Shaheed El-Hafed (Refugee Camp), Feb 2, 2018 (SPS) - Over  50 Sahrawi and international organizations are  to hold an International Conference on "Civilian Resistance to the Moroccan Occupation" in late February.
The Conference, which will be hosted by the Sahrawi Refugee Camps aims at "defining a new strategy for the peaceful civilian resistance to allow the Sahrawi people to snatch their right to self-determination and independence.

Paris (France), February 01 , 2018 (SPS) - The representative of the Frente POLISARIO in France, Ubbi Bouchraya, emphasized  that the decisions of the AU Thirtieth Summit reflect that the African block has a solid commitment to the resolution of the Western Sahara conflict, based on a referendum of self-determination of the Saharawi people, in accordance with the resolutions of the UN and the AU.

Brussels, Jan 31, 2018 (SPS) - The Sahrawi minister delegate for Europe, member of the National Secretariat Mohamed Sidati called to “compensate the Sahrawi people following the exploitation of its natural wealth without its agreement or the consulting of its sole legitimate representative, the Polisario Front”.

Bir Lahlou (occupied territories), Jan 31, 2018 (SPS) - The Sahrawi government hailed the decision adopted by the 30th ordinary summit of the African Union held recently in Addis Ababa, which calls on the two member States of the organization, the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic, and the kingdom of Morocco, to engage in direct, serious discussions without preconditions, and to take the measures necessary for the organization of a self-determination referendum in Western Sahara in order to put an end to their conflict.

Bir-Lahlu (Liberated Territories), Jan 31, 2018 (SPS) – Below is the full text of the letter of the government of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic to note Nutrien’s recent announced withdrawal from the trade in phosphate mineral rock illegally mined and exported in that part of Western Sahara under armed occupation by Morocco:
“31 January 2018
Nutrien Ltd.
Suite 500
122 — 1't Avenue South
Saskatoon  SK  S7K 7G3
Canada

Addis Ababa, Jan 30, 2018 (SPS) - The works of the Thirtieth Summit of Heads of State and Government of the African Union (AU) wrapped up on Monday with the commitment of African leaders to seek institutional reforms and strengthen the unity of the continent.
At the end of the summit, on the theme "Win the fight against corruption: a sustainable path for the transformation of Africa", the current president of the AU, Paul Kagame, reaffirmed his commitment to continue the process of institutional reforms of the continental organization.

Addis Ababa (Ethiopia), Jan 30, 2018 (SPS) - The final statment that closed the Thirtieth Summit of the African Union (AU), held on the 28th and 29th of January in the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa, specifically called for the resumption of direct negotiations between its two member states, the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (SADR) and the Kingdom of Morocco.

Paris, Jan 30,2018 (SPS) - The General Assembly of the Association of Friends of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic in France (AARSD) expressed on Sunday its willingness to continue its cooperation with the Sahrawi refugee camps and to undertake new initiatives in favor of respect for human rights in the occupied territories of Western Sahara.

Addis Ababa, Jan 29, 2017 (SPS) -The African Union Executive Council (AUC), which met on the occasion of the 30th AU Summit in Addis Ababa, on Monday urged Morocco to facilitate the conduct of the Fact Finding Mission in Western Sahara Territory under the implementation of the decision 689 adopted in 2012 by the 20th CUA session.
The AU also called on Morocco “to sign and ratify the African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights and the relevant mechanisms for the defence of human rights.”

Gonfreville l'Orcher (Normandy), January 27, 2018 (SPS) - The representative of the Frente POLISAARIO in France, Ubbi Bashraya aA-Bashir, affirmed on Friday that the Saharawi people will continue fighting for freedom and national independence, during a meeting with the mayor of Gonfreville l'Orcher, which welcomes the work of the General Assembly of the Friends of the Saharawi Republic in France.