September 2024

Gaborone (Botswana) 30 September 2024 (SPS)- The President of the Sahrawi Republic, Brahim Ghali, sent a letter of congratulations Today to the President of Botswana, Dr. Mokgweetsi Masisi, on the occasion of the celebration by the people and Government of Botswana of their 58th Independence Day.

Following is the full text of the Letter, of which SPS received a copy:

To: Dr. Mokgweetsi E.K. Masisi

President of the Republic of Botswana

Excellency,

New York (UN) September 30, 2024 (SPS) - In his speech before the 79th session of the United Nations General Assembly on Monday, the Algerian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ahmed Attaf, reiterated his country's firm position for the decolonization of Western Sahara, stressing the need to end the last chapter of colonialism in the region and reject Moroccan maneuvers aimed at distorting the facts and buying time.

Mexico City (Mexico) September 30, 2024 (SPS) - The 28th International Conference of Parties and New Society, hosted in the Mexican capital Mexico City, reaffirmed its full solidarity with the struggle waged by the Sahrawi people against colonialism and foreign aggression for more than five decades, through all legitimate means, for their self-determination and independence.

Mexico City (Mexico), September 30, 2024 (SPS) – Member of the National Secretariat of the Polisario Front, Prime Minister, Mr. Bushraya Hamoudi Beyoun, arrived Monday in Mexico City, representing the President of the Republic, Secretary- General of the Polisario Front, Mr. Brahim Ghali, at the inauguration ceremony of the president-elect of the United Mexican States, Ms. Claudia Sheinbaum, on Tuesday.

New York (United Nations), 30 September 2024 (SPS)- Ahead of the briefing that he is scheduled to present to the UN Security Council in mid-October, the Personal Envoy of the UN Secretary-General for Western Sahara, Mr Staffan de Mistura, will visit the Sahrawi side on Thursday, 3 October 2024.

Dakhla refugee camp, September 29, 2024 (SPS) - The National Secretariat of the Polisario Front confirmed that the Moroccan occupation state is a major player in the growth of tension, congestion and instability in the region.

Dakhla refugee camp, September 29, 2024 (SPS) - The National Secretariat of the Polisario Front confirmed that the UN-African Settlement Plan of 1991 is the “practical and realistic” solution to resolve the conflict in Western Sahara.

Athlone (Ireland), September 28, 2024 (SPS) - The representative of the Polisario Front in Ireland, Nafei Rais, took part in the annual conference of the Sinn Féin party, which began on Friday in the city of Athlone, at an official invitation extended by the party to the Polisario Front, expressing its support for the rights of the Sahrawi people.

New York (United States), September 27, 2024 (SPS) - On the sidelines of the 79th regular session of the United Nations General Assembly, Mr. Mohamed Sidiati, member of the National Secretariat of the Polisario Front, Minister of Foreign Affairs, met Thursday with his Algerian counterpart, Mr. Ahmed Attaf, Minister of Foreign Affairs and National Community Abroad.

During the meeting, the two ministers exchanged views on a number of issues of common interest in Africa and internationally.

Mexico City, September 27, 2024 (SPS) - At the invitation of the Mexican Labor Party, a delegation from the Sahrawi Republic, headed by Ambassador in charge of the Caribbean region, Mohamed Zroug, is taking part in the 28th International Conference of Parties and New Society, which is being held in Mexico City, Mexico, between the 26th and 28th of September, alongside more than 300 international delegates representing left-wing parties, progressive and social movements in Latin America and the Caribbean.

Wilaya of Dakhla, September 27, 2024 (SPS) - The President of the Republic, Secretary-General of the polisario Front, Mr. Brahim Ghali, received the President of the Algerian Red Crescent, Ms. Abtissam Hamlaoui, in the Wilaya of Dakhla, Sahrawi refugee camps.

The meeting, which was attended by the Wali of the Wilaya of Tindouf,  Mr. Dahhou Mustafa, focused on the latest developments related to the Sahrawi issue from the humanitarian side.

Dakhla camp (Sahrawi Republic) 27 September 2024 (SPS) – The President of the Sahrawi Republic and Secretary-General of the Polisario Front, Mr. Brahim Ghali, delivered a speech during the inauguration of the fifth ordinary session of the National Secretariat. In his address, he discussed the latest developments in the national cause on all fronts.

Below is the full text of the speech:

Madrid (Spain) 27 September 2024 (SPS) – The parliamentary group of Sumar Party, which is part of the Spanish governing coalition, requested the Spanish Congress to provide urgent humanitarian aid to Sahrawi refugee camps in order to alleviate the effects of the recent floods, particularly in Dakhla camp, according to the Sahrawi media mission in Spain.

Wilaya of Dakhla, September 26, 2024 (SPS) - The President of the Republic, Secretary-General of the Polisario Front, Mr. Brahim Ghali, has expressed his condemnation of the shameful positions adopted by certain parties in supporting the Moroccan colonial thesis in Western Sahara.

In his speech during the opening of the 5th Regular Session of the National Secretariat of the Polisario Front, President Brahim Ghali expressed his strong condemnation of the shameful positions adopted by certain parties in support of the Moroccan colonial thesis.

Bir Lahlou (Liberated Territories), 26 September 2024 (SPS) - The Sahrawi People's Liberation Army (SPLA) targeted, on Thursday, by bombardments the regions of Reguiz and Lethrathiet in the Guelta sector, the Central Directorate of the Sahrawi Army's Political Commissariat indicated in a military communiqué.

According to the communiqué, "in the context of the continuation of its heroic struggle", the Sahrawi People's Liberation Army targeted by intense bombardments the regions of Reguiz and Lethrathiet in the Guelta sector.

New York (United Nations), September 26, 2024 (SPS) - On the sidelines of the high-level general debate of the 79th regular session of the United Nations General Assembly, Mr. Mohamed Sidati, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, member of the National Secretariat of the Polisario Front, held bilateral meetings with his counterparts from brotherly and friendly countries.

Wilaya of Dakhla, September 26, 2024 (SPS) - The President of the Republic, Secretary-General of the Polisario Front, Mr. Brahim Ghali, chaired Thursday, in wilaya of Dakhla, the 5th Regular Session of the National Secretariat of the Polisario Front.

Dakhla refugee camp (Sahrawi Republic) 26 September 2024 (SPS) – Sahrawi Minister of Public Health, Salek Baba Hassana, welcomed a delegation from the Spanish organization Doctors of the World on Wednesday in the Dakhla refugee camo.

During the meeting, the minister provided the delegation with a comprehensive overview of the damage caused by heavy rainfall and flooding in the province, highlighting the urgent health needs that require the intervention and support of humanitarian organizations.

Chahid El-Hafed (Sahrawi Republic) 26 September 2024 (SPS) – An Algerian humanitarian aid convoy arrived on Thursday at the Sahrawi refugee camps, directed to the Sahrawi refugees of the Wilaya of Dakhla who have been affected by recent heavy rainfall.

New York (United States) 26 September 2024 (SPS) – During the high-level general debate of the 79th regular session of the UN General Assembly, several heads of state and delegation leaders reaffirmed their countries' strong support for the Sahrawi people's right to self-determination.