London, July 17, 2016 (SPS) - Western Sahara Campaign (WSC) is sending an open letter to H.E Ambassador Koro Bessho, Permanent Representative of Japan to the United Nations, President of the Security Council, to call on the United Nations Security Council to “adopt a more urgent and proactive approach in pursuit of a solution to the conflict in Western Sahara” during its meeting of 26 July 2016.  

SUZANNE SCHOLTE
President, Defense Forum Foundation
7:15 PM 06/13/2016
 
The world lost a great Muslim champion for democracy, human rights and the rule of law, with the untimely death of Mohamed Abdelaziz of Western Sahara on May 31st of this year. As the democratically elected President of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (SADR), Abdelaziz labored his entire life to see justice prevail for the people of Western Sahara, the only colony in Africa yet to be decolonized.  

Kigali, July 14, 2016 (SPS) -  The African Union (AU) is a key part in the international community efforts aiming for a self-determination referendum for Western Sahara people, said Wednesday in Kigali (Rwanda), Minister of State, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Ramtane Lamamra.

Washingtonm, July 14, 2016 (SPS) - The first staff of the United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara (MINURSO) expelled by Morocco is to return to the occupied Sahrawi territories on Wednesday or Thursday, UN source told APS on Wednesday.
The first group consists of 16 employees of MINURSO who are currently in Las Palmas and are expected to return on Wednesday or on Thursday to the occupied Sahrawi territories to resume their mission.

Algiers, July 14, 2016 (SPS)   - Prime Minister Abdelmalek Sellal met Wednesday in the Djenane El Mithaq Residence in Algiers, Brahim Ghali, Secretary General of the Polisario Front and President of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (SADR), a statement of the Prime Minister's Office.

Pretoria (South Africa), July 13, 2016 (SPS)  -President Jacob Zuma has yesterday, on behalf of the Government and the people of South Africa, congratulated H. E. Mr Brahim Ghali for his election as the Secretary-General of the POLISARIO Front and as the President of the Saharawi Arab Democratic Republic (SADR).

Kigali (Rwanda) July 13, 2016 (SPS). Sahrawi delegation headed by Minister Delegate in charge of African affairs, Mr. Hamdi El Jalil Mayara accompanied by the Permanent Representative to the AU Lamin Abala took part in the works of the 29th ordinary session of the Executive Council of the African Union to be held from 13 to July 15, 2016, the capital of Rwanda Kigali.SPS
 
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Chahed El Hafid, July 12, 2016 (SPS) - The Secretary General of the political party, National Rally for Democracy (RND), Mr. Ahmed Ouyahia conveyed his congratulations to Brahim Ghali on the occasion of his election as new Secretary General of the POLISARIO.
 

Chahed El Hafid, July 12, 2016 (SPS) - The new Secretary General of Polisario Front and elected President of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (SADR) Brahim Ghali was sworn in at the presidential headquarters, in the presence of the National Secretariat, government, National Council, Constitutional Council, the Supreme Judicial Council and several political figures and High officials cadres of SADR.SPS
 
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Chahed El Hafid, July 12, 2016 (SPS) - The new Secretary General of Polisario Front and elected President of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (SADR) Brahim Ghali takes office today replacing Mohamed Abdelaziz, the new POLISARIO’s leader was elected by the overwhelming majority of participants in the Extraordinary Congress held on the last July 08 and 09 in the camps of Dakhla.