July 2016

Paris, July 18, 2016 (SPS) - France supports United Nations process for a "just, lasting and mutually acceptable solution" to Western Sahara conflict," said Monday the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
"France will continue to support the UN-sponsored political process, aiming at finding a just, lasting and mutually acceptable solution" to Western Sahara conflict, said the spokesperson for the French Foreign Ministry, Romain Nadal during his weekly press briefing on Friday.

Kigali (Rwanda), July 18, 2016 (SPS) - The 27th ordinary session of African Union Heads of State and Government reiterated Sunday in Kigali, Rwanda, its unfailing support to Western Sahara people's right to self-determination.
"African Union reiterates its support to Saharawi people and their right to self-determination," AU Commission chairwoman Dlamini-Zuma said in an opening address at the African Union Summit.

Algiers, July 17, 2016 (SPS) - The speaker of Algerian People's National Assembly (lower house of parliament), Mohamed Larbi Ould Khelifa, reiterated Saturday Algeria's support to Western Sahara in international fora, being fully convinced that it is backing a just cause.
Ould Khelifa, at an audience granted to the Saharawi Arab Democratic Republic's ambassador to Algiers Bechraya Hamoudi Sidina, expressed "Algeria's willingness to continue support for Western Sahara in international fora."

Kigali (Rwanda) July 17, 2016 (SPS) – The works of the 27th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of African Union Heads of State and Government, have opened Sunday in Kigali, Rwanda.
The President of Republic, Secretary-General of the Polisario Front, Ibrahim Ghali, is attending the summit.   

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.
 

Shaheed El Hafed (Refugee Camps), July 11, 2016 (SPS) - President of the Republic, Brahim Ghali, has received a message of congratulations from his Algerian counterpart President Abdelaziz Bouteflika, on his election on Saturday as Secretary General of Polisario Front and President of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (SADR) in which he reaffirmed "Algeria’s consistent solidarity" with Western Sahara people.

Dakhla (refugee camps), July 10, 2016 (SPS)  – New president of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (SADR), Secretary General of the Polisario Front, Brahim Ghali, announced Saturday in Dakhla that Algeria will be his "first destination" before participating in the African Union summit (AU).
"Algeria will be my first destination before leaving to attend the AU summit," scheduled from July 10 to 18 in Kigali, Ghali told a press conference after the Polisario Front extraordinary congress held Friday and Saturday.

Dakhla (refugee camps), July 10, 2016 (SPS) - President of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (SADR) and Secretary General of the Polisario Front, Brahim Ghali, on Saturday in Dakhla called on the Front's executives to "engage quality reforms for strengthening the institutional building."

Dakhla (refugee camps), July 10, 2016 (SPS) -The new Secretary General of Polisario Front and elected President of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (SADR) Brahim Ghali was sworn in Saturday in Dakhla (Saharawi refugee camps), following the Polisario Extraordinary Congress.

Dakhla (refugee camps), July 9, 2016 (SPS) - The representatives of Algerian political class, who participated in the extraordinary congress of the Polisario Front, called on the international community to find a solution to the just cause of the Sahrawi people and to take urgent actions to protect human rights in the occupied territories.
The head of the Algerian-Sahrawi parliamentary friendship group, Saida Bounab, underlined the urgent need to hold a free referendum, which would allow the Sahrawi people exercise their right to self-determination.

Dakhla (Refugee Camps), July 9, 2016 (SPS) - Ibrahim Ghali was elected Saturday in the Wilaya of Dakhla, Sahrawi refugee camps, by an overwhelming majority the Secretary General of the Polisario Front and President of the Sahrawi Republic as required by the Constitution, during the works of the Extraordinary Congress of the Polisario Front. 
Candidate Ibrahim Ghali obtained 1766 from 1895 of votes cast, according to the announcement of the Election Committee after counting the final results.