The Spanish newspaper “El Confidencial” said Monday that Morocco is not a friend of Spain, but rather its main enemy, and everyone should be convinced of this fact. In an analytical article on Spanish-Moroccan relations, the Spanish newspaper asserted that Madrid bears a great responsibility regarding the issue of Western…

The 2021 Caribbean Regional Seminar on Decolonization concluded Friday with speakers highlighting the challenges and opportunities facing the world’s 17 remaining Non-Self-Governing Territories going into the fourth International Decade for the Eradication of Colonialism (2021-2030). Members of the Special Committee stressed that the elimination of colonialism remained one of the…

The United Nations Secretary General, Antonio Guterres, announced on Friday that he has appointed Alexander Ivanko of the Russian Federation as the new Special Representative for Western Sahara and head of the United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara (MINURSO). Alexander Ivanko succeeds the Canadian Colin Stewart. Having…

The representative of the Polisario Front at the United Nations, Dr. Sidi Mohamed Omar, has stressed that the only option to end the conflict in Western Sahara is to allow the Sahrawi people to exercise its inalienable right to self-determination and independence. In a speech during his participation in the…

Algerian Permanent Representative to the UN, Ambassador Sofiane Mimouni, considered that the Decolonization Committee has a historical and legal duty to maintain Saharawi people’s faith in the UN peace process in western Sahara. In his statement before the Regional Seminar of the Special Committee on Decolonization, the Algerian Ambassador considered…

The President of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (SADR), Secretary-General of the Polisario Front, Brahim Ghali, stressed that, in view of the continuing Moroccan aggression with total impunity, the Sahrawi Republic had no choice but to exercise its legitimate right to self-defence. In a message circulated Wednesday to members of…

The UN Special Rapporteur on the Situation of Human Rights Defenders, Mary Lawlor, expressed Wednesday her deep concern at the continued barbaric attacks by Moroccan security forces against Sahrawi human rights defender Sultana Khaya. The UN official said in tweet she posted on her Twitter account, “I'm hearing disturbing reports…

The Special Committee on Decolonization held Wednesday the 2021 Caribbean Regional Seminar in the Parish of Saint John, Dominica, from 25 to 27 August 2021, within the framework of the start of the Fourth International Decade for the Eradication of Colonialism (2021-2030). The Seminar, which is held under the auspices…

The minister of Foreign Affairs and National Community Abroad, Ramtane Lamamra, on Tuesday stressed Algeria's constant position with respect to the question of Western Sahara, adding that Algeria will continue to call on the United Nations to fully fulfill its duty for Western Sahara people's right to self-determination. "Algeria is…

Venezuela on Tuesday denounced maneuvers aimed at undermining the right of the Sahrawi people to self-determination and independence. A statement of the Venezuelan Foreign Ministry confirmed that the Vice Minister for Africa of the People's Power Ministry for Foreign Relations, Yuri Pimentel, renewed during a debate organized on the Saharawi…