The militant and leader of the POLISARIO Front, Minister of Equipment of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (SADR), Sidahmed Batal, passed away on Wednesday due to COVID-19. Sidahmed Batal held several positions and responsibilities within the SADR government and the POLISARIO Front, the last of which was Minister of Equipment.…

The Ethiopian Ministry of Foreign Affairs denied on Wednesday what was relayed in a statement by the Moroccan Ministry of Foreign Affairs regarding Ethiopia's support for Morocco's efforts to solve the Western Sahara issue. Contrary to what the Moroccan regime promoted, the Ethiopian Foreign Ministry’s statement issued on Wednesday following…

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa renewed on Tuesday his country's commitment to supporting the struggle of the Sahrawi people for freedom, self-determination and independence. President Cyril Ramaphosa said in a speech on the occasion of Africa Day, May 25, that the South African people, who have been persecuted for centuries,…

The Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation of South Africa, Mrs. Naledi Pandor, renewed her country's solidarity with the Sahrawi Republic (SADR). During a speech to Parliament on Thursday, the South African Head of Diplomacy expressed her satisfaction with the diplomatic efforts being made within the United Nations to support…

The French news agency (AFP) on Sunday quoted a senior Polisario official as saying that the leader of the Polisario Front, Brahim Ghali, who was transferred for treatment in Spain after contracting Coronavirus, is recovering and out of danger. "The doctors confirm that he has passed the dangerous stage," said…

The UN Security Council officially adopted on Friday an urgent message addressed by the representative of the Polisario Front to the United Nations, Dr. Sidi-Mohamed Omar, on the dangerous and worrying developments of the human rights situation in the Western Sahara territories under the illegal Moroccan occupation. The Sahrawi diplomat…

Polisario Front representative in Paris, Mohamed Sidati,, said Saturday that Morocco "has experienced a spectacular failure in its attempt to incite European nations to legitimize the occupation of Western Sahara," warning against Rabat's political blackmail against the countries supporting the decolonization of the last colony in Africa. In a statement…

In an interview with "La Razón" newspaper published on Friday, Spanish Foreign Minister, Arancha González Laya, acknowledged Morocco's rage over Spain's decision to receive Sahrawi President Brahim Ghali, saying “what has happened was our neighbour Morocco rejected humanitarian action we have taken towards a person suffering from Covid-19”. “We all…

The Saharawi government and the Polisario Front call on the United Nations, the African Union and the European Union to intensify efforts in order to put an end to the Moroccan illegal occupation of parts of the territory of the SADR with a view to enable its people to fully…

The Polisario Front has agreed to the appointment of Swedish Staffan de Mistura as the new UN envoy for Western Sahara, replacing the German, Horst Kohler, who resigned from this post in 2019, Sahrawi ambassador to Algeria, Abdelakader Taleb Omar, told APS Thursday. Mr. Taleb Omar said that the Polisario…