April 2024

Bir Lehlou (Liberated Territories), April 21, 2024 (SPS) - The President of the Republic, Secretary-General of the Polisario Front, Mr. Brahim Ghali, sent a message of condolences to his Kenyan counterpart, Mr. William Ruto, following the death of Kenya's Chief of Defence Forces, General Francis Omondi Ogolla, and senior officers in the Kenyan army, following the crash of a military helicopter northwest of the capital Nairobi.

Agadir (Morocco), April 20, 2024 (SPS) - The family of Sahrawi civilian prisoner Brahim Dadi Ismaili, from the Gdeim Izik group, who is being held in Ait Melloul 2 prison on the outskirts of the Moroccan city of Agadir, has informed the Association for the Protection of Sahrawi Prisoners that he is being subjected to medical neglect and deliberate procrastination by the prison administration.

Shaheed Hafed, April 20, 2024 (SPS) - Ms. Abbas Hjira, Deputy President of the Algerian National People's Assembly for the National Construction Movement, reiterated her country's full support for the struggle of the Sahrawi people to achieve their legitimate goals of freedom and independence.

Shaheed El Hafed, April 19, 2024 (SPS) - President of the Republic, Secretary-General of the Polisario Front, Mr. Brahim Ghali, chaired Friday a meeting of the Permanent Bureau of the National Secretariat of the Polisario Front.

This meeting falls within the framework of preparing for the upcoming fourth ordinary session of the National Secretariat. The meeting discussed the latest developments in the national issue.

Brussels (Belgium), April 19, 2024 (SPS) - The left-wing group Podemos in the European Parliament has organized a prominent conference on the future of peace, bringing together a wide range of actors from civil society, including representatives from NGOs, as well as delegates from Palestine and Western Sahara. The event, which saw the remote participation of Podemos' Secretary General, Ivone Belarra, has been a crucial space for the exchange of ideas and the promotion of dialogue.

Vigo (Galicia), April 19, 2024 (SPS) - The Galician Intersindical Confederation (CIG) and the General Union of Workers of Saguia el Hamra and Rio de Oro (UGTSARIO) have signed a collaboration protocol to support the Sahrawi cause. This four-year agreement strengthens the commitment of the Galician trade union to the Sahrawi people and their struggle for the independence of Western Sahara.

New York (United Nations), 18 April 2024 (SPS) - In  a statement issued today, Dr Sidi Mohamed Omar, Member of the National Secretariat, Representative of the Frente POLISARIO at the United Nations, and Coordinator with MINURSO, debunked the claims made by the representative of the occupying state of Morocco to the United Nations during the Security Council Debate on “The role of young persons in addressing security challenges in the Mediterranean” held yesterday. 

The following is the full text of the statement as received by SPS: 

Shaheed El-Hafed, April 18, 2024 (SPS) - President of the Republic , Secretary-General of the Polisario Front, Mr. Brahim Ghali, condemned the support of well-known Arab regimes for occupation, expansion, and settlement that threaten peace, security, and stability in North Africa and the Middle East.

Shaheed El-Hafed, April 18, 2024 (SPS) - President of the Republic , Secretary-General of the Polisario Front, Mr. Brahim Ghali, commended the continuous development of Arab solidarity with the Sahrawi issue.

Shaheed El Hafed (Refugee Camps), 18 April 2024 (SPS) - The participants in the Arab International Conference in Solidarity with the Sahrawi People, held in the Shaheed  El-Hafed, Sahrawi  refugee camp, renewed their solidarity with the Sahrawi people in their just struggle against the Moroccan occupation and condemned the occupier's crimes against Sahrawi civilians. They pledged to continue advocating for the right to self-determination until independence is achieved for the Sahrawi people.

Shaheed El-Hafed (Refugee Camps), April 17, 2024 (SPS) - The works of the International Arab Conference in Solidarity with the Sahrawi People, under the supervision of the President of the Republic, Secretary-General of the Polisario Front, Mr. Brahim Ghali, in its third edition under the slogan "Challenges and Prospects," were launched on Wednesday.

The event was attended by Prime Minister Mr. Bucharaya Beyoun, members of the National Secretariat, Sahrawi officials from various sectors, and solidarity activists from Arab countries.

Algiers, 17 April 2024 (SPS) - Participants at the 5th session of the Diplomatic Forum of Solidarity with the Sahrawi People have reaffirmed their unwavering support for the Sahrawi people's struggle to exercise their right to self-determination and independence. They called on the United Nations Security Council to urgently relaunch the peace process and put an end to the obstacles created by the Moroccan occupation to impede the resolution of the conflict and perpetuate it.

New York (United Nations), 17 April 2024 (SPS) - The UN Security Council held closed consultations yesterday, Tuesday, under the presidency of Malta, regarding the United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara (MINURSO), in accordance with Resolution 2703 (2023) adopted by the Security Council on October 30 of last year.

Bir Lehlou (Liberated Territories), April 16, 2024 (SPS) - Units of the Sahrawi People's Liberation Army (SPLA) targeted the entrenchments of the Moroccan occupation forces in the Hawza sector, causing significant losses in lives and equipment among the occupying army.

Algiers, 16 April 2024 (SPS) - Algerian  minister of Foreign Affairs and National Community Abroad, Ahmed Attaf, held bilateral discussions at Algeria's UN Mission's office, on Tuesday, with UN Secretary-General's personal envoy for Western Sahara, Staffan de Mistura, as part of his working visit to New York, the ministry said in a statement.

New York (United Nations), 16 April 2024 (SPS) – Sahrawi Ambassador Sidi Mohamed Omar, the Polisario Front’s representative to the United Nations (UN) and coordinator with MINURSO, affirmed that the Security Council is called upon today to take tangible action to enable MINURSO to fulfill its mandate and allow the Sahrawi people to exercise their inalienable right to self-determination and independence.

Pamplona (Spain), 16 April 2024 (SPS) - The General Union of Workers of Saguia El Hamra and Rio de Oro (UGTSARIO) signed a cooperation and partnership agreement with the Spanish LAB trade union, aiming to deepen areas of cooperation between the two organizations in the future.

The agreement was signed on behalf of the Sahrawi side by the Secretary General of the UGTSARIO, Salama Bashir, and on behalf of the Spanish side by the Secretary General, at the LAB trade union headquarters in Navarre province.

Saxony (Germany), April 16, 2024 (SPS) - The Representative of the Polisario Front in Saxony and Bavaria, Mr. Mohamed Abba Adjil, accompanied by members of the Sahrawi news media "Equipe Media," Mohamed Limam Bah and Mohamed Meyara, met on Monday with the President of the Youth and Sports Committee of the German Federal Parliament (Bundestag).

Algiers, 16 April 2024 (SPS) - The president of the Republic, Secretary General of the Polisario Front, Mr. Brahim Ghali,  was received Tuesday in Algiers by his Algerian counterpart, Mr. Abdelmadjid Tebboune.

During the meeting, emphasis was placed on the right of the Sahrawi people to self-determination and independence, as guaranteed by international conventions and resolutions.

The meeting also addressed a number of issues of mutual interest.

Basque Country (Spain), April 15, 2024 (SPS) - The Sahrawi community association in Araia, in the Basque Country province, organized Saturday a cultural awareness-raising event for the Sahrawi issue.

The event was attended by the representative of the Polisario Front in the Basque Country, the mayor of Araia, representatives of the Basque Parliament and Spanish parties, and a wide participation of members of Sahrawi community associations and organizations in the province.