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Angola: Western Sahara Diplomat Wishes Successful Elections
The ambassador of Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic to Angola, Lucha Mohamed Lamin, Wednesday congratulated the Angolan people on the success achieved in domains of the country's national reconciliation and reconstruction, wishing a successful legislative polls September 5 this year.
Source : AllAfrica | 23-Jul-2008 22:01

Western Sahara: Western Sahara Weekly News
12.04.08, European Union
Source : AllAfrica | 22-Jul-2008 08:53

Morocco: Sahara Weekly News Update
SADR
Source : AllAfrica | 10-May-2008 16:37

Western Sahara: Security Council Extends UN Mission for Another Year
The Security Council today extended until 30 April 2009 the mandate of the United Nations mission in Western Sahara (MINURSO), tasked with monitoring the ceasefire between Morocco and the Frente Polisario and organizing a referendum on self-determination.
Source : AllAfrica | 01-May-2008 14:44

Western Sahara Weekly News
SADR
Source : AllAfrica | 28-Apr-2008 16:30

UN Attacks Impasse in Talks With Morocco
Consolidating the status quo is not an acceptable outcome to the current process of negotiations over Western Sahara, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon says in his latest report on the long-running dispute between Morocco and the Frente Polisario.
Source : AllAfrica | 17-Apr-2008 08:56

Western Sahara: UN Attacks Impasse in Talks With Morocco
Consolidating the status quo is not an acceptable outcome to the current process of negotiations over Western Sahara, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon says in his latest report on the long-running dispute between Morocco and the Frente Polisario.
Source : AllAfrica | 17-Apr-2008 08:56

Sahara Weekly News Update
SADR
Source : AllAfrica | 07-Apr-2008 19:28

Sahara Weekly News Update
SADR
Source : AllAfrica | 03-Apr-2008 19:18

Western Sahara Weekly News
A delegation from the ANC (South African National Congress), visited the refugee camps. "We will stay by your side until the final victory", the secretary general, Kgalame Mothlante, affirmed in a speech given in the wilaya of Smara. The Saharawi President, receiving Mothlante, declared that the recognition of SADR by South Africa constituted "an fitting response to Morocco's procrastination, to its intransigence and its refusal to subscribe to international law". Mothlante, making allusion to the activists in the Saharawi intifada in the occupied territories, declared: "You are not alone, they cannot isolate you, we are at your side... You are very close to victory".
Source : AllAfrica | 03-Apr-2008 19:03

Sahara Weekly News Update
http://www.arso.org/01-f06-1920.htm SAHARA OCCIDENTAL ACTUALITES
Source : AllAfrica | 03-Apr-2008 18:48

Support Crucial to Maintain Airlifts to Refugees, UN Agency Says
The United Nations refugee agency today launched an urgent appeal for support so it can airlift 150 tons of relief items to nearly 60,000 Sahrawi refugees whose homes in Western Algeria were washed away by floods earlier this month.
Source : AllAfrica | 03-Apr-2008 18:43

Ecowas Wants Sanctions Lifted
The Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) have called on the United Nations Security Council to lift the sanctions on Liberia.
Source : AllAfrica | 03-Apr-2008 18:33

UN Mission Should Remain for 6 More Months - Annan
Citing the need for diplomatic efforts to break the impasse over Western Sahara Secretary-General Kofi Annan has called for a six-month extension of the United Nations mission (MINURSO) deployed in the disputed territory which is claimed by Morocco.
Source : AllAfrica | 03-Apr-2008 18:18

Sahara Weekly News Update
http://www.arso.org/01-e06-XX.htm WESTERN SAHARA News WEEKS 15-16 : 09.04.-22.04.2006
Source : AllAfrica | 03-Apr-2008 18:03

Sahara Weekly News Update
WEEKS 03-04 : 15.01.-28.01.2006
Source : AllAfrica | 03-Apr-2008 17:48

After POW Release, It is the International Community's Turn
The Polisario Front released Thursday the last Moroccan prisoners of war that it was holding, which means it is now time for the United Nations, the European Union and the United States to press for a definitive solution to the situation in the Western Sahara, a representative of the independence movement told IPS in Spain.
Source : AllAfrica | 03-Apr-2008 17:33

Polisario Releases All Remaining Moroccan Prisoners of War
The Polisario Front, which is fighting for Western Sahara to be recognised as an independent state, on Thursday released all remaining Moroccan prisoners-of-war, some of whom had been held in captivity for more than 20 years.
Source : AllAfrica | 03-Apr-2008 17:18

Annan Welcomes Release of Moroccan POWs in Western Sahara
United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan today welcomed the decision by the Frente POLISARIO (Popular Front for the Liberation of the Saguia el-Hamra and Rio de Oro) to release all remaining 404 Moroccan prisoners of war, who are being repatriated to Morocco by the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC).
Source : AllAfrica | 03-Apr-2008 17:03

Sahara Weekly News Update
http://www.arso.org/01-e05-3132.htm WESTERN SAHARA News
Source : AllAfrica | 03-Apr-2008 16:48

Annan Remains Hopeful That Political Solution Will End Deadlock
Secretary-General Kofi Annan has for the past year kept up the hope that the parties in the Western Sahara would break the current deadlock in the peace process so that the 14-year-old United Nations mission organizing a referendum for the territory could help them reach a mutually acceptable political solution, according to a new report.
Source : AllAfrica | 03-Apr-2008 16:33

Sahara Weekly News Update
http://www.arso.org/01-e05-0304.htm WESTERN SAHARA News WEEKS 03 -04 : 16.01.-29.01.2005 original french
Source : AllAfrica | 03-Apr-2008 16:18

Western Sahara Ambassador Hails Angolan Support
The ambassador of the Democratic Republic of the Western Sahara to Angola, Ahmed Salama, has praised today, in Luanda, the support granted to his country by the Angolan authorities.
Source : AllAfrica | 03-Apr-2008 16:03

Annan Welcomes Release of 100 Moroccan Prisoners-of-War
United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan hailed today's release by the Frente POLISARIO group in Western Sahara of another 100 Moroccan prisoners-of-war.
Source : AllAfrica | 03-Apr-2008 15:48

President Invited to Mediate in Saharawi Conflict
MORROCO yesterday extended an invitation to President Mugabe to help mediate in the conflict over the Saharawi, the only remaining colony in Africa.
Source : AllAfrica | 03-Apr-2008 07:03

Sahara Weekly News Update
15-21.07.06, Nicaragua A Saharawi Government delegation took part in the third International Meeting on direct democracy, coinciding with the 27th anniversary of the Sandinista Revolution. The Meeting adopted a resolution demanding the admission of SADR to the United Nations.
Source : AllAfrica | 03-Apr-2008 07:02

Weekly News
24-29.01.06, World Social Forum, Caracas
Source : AllAfrica | 03-Apr-2008 06:02

Improved Political Climate Has Not Ended Stalemate - UN Report
The overall improved political climate in Western Sahara has not ended the stalemate between the parties on the core issue of how the people of the territory can exercise their right of self-determination, Secretary-General Kofi Annan says in a new report recommending a six-month extension of the United Nations mission there in order to maintain stability.
Source : AllAfrica | 03-Apr-2008 05:47

Western Sahara: Turning the Blind Eye
While the Sahrawis, the original population of the country, suffer oppression and displacement, the international community has chosen to look the other way.
Source : AllAfrica | 01-Apr-2008 19:05

Latest Round of UN-Led Talks on Western Sahara Wrap Up
The fourth and latest round of United Nations-led talks, bringing together representatives from Morocco and the Frente Polisario, wrapped up today on the outskirts of New York City, with both sides once again pledging to continue negotiations.
Source : AllAfrica | 19-Mar-2008 07:04

Morocco: Latest Round of UN-Led Talks On Western Sahara Begins
The fourth round of talks on Western Sahara, bringing together representatives from Morocco and the Frente Polisario under United Nations auspices, got under way today on the outskirts of New York City, according to a UN spokesperson.
Source : AllAfrica | 18-Mar-2008 00:50

Morocco: New Round of UN-Led Talks On Western Sahara Begins
Starting this Sunday, the United Nations will lead a fourth round of talks on Western Sahara, bringing together representatives from Morocco and the Frente Polisario on the outskirts of New York City, a UN spokesperson said today.
Source : AllAfrica | 15-Mar-2008 00:37

Sahara Weekly News Update
Diplomatic movements (incomplete list) The ambassador of the Saharawi Republic in Tanzania and Mauritius, Habiballah Mohamed Kori, has been appointed Director of Protocole to the Presidency, he is replaced by Brahim Salem Ould Bousseif (the former representative in Navarra).
Source : AllAfrica | 12-Mar-2008 19:04

Western Sahara: UN Envoy Continues Consultations in Region
The United Nations envoy for Western Sahara is continuing his in-depth consultations with the parties and neighbouring countries in the region ahead of the next round of scheduled talks between Morocco and the Frente Polisario.
Source : AllAfrica | 12-Feb-2008 00:38

Western Sahara: Actus hebdomadaires
http://www.arso.org/01-f08-0104.htm SAHARA OCCIDENTAL ACTUALITES
Source : AllAfrica | 08-Feb-2008 18:41

Western Sahara: UN Envoy to Visit Region
The United Nations envoy for Western Sahara travels tomorrow to the region for a round of in-depth consultations with the parties ahead of the next round of scheduled talks between Morocco and the Frente Polisario.
Source : AllAfrica | 05-Feb-2008 01:08

Western Sahara: Morocco, Polisario Remain Far Apart - UN Chief
Morocco and the Frente Polisario are still far apart on how to provide for the self-determination of the people of Western Sahara, despite the two parties' commitment to a process of negotiations, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon says in a new report.
Source : AllAfrica | 30-Jan-2008 00:35

Western Sahara: Allow Free Expression, Says Human Rights Watch As Talks On Disputed Region Resume
Negotiations on the future status of Western Sahara should be accompanied by serious commitments by the Moroccan government to respect freedom of expression in that territory, Human Rights Watch said today. The third round of UN-brokered talks between Morocco and the Polisario Front resumes on January 7, 2008 in Manhasset, New York.
Source : AllAfrica | 08-Jan-2008 00:49

Western Sahara: Fresh Round of UN-Backed Talks Set for Next Month
A third round of United Nations-backed negotiations on Western Sahara, bringing together representatives of Morocco and Frente Polisario, will take place early next month, it was announced today.
Source : AllAfrica | 08-Dec-2007 01:04

Sahara Weekly News Update
NTERNET
Source : AllAfrica | 07-Dec-2007 19:05

Western Sahara: UN Extends Mission in Region
The Security Council today extended through next April the mandate of the United Nations mission in Western Sahara (MINURSO), which has been in the Territory since 1991 to monitor the ceasefire between Morocco and the Frente Polisario.
Source : AllAfrica | 02-Nov-2007 01:06

UN Chief Says Parties Reject Each Other's Views
The recent two rounds of United Nations-sponsored talks between Morocco and the Frente Polisario on Western Sahara were positive but they could not be described as negotiations, given the two sides largely rejected each other's views, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon says in his latest report on the issue.
Source : AllAfrica | 24-Oct-2007 01:07

UN Appeals for Urgently-Needed Funds for Sahrawi And Mauritanian Refugees
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) today urgently appealed for funding for its work in refugee camps in Western Sahara and Algeria as well as for the repatriation of Mauritanian refugees.
Source : AllAfrica | 17-Oct-2007 01:03

Morocco: Western Sahara Dispute at Turning Point, Says Minister
The issue of Western Sahara is witnessing an "historical turning point," the Foreign Minister of Morocco said today, referring to the Non-Self-Governing Territory as "Moroccan Sahara" and advocating a settlement based on an autonomy proposal put forward by the country's Government.
Source : AllAfrica | 02-Oct-2007 13:06

Algeria: Country Hopes for Solution on Western Sahara Issue
The Foreign Minister of Algeria today told the United Nations General Assembly that his country hopes for an agreement between Morocco and the Polisario Front that would pave the way for the people of Western Sahara to decide on their future.
Source : AllAfrica | 02-Oct-2007 12:36

Actualités hebdomadaires
http://www.arso.org/01-f07-3135.htm SAHARA OCCIDENTAL ACTUALITES
Source : AllAfrica | 12-Sep-2007 19:14