Boumerdes , August 22, 2017 (SPS) - The Speaker of the  Sahrawi National Council, Mr., affirmed that the King of Morocco's speech revealed Morocco's long-standing intentions towards Africa in disrupting the African Union's vision of finding a solution to the Sahrawi issue, in a statement to the Sahrawi Press Agency (SPS).

Pretoria, South Africa, August 22,  2017 (SPS) - The 37th Ordinary Summit of Heads of State and Government of the Southern African Development Community (SADC), which ended Sunday in Pretoria, South Africa, approved the convening of a conference on solidarity with the Sahrawi people.
The leaders of the 15-member group expressed their deep concern at the delay in the decolonization process in Western Sahara.

Shaheed El-Hafed, 21 August 2017 (SPS) - The Sahrawi government affirmed that there is a blatant contradiction between the claim of the King of Morocco to abide by the interests and values of Africa and its peoples and the practice of illegal military occupation of parts of an African country, namely the Sahrawi Republic, and thus blatant violation of fundamental pillars of the Constitutive Act of the African Union notably the borders inherited at independence.

Brussels, August 20, 2017 (SPS) - The European Union (EU) welcomed the appointment of former German President Horst Koehler as personal envoy of the UN Secretary-General for Western Sahara, indicated EU spokesperson that continues to "encourage all parties to engage in the search for a solution in accordance with the guidelines of the Security Council and the principles of the Charter of the United Nations ".

Algiers, August 19, 2017 (SPS) - Algeria welcomed Thursday, through the spokesperson of the ministry of Foreign Affairs Abdelaziz Benali-Cherif, the appointment of Horst Kohler as the personal envoy of the United Nations Secretary General for Western Sahara, reiterating its support to the UN efforts for a just and lasting political settlement the provides for the auto-determination of the Sahrawi people

Bir Lahlou (Liberated Territories), August 19, 2017 (SPS) - The Polisario Front expressed Thursday its satisfaction following the appointment Wednesday, by the Secretary General of the United Nations, of the former German president Horst Kohler as his personal envoy for Western Sahara said the Sahrawi ministry of Information in a communiqué.

New York (United Nations), August 19, 2017 (SPS)  – Former German president Horst Koehler has been officially named as new UN envoy for Western Sahara, with the mission of reviving talks between Morocco and Polisario Front Polisario, the UN said in a communiqué.
The choice of Horst Koehler, 74, was announced early June by the UN. He replaces American Christopher Ross, who had resigned in April over years of tensions between the UN and Morocco over this territory, occupied for more than 40 years by Morocco.

Algiers, August 19, 2017 (SPS) - Speaker of the National Council of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (SADR), Khatri Addouh, said on Wednesday in Algiers that Algeria's position on the Sahrawi cause is "firm and constant," emphasizing the importance of joint action between the two countries and the consolidation of bilateral relations in all fields.
Following a meeting with Speaker of the Council of the Nation, Abdelkader Bensalah, Khatri Addouh said that "the meeting with Abdelkader Bensalah has been an opportunity to discuss bilateral and common issues."

Algiers (Algeria), August 17, 2017 (SPS) - The Speaker of the National Council (Parliament) and member of the NS of the Frente POLISARIO, Jatri Adduh, received yesterday in Algiers by the President of the Council of the Algerian Nation, Abdelkader Bensaleh.
 

Bir Lehlou (SADR Liberated Territories), August 17, 2017 (SPS) - The Frente POLISARIO expressed its readiness to cooperate with the new Personal Envoy of the United Nations Secretary General for Western Sahara on 16 August 2017 and to help him success in its ,ission in order to bring to a successful conclusion of the process of decolonization of the Western Sahara on the basis of respect of the inalienable right of the Saharawi people to self-determination,  according to a statement of the Frente POLISARIO.