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China-Africa forum shuts door on Polisario yet again
HESPRESS English – Morocco News Politics Archive Hespress ENFriday 13 June 2025 - 15:04 The China-Africa Economic and Trade Expo, held June 11 in Changsha, Hunan Province, reaffirmed that the self-proclaimed “Sahrawi Republic” holds no legitimacy...
Sahrawi people’s right to self-determination is inalienable and non-negotiable legitimate right
Madrid, 6 July 2025 (SPS) – Spanish writer and journalist Victoria García Corera affirmed on Friday that the Sahrawi people’s right to self-determination, freedom, and independence is a legitimate right that cannot be relinquished or circumvented,...

New US Report Sheds Light on Polisario’s Regional Threats, Growing Support for Morocco
Rabat – Amid a growing support for Morocco’s position on Western Sahara, several reports have surfaced to shed light on the dispute, particularly Polisario’s links to terrorism, a situation that undermines the whole region and beyond. The National...

Why the Polisario front threatens Morocco and the region
An independent Western Sahara run by the Polisario Front would likely turn into another source of regional insecurity. You would be forgiven for forgetting Western Sahara, a territory on the west coast of North Africa with a population of 600,000....

Frente POLISARIO UN Representative: the Sahrawi people will continue their struggle by all legitimate means for the fulfilment of their national aspirations for freedom and independence
New York (United Nations), 10 June 2025 (SPS) - Member of the National Secretariat and Representative of the Frente POLISARIO at the United Nations and Coordinator with MINURSO, Dr Sidi Mohamed Omar, stressed that, in honour of the memory of their...

Why the Polisario Front Threatens Morocco—and the Region
You would be forgiven for forgetting Western Sahara, a territory on the west coast of North Africa with a population of 600,000. However, it’s a place worth remembering and one undergoing a transition that will have an impact far beyond its...

In a letter to the Security Council: Frente POLISARIO UN Representative once again rebuts the claims of the representative of the occupying state
New York (United Nations), 9 June 2025 (SPS) - Member of the National Secretariat, Representative of the Frente POLISARIO at the United Nations and Coordinator with MINURSO, Dr Sidi Mohamed Omar, addressed today a letter to Ambassador Carolyn...

Sahrawi Movement for Peace Condemns Polisario’s Failed Strategy
Doha – In an unsparing appeal to Sahrawi leadership, the Sahrawi Movement for Peace (MSP) has issued an open letter denouncing the Polisario Front’s disastrous policies and urging immediate dialogue amidst catastrophic conditions in Tindouf...

Secretary-General of Polisario Front chairs meeting of National Secretariat Permanent Office
Shaheed El Hafed, June 09, 2025 (SPS) - The Secretary-General of the Polisario Front and President of the Republic, Mr. Brahim Ghali, chaired a meeting of the Permanent Office of the National Secretariat this evening, Monday, at the Presidency of...

Algeria contributes notably to economic modernisation, regional peace
The Ambassador Algeria to Bangladesh, Dr. Abdelouahab SAIDANI on Saturday emphasized Algeria’s current contributions to economic modernization and regional peace, citing the country's recent legal reforms that have boosted foreign direct...

In the battle between Israel and Iran, North Africa chose sides
While the world’s eyes were fixed on the missile plumes over Iran and Israel this past June, the most decisive moves in the region’s great game were being made in silence. The brief, kinetic clash was more than a military confrontation; it was a...

Spanish intelligence warns of Polisario links to terrorism in the Sahel
A new report from Spain’s National Intelligence Center warns that extremist elements from the Polisario Front have joined terrorist groups operating in the Sahel, including al-Qaeda and ISIS. The report, cited by Spanish media, highlights a...

Sahrawi media succeed in breaking Moroccan blockade
Algiers, 4 July 2025 (SPS) – Sahrawi media have managed to break the blockade imposed by the Moroccan occupation on the occupied part of Western Sahara, despite all the maneuvers of the Makhzen regime. This breakthrough comes amid growing...

French writer jailed in Algeria won't appeal: supporters
French-Algerian writer Boualem Sansal will not appeal his five-year prison sentence to Algeria's Supreme Court, sources close to the author said Saturday, as Paris stepped up its calls for him to be pardoned. The 80-year-old dual national was...

What happened to the Dakhla bitcoin wind park?
In 2018, headlines announced that a massive wind-powered data centre for blockchain computing - combining renewable energy with next-generation finance - was about to rise from the sands near Dakhla, in occupied Western Sahara. The project, led by...

Opening of Sahrawi Women's Festival in Mostaganem, Algeria
Mostaganem (Algeria), July 5, 2025 (SPS) – The official launch of the Sahrawi Women's Festival took place on Saturday evening in Mostaganem province. The festival will run for four days and is hosting a Sahrawi delegation of around 400...

Momentum gained by Sahrawi cause at Human Rights Council should contribute to pressuring Moroccan occupation
Geneva, 4 July 2025 (SPS) – The representative of the Polisario Front in Switzerland, the United Nations, and international organizations in Geneva, Ubbi Bushraya Bashir, affirmed that the momentum gained by the Sahrawi cause during the 59th...

French writer jailed in Algeria won't appeal, hopeful of pardon
French-Algerian writer Boualem Sansal will not appeal his five-year prison sentence to Algeria's Supreme Court, sources close to the author said on Saturday, adding that they remain hopeful for a pardon. The 80-year-old dual-national writer was...

French writer jailed in Algeria won't appeal, still hopeful of pardon: supporters
French-Algerian writer Boualem Sansal will not appeal his five-year prison sentence to Algeria's supreme court, said sources close to the author on Saturday, saying they remain hopeful for a pardon. The 80-year-old dual national writer was...

Don’t pretend that education’s neutral and more letters to the editors
Don't pretend that education's neutral The Supreme Court rules 6-3 that parents have an opt-out right when LGBTQ+ books are introduced in their children's classrooms (June 29 TFP), and Justice Sotomayor dissents that "civic vitality" is...