POLISARIO has sent a letter of congratulation to his Algerian counterpart Mr. Abdlkader Bensalah, on the occasion of the 57nd anniversary of independence and youth day, to be celebrated tomorrow.

Panama (Panama), July 4, 2019 (SPS) - The Delegate Minister for Latin America and the Caribbean, Mansur Omar, praised the interest and support of the University of Panama to the Saharawi people through the granting of scholarships for Sahrawis young helping them to reach higher education, calling it to continue strengthening solidarity relations to promote new academic projects.

La Paz (Bolivia), July 4, 2019, (SPS) - The President of the Plurinational State of Bolivia, Evo Morales, has received the Credential Letter from the Ambassador of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic, Mohamed Salem Daha Lehbib.

Bir Lehlu (Liberated Areas of Western Sahara), July 2, 2019, (SPS) - President of the Republic, Secretary General of the Frente POLISARIO, Brahim Gali, has sent a letter of congratulation to the elected President of the Islamic Republic of Mauritania, Mohamed Ould Cheikh El Ghazouani.
"After his election as the new president of the Islamic Republic of Mauritania, I am pleased to express our sincere congratulations and best wishes. I wish him much success in his future and noble mission, "said the Saharawi leader in his letter.

La Paz (Bolivia), July 3, 2019, (SPS) - Bolivian Chancellor, Diego Pary Rodríguez, receives a copy of the Credentials of the Ambassador of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic to the Plurinational State of Bolivia, Mohamed Salem Daha Lehbib

Paris, July 1, 2019 (SPS) - South African activist for social justice, human rights and environment Catherine Constantinides affirmed that “security and stability in North Africa won’t be achieved without the decolonization of Western Sahara, stressing the need to resolve the conflict which has lasted more than 40 years.
Speaking in a colloquium at the French Assembly on Western Sahara and security challenges, Constantinides said “it is necessary to take advantage of this moment to avoid the return of war and instability to this region.”