April 2021

New York (UN) 16 April 2021 (SPS)- The Frente POLISARIO Representation at the United Nations underlined in a statement issued today that it is the Kingdom of Morocco that has so far blocked the appointment of the Personal Envoy of the UN Secretary-General for Western Sahara in the same way in which it drove former Representatives to resign while continuing to reject any candidate from specific countries for fear of their neutrality.

London, April 14, 2021 (SPS) - In 2020, Morocco has illegally exported 1. 1 million tonnes of phosphate from Western Sahara, with a value of $170.8 million, said a Western Sahara Resources Watch (WSRW) report.

Bir Lahlou, April 14, 2021 (SPS) - The Sahrawi People's Liberation Army (SPLA) conducted news attacks on positions and retrenchments of the Moroccan army for along the Wall of Shame for the 153rd consecutive day, said Thursday the Sahrawi Defence Ministry in a communiqué.
“On Monday, the Sahrawi army units bombed Moroccan forces in the areas of El Adiat (sector of Kelta), Lekaad (sector of Mahbes), Aadhim Oum El Djeloud (sector of Ousserd) and Alfain (El Forsia),” said the source.

Lisbon (Portugal), April 14, 2021 (SPS) - On the eve of the meeting of the United Nations Security Council, called for next April 21, to address the situation in Western Sahara and the work of the Mission of Nations United for the Referendum in Western Sahara -MINURSO- 119 organizations have joined the initiative promoted by the collective For a Free Sahara to draw attention to the members about the serious situation that exists in the territory after the violation of the ceasefire by Morocco, on November 13, 2020, and the resumption of the armed struggle ending 3 dec

Alicante (Spain), April 14, 2021 (SPS) - The humanitarian aid caravan for the Sahrawi people, organized by the Spanish solidarity movement, with the support of citizens and public institutions at the provincial and autonomous level, departed from the port of Alicante, Spain.
180 vehicles loaded with food, medical supplies and material to support Sahrawi institutions that have been collected during intense mobilization campaigns throughout the autonomous communities.SPS
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Occupied Aaiun, Apr 12, 2021 (SPS) The Association for the Control of Natural Resources and the Protection of the Environment of Western Sahara on Sunday affirmed its determination to continue to expose the criminal acts perpetrated by the regime of Moroccan occupation and its partners involved in the looting of Sahrawi natural resources.

Algiers, April 13, 2021 (SPS) - The Secretary General of the French Association of Friendship and Solidarity with African Peoples (AFASPA), Ms, Michéle Decaster, denounced the decision of the party of French President Emmanuel Macron, The Republic in March (LREM), to open an office in the occupied city of Dakhla, Western Sahara, considering this step as "insignificant and useless because it contradicts international legality."

Chahid El-Hafed, April 13, 2021 (SPS) - The Saharawi people in the Saharawi Refugee Camps and in the Liberated Territories will begin this Tuesday the first day of Ramadan in the year 1442 of the Hegira (Al-Hiyra), corresponding to this Tuesday, April 13, 2021, according to a statement issued by the Ministry of Justice and Religious Affairs.
The Saharawi people take advantage of this Holy month to remember their brothers in Moroccan prisons, evoking their early release and the reunion of all Sahrawi in a free and independent Sahara.

Algiers, 12 April 2021 (SPS) -Ambassador of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (SADR) to Algeria Abdelkader Taleb Omar said Sunday that “France wants the conflict in Western Sahara to continue,” as evidenced by the decision of the ruling party La Republic en Marche (LREM) to open an office in occupied Dakhla.

Paris, 10 April 2021 (SPS) -The creation of a committee by the French party La République En Marche! (LREM) in occupied Dakhla in the Sahrawi territories is a blatant violation of the international statute of colonized Western Sahara, said the representation of the Polisario Front to France in a communiqué.

Bir Lahlou (Liberated Territories), 10 April 2021 (SPS) - The Sahrawi Ministry of Foreign Affairs underlined Friday that it is high time that Morocco opts for peace with the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (SADR) and its neighbors, calling on the Security Council to assume its responsibility vis-à-vis the Sahrawi people.

Bir Lahlou (Liberated Territories), 10 April 2021 (SPS) - President of the Republic, Secretary General of the Polisario Front, Mr. Brahim Ghali, sent a message of condolences to Queen Elizabeth II following the passing of her husband, Prince Philip.
The President of the Republic conveyed to Queen Elizabeth II, on his behalf and on behalf of the Sahrawi people and government, his warmest and sincere condolences following the passing of His Royal Highness Prince Philip.

Moscow, 9 April 2021 (SPS) - Head of Sahrawi diplomacy, Mohamed Salem Ould Salek, said Thursday that the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (SADR) will start the procedure to get a full membership at the UN, calling on "free states" to support the Sahrawi people in its struggle for independence.
"The fact that the request requires the approval of the Security Council and the agreement of its five permanent members puts them before their political, moral and historical responsibilities," Ould Salek told Sputnik.

Geneva, 9 April 2021- Member of the Polisario Front Secretariat, Polisario Front representative in Europe and at the EU, Oubi Bouchraya Bachir, said that the Security Council is called to "deeply and objectively" examine the reasons of the UN’s failure, for 30 years, to conclude the settlement plan which will hamper the missions of the next UN envoy, said Tuesday the Sahrawi Press Agency (SPS).

London, 9 April 2021 (SPS) - The International Amnesty Organization pointed out on Wednesday the absence of a human rights monitoring mechanism in occupied Western Sahara, lamenting the suppression of the Sahrawi people in the occupied territories.
“In October, the United Nations renewed, until October 2021, the MINURSO mandate, without including a section relating to human rights monitoring as it is generally the case for the peacekeeping missions,” said Amnesty in its 2020’s report on the situation of human rights in the world.

Algiers, April 08, 2021 (SPS) - An Algerian delegation withdrew last Sunday from a regional meeting of Middle East and North Africa customs directors in protest at maps displayed that included the map of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic with the territory of Morocco.

Geneva (Switzerland), April 08, 2021 (SPS) - A Sahrawi delegation headed by Sahrwai Minister delegate to Europe and UE, Ubbi Bucharaya along with POLISARIO´s representative to to Switzerland, Omeima Mahamud held an extensive meeting on Tuesday with prominent officials of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) at its headquarters in Geneva to discuss the situation in the Western Sahara, particularly in the territories under Moroccan occupation.

Brussels, Apr 06,  2021 (SPS) - Algeria's recent call for a resumption of negotiations between the Frente POLISARIO and Morocco is part of the implementation of the resolutions of the Peace and Security Council (PSC) of the African Union (AU) which had launched a call for direct negotiations leading to a political settlement of the Saharawi question, said on Monday, Sahrawi Minister Delegate to Europe and EU, Oubi Bouchraya El Bachir.

Algiers, 5 April 2021 (SPS) - Sahrawi Foreign Minister Mohamed Salem Ould Salek claimed Monday, in Algiers, a full membership of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (SADR) to the United Nations, as a member State, renewing SADR’s willingness to support UN’s efforts to speed up the decolonization of Western Sahara.

Addis Ababa, 5 April 2021 (SPS) - The African Union (AU) Commissioner for Peace and Security, Adeoye Bankole, called on the African organization to "play a stronger and more active role" to bring lasting peace in Africa.
In a tweet at the end of his meeting with the representative of the Sahrawi Republic to the AU, Lamine Baali, at the headquarters of the continental organization in Addis Ababa, Adeoye Bankole clarified that they had agreed to "the need for a peaceful settlement to conflicts and regional security to silence the guns."