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November 2024

Two Swedish activists resume their solidarity bicycle journey from Algiers to refugee camps

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Algiers, 15 November 2024 (SPS) - Two Swedish activists supporting the Sahrawi cause, Benjamin Ladraa and Sanna Ghotbi, resumed their long bicycle journey on Friday, starting from the Riadh El-Feth esplanade in Algiers, heading towards the Sahrawi refugee camps to express their solidarity with the Sahrawi people and Western Sahara, the last colony in Africa.

Ministry of Economic Development participates in International Festival of Sahara Tourism in Wilaya of El Ouedi

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El Ouedi (Algeria), November 15, 2024 (SPS) - The Ministry of Economic Development is participating in the International Festival of Sahara Tourism in the Wilaya of El Ouedi, at the invitation of the Algerian Ministry of Tourism, Traditional Industry, and Crafts, with which it has a memorandum of cooperation and understanding in the field of traditional industries and crafts.

The Sahrawi participation in the event features a diverse exhibition of traditional industries across various artisanal activities.

In a letter to the Security Council, Frente POLISARIO strongly condemns the murder of Sahrawi citizen Omar Bahia El Hassan

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New York (United Nations), 14 November 2024 (SPS) - Dr Sidi Mohamed Omar, Member of the National Secretariat, Representative of the Frente POLISARIO at the United Nations and Coordinator with MINURSO, yesterday addressed a letter to Ambassador Barbara Woodward, Permanent Representative of the United Kingdom to the United Nations and current President of the UN Security Council, in which he conveyed the Frente POLISARIO’s strong condemnation of the heinous crime recently committed by Morocco, the occupying state, against the Sahrawi citizen, Omar Bahia El Hassan, in the Occupied City of El A

Charge d'Affaires at Embassy in Bolivia participates in Ibero-American symposium on future of women in building new societies

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La Paz (Bolivia), November 13, 2024 (SPS) - The Charge d'Affaires of the Sahrawi Republic in Bolivia, Khatri Mohamed Mouloud, participated in the first Ibero-American symposium on the future of women in building new societies and promoting freedoms, organized by the Bolivian Ministry of Cultures and Decolonization at the Presidential Deputy Building.

Ministry of National Defense organizes activities to celebrate 4th anniversary of resumption of armed struggle

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Shaheed Al-Hafed, November 13, 2024 (SPS) - The Secretary-General of the Ministry of National Defense, Mohamed Lemine Mohamed Ahmed, supervised Wednesday the activities commemorating the 4th anniversary of the resumption of armed struggle.

The event was attended by members of the General Staff of the Sahrawi People's Liberation Army and participating delegations from various military sectors.

2nd International Seminar on Solidarity, Cultural Exchange for Peace in Western Sahara: Causes of liberation highlighted

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Smara (Refugees Camps), 13 November 2024 (SPS) - Participants in the 2nd International Seminar on Solidarity, Cultural Exchange for Peace in Western Sahara highlighted on Tuesday, from Smara (Sahrawi Refugees Camps), the causes of liberation that have led to the independence of oppressed peoples.

In this regard, university professor Abdelhak Bougherara, a researcher in international relations, highlighted the glorious Algerian Revolution, which inspired other peoples, including the Sahrawi people.

Sahrawi government condemns killing of Sahrawi citizen by Moroccan occupation forces

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Shaheed Al-Hafid, November 12, 2024 (SPS) - The Sahrawi government expressed its condemnation of the Moroccan occupation authorities' killing  of Sahrawi citizen Omar Bhia Hassan.

In a statement issued by the Ministry of Occupied Territories and Communities Abroad, the Sahrawi government affirmed that the systematic continuation of the Moroccan occupation’s crimes against Sahrawi civilians in the occupied part of Western Sahara constitutes a blatant violation of international humanitarian law and international human rights law.

Minister of Public Health inaugurates Obstetrics and Gynecology Department at National Health Complex

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Shaheed Al-Hafed, November 12, 2024 (SPS) - Minister of Public Health Salek Baba Hassana supervised Tuesday the inauguration of the Obstetrics and Gynecology Department at the National Health Complex.

The event was attended by representatives from the funding association "Amal Esperanza," members of civil society from the Spanish region of Cadiz, as well as several central directors of the ministry and staff from the health complex.

Leipzig university hosts lecture on the Sahrawi cause

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Leipzig (Germany), November 11, 2024 (SPS) - The Oriental Institute at Leipzig University hosted a lecture focused on the Sahrawi cause, centering on human rights and new colonial structures in Western Sahara.

African-Russian joint position strengthens international community's consensus on Sahrawi people's right to self-determination

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Algiers, 11 November 2024 (SPS) - The joint African-Russian position arising from the Ministerial Conference of the Africa-Russia Partnership Forum reinforces the international community's consensus on the necessity of allowing the people of Western Sahara to exercise their inalienable and imprescriptible right to self-determination.

SPLA inflicts heavy losses on Moroccan occupation forces in Mahbes sector

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Bir Lehlu (Liberated Territories), November 10, 2024 (SPS) - The Sahrawi People's Liberation Army (SPLA) continues to strike the strongholds and trenches of the Moroccan occupation army in various frontline and rear bases.

In this context, the military statement issued by the Central Directorate for Political Commissariat of the Sahrawi People's Liberation Army clarified that advanced units of SPLA targeted the rear strongholds of the Moroccan occupation forces twice consecutively.

Council of Ministers discusses annual work program

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Shaheed Al-Hafed, November 10, 2024 (SPS) - Member of the National Secretariat, Prime Minister, Boushraya Hamoudi Beyoun, chaired today, Sunday, a meeting of the Council of Ministers at the Presidency of the Republic.

The meeting comes as a culmination of the recent meeting of the Sahrawi government, which aimed to assess the progress of the annual work program at various regional and local levels and to prepare for the new financial year.

The President of the Republic congratulates his Botswanan counterpart, the winner of the recent general elections in the country

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Bir Lehlou (Sahrawi Republic) 10 November 2024 (SPS) – The President of the Republic, Secretary-General of the Polisario Front, Mr. Brahim Ghali, extended his warm congratulations to the President of the Republic of Botswana, His Excellency Mr. Duma Gideon Boko, on the occasion of his victory in the recent general elections in the country.

In a congratulatory message addressed to the newly elected president, the Sahrawi president expressed his felicitations for this victory, wishing his counterpart success in leading the country towards greater prosperity and stability.