July 2024

Addis Ababa (African Union) 31 July 2024 (SPS)- The Permanent Representative of the Sahrawi Republic to the African Union, Mr. Lamin Baali, has deposited the instrument of ratification for the Protocol to the African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child. The document was handed over to the Legal Advisor of the African Union, Ms. Hagar Queldich, in the presence of several members of her office and Mr. Aman Sidi Abdallah, Counselor from the Sahrawi embassy in Addis Ababa.

Addis Ababa (African Union), July 31, 2024 (SPS) – The Permanent Representative of the Sahrawi Republic to the African Union, Amb. Lamin Baali, in his capacity as Dean of the North African Group, deposited the candidacy file for Algeria’s nominee for the position of Deputy Chairperson of the African Union Commission. The elections for the leadership of the Union are scheduled to take place during the summit in February 2025.

Nouakchott (Mauritania), July 31, 2024 (SPS) - The President of the Republic, Secretary-General of the Polisario Front, Mr. Brahim Ghali, arrived in Nouakchott today, to attend the inauguration ceremony of the President of the Republic of Mauritania, President-elect Mr. Mohamed Ould Cheikh El Ghazouani for a second term.

Shaheed Al-Hafid, July 31, 2024 (SPS) - The Sahrawi government and the Polisario Front received the news of the martyrdom of Hamas leader, Ismail Haniyeh, following a cowardly assassination operation led by the Israeli occupation.

Shaheed El-Hafid, July 31, 2024 (SPS) - The President of the Republic, Secretary-General of the Polisrio Front, Mr. Brahim Ghali, headed to the Mauritanian capital, Nouakchott, to participate in the inauguration ceremony of the re-elected President, Mohamed Ould Cheikh El Ghazouani, for a second term.

New York (United Nations), 30 July 2024 (SPS) - Member of the National Secretariat, Representative of the Frente POLISARIO at the United Nations and Coordinator with MINURSO, Dr Sidi Mohamed Omar, stated today that the present and future of Western Sahara are decided by the Sahrawi people and not by France or any other country.

Algiers, July 30, 2024 (SPS)-The Algerian government has decided to withdraw its ambassador to the French Republic, with immediate effect, and the diplomatic representation to France is now the responsibility of the chargé d'affaires, following France's recognition of Morocco's "autonomy plan" as the "only basis" for resolving the Western Sahara conflict as part of the Morocco's alleged sovereignty, the Algerian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and National Community Abroad said Tuesday in a statement.

Shaheed Al-Hafid July 30, 2024 (SPS)- The Permanent Bureau of the National Secretariat of the Polisario Front expressed in a communiqué that concluded its meeting, its appreciation to Algeria for its constant support for Sahrawi people and their just cause.

Shaheed Al-Hafid, July 30, 2024, (SPS) - The Permanent Bureau of the National Secretariat of the Polisario Front strongly condemned, in a communiqué that concluded its meeting today, the recent French position that openly supports the expansionist war of the unjust Moroccan occupation against the Sahrawi people, which aims to deprive the Sahrawi people of exercising their inalienable right to self-determination and independence, which is guaranteed by all international charters and laws and recognized by all bodies, especially the United Nations.

Shaheed Alhafed, July 29, 2024 (SPS) - President of the Republic, Secretary-General of the Polisario Front, Brahim Ghali, chaired today, Monday, a meeting of the Permanent Office of the National Secretariat of the Polisario Front.  

The meeting discussed presentations and reports on the general situation (military, political, diplomatic and security) as well as management and service aspects.

The meeting of the National Secretariat Office also discussed the evaluation of the summer program and future work prospects.

Birlehlu, July 29, 2024 (SPS) - President of the Republic, Secretary-General of the Polisario Front, Brahim Ghali, congratulated his Venezuelan counterpart, Nicolas Maduro, on the occasion of his re-election as President of Venezuela for a new term, wishing him success in his duties.

Algiers, 29 July 2024 (SPS) -  The Algerian National Committee for Solidarity with the Sahrawi People (CNASPS) voiced its outrage on Monday regarding France’s “shameful” backing of the so-called Moroccan autonomy plan for Western Sahara, denouncing a “serious violation” of international law.

“The members of the Algerian National Committee for Solidarity with the Sahrawi People (CNASPS) learned with indignation of the French decision that officially backs Morocco’s autonomy plan for Western Sahara,” CNASPS said in a statement.

Algiers, 29 July 2024 (SPS) - The International Federation of Journalists in Solidarity with the Saharawi People on Monday vigorously condemned the French government's decision to support Morocco's "so-called autonomy plan" on Western Sahara, a territory on the UN list of non-self-governing territories since 1963.

"The International Federation of Journalists in solidarity with the Saharawi People vigorously condemns the decision of France to support the so-called autonomy plan proposed by Morocco for Western Sahara," she wrote in a statement.

Valletta, (Malta) 29 July 2024 (SPS)- Maltese group of solidarity with the Sahrawi people, “Maltese for Sahrawis", advocated for the need of support to the Sahrawi people in their quest for self-determination in a petition sent by the group to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Malta this month.

The petition, titled "Supporting a Solution in Western Sahara Based On Human Rights, International Law and Self-Determination," reflected Maltese public opinion’s significant support and placed renewed attention on the plight of the Sahrawi people.

Algiers, 28 July 2024 (SPS) - The office of the Council of the Nation (upper house of Parliament) condemned Sunday, in a statement, the "shameful" decision of the French government to support the "autonomy plan" in contempt of Western Sahara people's just cause.

Algiers, 28 July 2024 (SPS) - The support of France to Morocco’s so-called autonomy plan for Western Sahara is “a flagrant violation to the international legality” and will “undermine” UN’s efforts for the holding of a self-determination referendum, Spanish and British associations supporting the Sahrawi people said on Sunday.

Bir Lahlou (Liberated Territories), 28 July 2024 (SPS) - The Sahrawi government roundly condemned the French government’s statements reaffirming its hostile position towards the Sahrawi people and their inalienable right to self-determination, noting that this stance, seen as a serious escalation, will have far-reaching consequences for regional peace, security and stability.

Bir Lehlou (Liberated Territories), July 27, 2024 (SPS) - Advanced detachments of the Sahrawi People's Liberation Army (SPLA) attacked two bases of the Moroccan occupation soldiers in the Mahbés sector.

The military communiqué issued by the Central Directorate of the Political Commissariat of the Sahrawi People's Liberation Army stated that advanced detachments of the SPLA carried out Saturday  a concentrated bombardment targeting two bases where Moroccan soldiers were entrenched in the Mahbes sector.

Algiers, 27 July 2024 (SPS) - French government's decision to recognize the so-called "autonomy plan for the territory of Western Sahara" is a "serious drift" that tramples underfoot international legality and supports Moroccan occupation of Sahrawi territories in defiance of the will of the Western Sahara people, Sahrawi officials said.

Boumerdes (Algeria), 27 July 2024 (SPS) - Algerian political parties and organisations attending Wednesday the closing ceremony of the summer university of the officials of the Polisario Front and the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (SADR), hosted by Ahmed Bougara University of Boumerdes (50-km east of Algiers), expressed their full and unconditional support to Western Sahara people's self-determination.