Addis Ababa (Ethiopia), 1 January 2016 (SPS) - The Chairperson of the African Union Commission (AUC), Dr. Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma, congratulates the people of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (SADR) under the leadership of the Polisario Front for the successful convening of the 14th Polisario Front Congress held in Dakhla, refugee camps.
In a letter Thursday, the African Union congratulates H.E. Mohamed Abdelaziz for his re-election as Secretary General of the Polisario Front, and President of SADR.
The AUC Chairperson also takes note that the 2,500 delegates representing Sahrawi people in the refugee camps, occupied territories and the Diaspora successfully elected the 29 members of the Polisario Front’s National Secretariat.
The AUC Chairperson uses this opportunity to encourage the newly elected Sahrawi leadership to form an inclusive government where youth and women play a prominent role within the spirit and principles of the African Charter on Human and People’s Rights (ACHPR) as well as the African Charter on Democracy, Elections and Governance (ACDEG).
The African Union affirms its firm and principled solidarity with the people of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republicin their struggle for self-determination. (SPS)
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