President Tebboune's response to French position, "firm, resolute and precise"
Algiers, 2 August 2024 (SPS) - The Algerian minister of Foreign Affairs and National Community Abroad, Ahmed Attaf, said Wednesday in Algiers that the response of the president of the Republic, Abdelmadjid Tebboune, to France's new position on western Sahara issue was "firm, resolute and precise," adding that the French move would not contribute to the revival of the diplomatic process, but would instead fuel the impasse into which the autonomy plan has plunged the Saharawi issue for more than 17 years.
Algeria Lower House condemns French support for Moroccan colonial plan
Algiers, 2 August 2024 (SPS) - The People’s National Assembly (Parliament’s lower house) condemned on Wednesday in a statement the French Government’s support for the Moroccan colonial plan as part of the so-called Moroccan sovereignty over the territory of Western Sahara, expressing its support for the Algerian State’s decisions in this regard.
Western Sahara conflict to be resolved in line with UN’s resolutions
New York (United States), 2 August 2024 (SPS) - The resolution of the Western Sahara conflict will be carried out “in line with the Security Council’s resolutions,” the spokesperson for the Secretary-General of the United Nations, Stephane Dujarric, underscored.
In a statement to the press on Tuesday in New York, Dujarric said that “the United Nations' efforts to resolve the conflict in Western Sahara will carry on in line with the Security Council’s resolutions.”
France's support of alleged "autonomy plan" in Western Sahara: AARASD calls on Macron to “return to respect for law”
Paris, 2 August 2024 (SPS) - The Association of Friends with the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (AARASD) described Thursday Paris’ support to the alleged Moroccan autonomy plan for Western Sahara as a “violation of the principles defended by France,” calling on President Macron to “return to the respect for the law.”
President of Republic meets delegations participating in investiture ceremony of Mauritanian President
Nouakchott, August 02, 2024 (SPS) - The President of the Republic, Secretary-General of the Polisario Front, Mr. Brahim Ghali, met some delegations participating in the investiture ceremony of the Mauritanian President-elect Mohamed Ould Cheikh El Ghazouani.
In this context, the President of the Republic met with the Algerian Prime Minister Mr. Nadir Larbaoui, the Malian delegation, in addition to the Chairperson of the African Union Commission, Moussa Faki.
Macron's position on Western Sahara is pro-colonial and unbecoming of France
Paris, August 01, 2024 (SPS) - The French Communist Party (PC) MP, Jean-Paul Lecoq, denounced the decision of French President Emmanuel Macron to support "Morocco's alleged 'autonomy' plan in Western Sahara", stressing that his pro-colonial position is unbecoming of France.
Sahrawi Republic Deposits Instrument of Ratification for the ACRWC Protocol
Addis Ababa (African Union) 31 July 2024 (SPS)- The Permanent Representative of the Sahrawi Republic to the African Union, Mr. Lamin Baali, has deposited the instrument of ratification for the Protocol to the African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child. The document was handed over to the Legal Advisor of the African Union, Ms. Hagar Queldich, in the presence of several members of her office and Mr. Aman Sidi Abdallah, Counselor from the Sahrawi embassy in Addis Ababa.
The Dean of the Northern African Region deposits the Algerian Candidate’s File for the position of the African Union DCP
Addis Ababa (African Union), July 31, 2024 (SPS) – The Permanent Representative of the Sahrawi Republic to the African Union, Amb. Lamin Baali, in his capacity as Dean of the North African Group, deposited the candidacy file for Algeria’s nominee for the position of Deputy Chairperson of the African Union Commission. The elections for the leadership of the Union are scheduled to take place during the summit in February 2025.