Shaheed Al Hafed (Sahrawi Republic), August 17, 2024 (SPS) - The Sahrawi Ministry of Foreign Affairs expressed its deep astonishment at the unilateral step taken by the Chadian government on August 14th, 2024, announcing, alongside the Kingdom of Morocco, the opening of a fictitious "consulate" of Chad in the city of Dakhla, which is considered part of the occupied territories of Western Sahara.

The Sahrawi government considers this decision illegal, contradicting international and African law, and violating international diplomatic norms and conventions.

Cordoba (Argentina), August 17, 2024 (SPS) - As part of the "Invicines rodante" social film festival organized Thursday by the Faculty of Arts at the National University of Cordoba, the documentary film "Insumisas" was screened. The film addresses the struggle of Sahrawi women and their suffering under the Moroccan occupation and its repressive apparatus.

Mr. Santiago and Mr. Rodrigo Del Canto, organizers of the festival and friends of the Sahrawi people, seized this opportunity to call for support for the Sahrawi cause.

Ouguift (Mauritania), August 17, 2024 (SPS) - As part of the events celebrating Nouakchott as the capital of Hassaniya culture, a major cultural and literary festival has begun in the historic city of Ouguift in the Adrar region of Mauritania, under the theme "Ouguift, Capital of Hassaniya Culture."

Moscow (Russia), August 17, 2024 (SPS) - The past few days have been marked by a number of meetings and arrangements to welcome an artistic band representing the Sahrawi Republic, which will arrive in Moscow on Saturday morning.

Harare (Zimbabwe) 17 August 2024 (SPS)- the President of Zimbabwe, Emmerson Dambozo Mnanagagwa, reaffirmed his country's support and firm commitment to the Sahrawi people's cause in his speech upon assuming the presidency of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) during its 44th Summit held in the Zimbabwean capital, Harare, from August 17 to 18.

Pretoria (South Africa), 16 August 2024 (SPS) — An article published today by the Institute for Security Studies (ISS), authored by Peter Fabricius, critically examines Morocco's recent diplomatic efforts to impose its illegal autonomy plan for Western Sahara. The analysis concludes that this plan is unlikely to prevail, emphasizing that self-determination for the Sahrawi people remains the only viable solution.

Bir Lahlou (Liberated Territories), August 16, 2024 (SPS) - Sahrawi People's Liberation Army fighters targeted the Moroccan army headquarters in Mahbes Sector.

The military communiqué issued by the Central Directorate of the Political Prefecture of the Sahrawi People's Liberation Army explained that advanced units of SPLA fighters carried out on Thursday, a concentrated bombardment targeting the Moroccan army headquarters in the Mahbes Sector, causing significant losses among the ranks of the Moroccan occupation army and its rear bases. .

N'Djaména (Republic of Chad), 15 August 2024 (SPS) – The Union of National Associations for Unity and Solidarity of the Republic of Chad issued a strong statement yesterday, Wednesday, signed by its president, Mr. Ahmed Bachir Ahmed, condemning the Chadian government's opening of a consulate in the occupied city of Dakhla on the same day, describing this action as "excessive and reckless" and as a "poisoned dagger" intended to harm the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic.

Abuja - (Nigeria), August 15, 2024 (SPS) - The Representative of the Polisario Front in Switzerland, the United Nations and international organizations in Geneva, Mr.

Abuja - (Nigeria), August 15, 2024 (SPS) - The International Conference for Eradication of Colonialism called on the African Union " to implement the decision of the African Court on Human and Peoples' Rights on Western Sahara issued in September 2022, which calls on African countries, individually and collectively, to support the Sahrawi people in their just struggle to complete sovereignty over the territory of the Sahrawi Republic, which is subject to military occupation by the Kingdom of Morocco".