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Morocco: Time to End the Global Silence On Western Sahara
IPS, 16 November 2020
For my entire life, I have been forgotten. I am a Sahrawi refugee, born and raised in the Algerian desert, where my people have remained displaced for 45 years, awaiting the moment… Read more »
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Western Sahara: Sahrawi People's Liberation Army Carries Out Attacks On Moroccan Enemy Bases
SPS, 14 November 2020
Attacks of the Sahrawi People's Liberation Army units continue against various hiding places of the Moroccan enemy along its positions in the occupied parts of the Sahrawi… Read more »
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Western Sahara: Guterres 'Remains Committed' to Maintaining 1991 Ceasefire in Western Sahara
UN News, 13 November 2020
The UN chief has expressed "grave concern" at the possible consequences which could arise from an operation reportedly launched by the Moroccan Government on the southern border of… Read more »
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Western Sahara: Statement of the Chairperson of the African Union Commission, H.E. Mr. Moussa Faki Mahamat, On the Tensions in the Guerguerat Buffer Zone
African Union, 14 November 2020
The Chairperson of the African Union Commission, Moussa Faki Mahamat, expresses his deep concern following the deterioration of the situation in the Western Sahara, especially in… Read more »
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Africa: AU Chair Calls for Calm Between Sarahawi and Morocco
SAnews.gov.za, 12 November 2020
Chairperson of the African Union (AU), President Cyril Ramaphosa, has been made aware of the growing tension between the Western Sahara and Morocco, arising from a dispute on the… Read more »
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Western Sahara: "Algeria's Position Towards Saharawi Issue Reflects Its Commitment to Respect International Law" (Algerian Official)
SPS, 22 October 2020
The secretary general of the Voice of the Algerian people party, Mr. Lamín Osmani, reaffirmed, yesterday Wednesday, during the first anniversary of the party's constitution,… Read more »
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Western Sahara: Establishment of Galician Parliamentary Peace and Solidarity Intergroup to Support the Saharawi People
SPS, 10 November 2020
the Parliamentary Intergroup "Peace and Solidarity" has been established in the Parliament of Galicia to support the legitimate demands of the people Saharawi for their… Read more »
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North Africa: U.S. Sentator Inhofe Calls on UN to Enforce Western Sahara Ceasefire Agreement
United States Senate, 10 November 2020
Today, U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.) spoke on the Senate floor about the struggle in Western Sahara. Read more »
Western Sahara Attacking Moroccan Military Bases - Report
Moroccan army bases have reportedly come under attack from the Sahrawi People's Liberation Army units in recent days. The latest being an attack on the 13th base of the 67th legion in the Bakari sector near Tinelik. As West Africa was being decolonized, Western Sahara declared itself an independent nation, despite Morocco attempting to claim it as a territory. In 1966, a U.N. General Assembly resolution agreed that a referendum of self-determination should be held in 1975. It was meant for the Sahrawi people to decide whether to be independent or be part of Morocco. This referandum has never been held and conflicts have continued despite a cease-fire imposed by the UN in 1991.
InFocus
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Since Morocco seized its phosphate-rich southern neighbour, the former Spanish colony of Western Sahara, in 1975, Sahrawi activists have resisted Moroccan rule. Sixteen years of ... Read more »
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The South African government has allegedly taken offence to an article published by the Moroccan Press Agency which said that South Africa had been completely isolated during a UN ... Read more »
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Southern African countries which back the Sahrawi people's struggle for independence from Morocco held a solidarity conference in Pretoria this week, while Morocco held a rival ... Read more »
