June 2018

Chahid El Hafed, June 19,2018 (SPS) - The President of the Commission of the African Union (AU), Mr. Moussa Faki, arrived this afternoon at the administrative center of the Saharawi Republic, Chahid El Hafed in a view of two days visit.
Upon his arrival at the Tindouf airport, he was received by the Deputy Minister in charge of African Affairs, Hamdi Jalil Mayara, the National Protocol Director, Mohamed Chej Mohammed Lehbib and the Permanent Representative of the SADR to the African Union, Lamin Baali.

Birthday Lehlou, June 18, 2018 (SPS) – President of the Republic, Secretary General of the Polisario Front, Brahim Thalidomide, has sent a congratulatory message to President of the Republic of Seychelles, His Excellency Mr Danny Faure, on the occasion of the 42th anniversary of Independent Day.

Vienna, June 17, 2018 (SPS) - Representative of the Polisario Front in Austria, Mohamed El Mamun, has participated as a guest in the Congress of the Austrian Trade Union Federation together with ambassadors accredited in Vienna and more than 52 delegations representing unions from Europe, America and Africa, according to press release of the Polisario Front representation in Austria.

Bir Lahlou (Liberated Territories), June 16, 2018 (SPS) - The Polisario Front on Friday brought an action for annulment of the Council of the European Union's decision, which allows the European Commission to open negotiations with Rabat to extend EU-Morocco fishing agreement to Western Sahara and its maritime space, Polisario Secretariat member M'hamed Khadad said.

Premium Times June 14, 2018
…recent developments have begun to give the distinct evidence that Nigeria is losing its political integrity and credibility on the issue of Western Sahara. The Nigerian government should be prevailed upon to reverse the on-going betrayal of African independence.
The Nigerian Movement for the Liberation of Western Sahara (NMLWS) has received the report of the president of the Federal Republic of Nigeria’s recent visit to the Kingdom of Morocco.

Wilaya of Boujdour, June 15, 2018 (SPS) - The Saharawi people celebrated the Eid al-Fitr holiday in an atmosphere of joy and happiness and exchanged congratulations on this happy occasion.
On this occasion, the President of the Republic Secretary-General of the Polisario Front, Brahim Ghali, performed the prayer in the wilaya of Boujdour along with members of the National Secretariat of the Polisario Front, the SADR government, and the authorities and the people of the wilaya of Boujdour.

Madrid, June 14, 2018 (SPS) - The Frente POLISARIO Representative to Madrid, Abidin Bucharaya, was received yesterday at the headquarters of the Workers' Commissions of Spain (CCOO) by a Spanish trade union delegation chaired by Jaime Cedrin López, Secretary General of the union for the Community of Madrid.
The meeting was also attended by Pilar Morales Pacheco, member of the executive and responsible for the area of women and Jorge Maeso Carmona, responsible for the area of International.

Chahid El Hafed, June 14, 2018 (SPS) - The current head of the Saharawi National Police, Mohamed Lamin Mahyub, has taken, Thursday, an oath before the President of the Republic, as a new member of the National Secretariat of the Frente POLISARIO, after the death of the diplomat, Bukhari Ahmed, last April.

New York, June 13, 2018 (SPS) -  The delegations of several countries participating in the annual session of the United Nations Special Committee on Decolonization, known as Committee of 24, called Monday to resume negotiations on Western Sahara to speed up its decolonization.

Brussels, June 13, 2018 (SPS) - Over 90 Sahrawi civil society organizations on Tuesday condemned the European Commission's willingness to continue its illegal practices in Western Sahara, and urging the European Council and Parliament to reject any EU-Morocco agreement that includes this non-autonomous territory without the "explicit" consent of its legitimate representative, the Frente POLISARIO.

United Nations (New York), June 12, 2018 (SPS) – the  Frente POLISARIO representative to the works of the Special Committee for the Decolonization of Nations United , Mr. Sidi Mohamed Omar has took part in the meeting, dedicated to the issue of Western Sahara at the works of  the Special Committee for the Decolonization of Nations United organized at the United Nations headquarters in New York.

Merida (Spain). June 12, 2018 (SPS) - The Mayor of the City of Mérida (Extremadura), Antonio Rodríguez Osuna, received this morning, on an institutional visit, the Saharawi Delegate for Extremadura, Hameiduha Ahmed, according to a press release from the mentioned municipality.
At the end of the meeting, the Saharawi delegate pointed out that "he has had the opportunity to explain the situation that the population of Western Sahara is going through and the cooperation that is taking place from Extremadura".

United Nations, Jun 12, 2018 (SPS) - The Permanent Representative of Cuba to the UN, Anayansi Rodríguez, has reaffirmed the support of her country for a just and definitive solution to the question of Western Sahara.
Speaking at a session of the United Nations Decolonization Committee, the diplomat expressed Cuba's support for the right of the people of Western Sahara to self-determination, based on respect for the principles of the UN Charter and international law. .

Brussels (Belgium), May 11, 2018 (SPS) - Saharawi delegate Minister for Europe Mohamed Sidati on Monday strongly denounced European Commission 's adoption of the agreement concluded between the European Union (EU) and Morocco, in the form of exchange of letters on the amendment of Protocols 1 and 4 to their association agreement to include Western Sahara.
"The Polisario Front takes note and strongly denounces the European Commission's action," Sidati told APS, deploring the "very serious" action of "robbery" at the European level.

Madrid, June 10, 2018 (SPS) - President of the Spanish Coordination of Solidarity Associations with Western Sahara underlined, in a letter sent to the new Spanish head of Government Pedro Sanchez that “the Spanish State can’t remain impassive with regard to what is happening in occupied Western Sahara.
Congratulating him for his new post of Prime minister, President of Ceas-sahara José Taboada also said in his letter that “the Spanish State must provide all sorts of initiatives to reach a fair and lasting solution to the suffering of the Sahrawi people.”

ANALYSIS / 10 JUNE 2018, 09:35AM / SHANNON EBRAHIM
Shannon Ebrahim
As South Africans we can’t cherry pick our issues. If we care about the freedom and self-determination of the Palestinians, we cannot care any less about the people of Western Sahara.
Just as Madiba said when he was president that our freedom would not be complete without the freedom of the Palestinians, so President Cyril Ramaphosa said this week: “The gains of our democracy cannot be complete while the Saharawi people’s yearning for freedom and justice is not realised.”

5 June 2018
Your Excellency, President Brahim Ghali,
Honourable Ministers,
Ambassadors,
Ladies and Gentlemen,
Members of the Media,
Good day to you all.
Allow me, Your Excellency, to once again welcome you to South Africa.
Even though our respective countries are located on the extreme ends of our Continent, we are brought together by an unbreakable bond that were forged during our common fight against colonialism and apartheid.

5 June 2018
Your Excellency and Dear Brother, President Brahim Ghali,
Honourable Ministers,
Your Excellency, Mr Bachir Sgair, Ambassador of SADR to South Africa,
Your Excellency, Mr D Dlomo, South African Ambassador to SADR,
Senior officials from our respective Governments,
Members of the Media,
Good morning,
It is with great pleasure that I welcome you, Mr President, and your delegation on the occasion of your working visit to South Africa.

BY DENIS BEDOYA ON JUNE 7, 2018
Johannesburg – South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Tuesday said the protracted humanitarian crisis in Western Sahara’s refugee camps was a direct consequence of the delay in finding a lasting solution to the conflict in the North Africa region.
Ramaphosa’s comments follow his bilateral meeting with Saharawi Arab Democratic Republic President Brahim Ghali in Pretoria. Ghali is in the country on a working visit.

Bir-Lehlou, June 9, 2018 (SPS) - President of the Republic, Secretary-General of the Polisario Front, Brahim Ghali, received a reply message from President of the United Republic of Tanzania, H.E. Dr. John Pombe Joseph Magufuli, expressing his gratitude and thanks for the congratulatory message on the occasion of the celebrations of the 54th anniversary of the historic union between Tanganyika and Zanzibar.