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President of Republic congratulates Pope Leo XIV on his election as Supreme Pontiff and Pope of Catholic Church
Sahara Press Service
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Shaheed El Hafed, May 9, 2025 (SPS) – The President of the Republic, Secretary-General of the Polisario Front, Mr. Brahim Ghali, extended his congratulations to Pope Leo XIV on his election as Supreme Pontiff and Pope of the Catholic Church. In...
Can the Vulnerable Seychelles Sustain Another Resort?
Foreign Policy
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July 30, 2025
Welcome to Foreign Policy’s Africa Brief. The highlights this week: Environmentalists protest a resort project in the Seychelles, Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces name a rival government, and Nigeria wins the Women’s Africa Cup of Nations soccer...
Morocco’s Colonialism by Proxy: The MKP’s Two-Faced Foreign ...
Modern Ghana
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The Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic is a complete AU member state and is currently recognised by over forty United Nations (UN) member states. Despite decades of occupation by Morocco and the ongoing struggle for self-determination, its existence...
Morocco anti-Israel activists set sights on ports, alleging arms en route to Israel
The Times of Israel
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May 4, 2025
TANGIER, Morocco — More than a year of protests over Morocco’s decision to normalize ties with Israel has emboldened activists and widened a gap between the decisions of the government and the sentiments of the governed. The fury has spilled into...
African Union Delegation Visits Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic To Strengthen Education Amid Humanitarian Challenges
MENAFN
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November 5, 2024
(MENAFN- African Press Organization) Download logo A field visit begins in the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (SADR) conducted by the Department of Education, Science, Technology, and Innovation (ESTI), African Union Commission (AUC). The visit...
How rebel singer Mariem Hassan galvanised Western Sahara’s f...
Modern Ghana
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A powerful new documentary at France's Fipadoc festival reveals Western Sahara's fight for independence through the story of Mariem Hassan, whose music became the voice of her people's resistance until her death in 2015. The film Haiyu – Rebel...
Paramount & Warner Bros Impact: International Insider
Savannah Herald - Georgia
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August 1, 2025
Good afternoon Insiders, the summer holidays have arrived but it’s been a busy old week, and Max Goldbart is here to guide you through. After today, we’re going to take a little August break from both the International Insider newsletter and our...
International Insider: C-Suite Reorgs Hit International; UK Agency Shakeup; Mubi Investor Spotlighted
Deadline
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August 1, 2025
Good afternoon Insiders, the summer holidays have arrived but it’s been a busy old week, and Max Goldbart is here to guide you through. After today, we’re going to take a little August break from both the International Insider newsletter and our...
Polisario Front representative in Spain: Preventing international human rights delegation from entering occupied territories is blatant violation of rights
Sahara Press Service
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Madrid (Spain), 15 March 2025 (SPS) – The Polisario Front representative in Spain, Mr. Abdullah Al-Arabi, stated that the Moroccan occupation authorities' prevention of an international human rights delegation from entering occupied El Aaiún...
Human Rights Activist Aminatou Haidar joins national and international campaign for release of Sahrawi political prisoners
Sahara Press Service
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Occupied El Aaiún, April 30, 2025 (SPS) – Human rights activist and president of the Sahrawi Body Against Moroccan Occupation, Ms. Aminatou Haidar, has announced her participation in the national and international campaign for the release of...
Human Rights Activist Aminatou Haidar joins national and international campaign for release of Sahrawi political prisoners
Sahara Press Service
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Occupied El Aaiún, April 30, 2025 (SPS) – Human rights activist and president of the Sahrawi Body Against Moroccan Occupation, Ms. Aminatou Haidar, has announced her participation in the national and international campaign for the release of...
The former liberation movements: The imperative of pan-African refoundation and amílcar cabral’s thoughts of the battle against our own weakness
Windhoek Observer
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PAUL T. SHIPALE (with inputs by Folito Nghitongovali Diawara Gaspar) Abstract This article critically examines the contemporary relevance and challenges facing Southern Africa’s former liberation movements, specifically in the context of the...
EU Commission: EU flights to Western Sahara not covered by aviation deals
Western Sahara Resource Watch (WSRW)
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January 20, 2025
The EU commission has informed the aviation industry that Western Sahara is not part of the EU's aviation deal with Morocco. Photo: A UN aircraft of the MINURSO peace keeping operation @UNPhotos/Martine Perret “On 3 December 2024 during the...
MSP again urges UN to stop ‘death parade’ in Western Sahara
Atalayar
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January 20, 2025
The first secretary of the Movement Saharawi for Peace (MSP), Hach Ahmed Bericalla, has again drawn the attention of the United Nations (UN) Secretary General's personal envoy for Western Sahara, Staffan de Mistura, to the loss of human lives in...
Christopher Nolan’s ‘The Odyssey’ wades into African territorial dispute
Edmonton Sun
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Breadcrumb Trail Links Entertainment Movies The Odyssey is a $250-million epic starring Matt Damon as the Greek hero Odysseus alongside Oscar winners Charlize Theron and Lupita Nyong’o. Author of the article: Bloomberg News Souhail Karam Published...
US designation of Polisario Front as a foreign terrorist organisation will create new problems for South Africa
Mail & Guardian
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April 16, 2025
United States Secretary of State Marco Rubio. Photo: Flickr Last week, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio met Nasser Bourita, the Moroccan foreign minister. At the meeting, Rubio reaffirmed the commitment of the Trump administration to negotiating...
Ghana Faces Backlash Over Suspension of Diplomatic Recognition for Western Sahara
News Ghana
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January 13, 2025
The Government of Ghana has come under intense scrutiny following the unilateral suspension of its diplomatic recognition of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (SADR), also known as Western Sahara, shortly before the end of President...
Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey Filming Controversy Explained
/FILM - Indiana
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July 31, 2025
Christopher Nolan's film adaptation of Homer's "The Odyssey" is currently shooting on location all around the world. Matt Damon is playing Odysseus, with Tom Holland portraying Odysseus' son, Telemachus. In addition, Charlize Theron is reported to...
The Dangerous Ties Between the Polisario Front and Iran: An Underestimated Threat to Europe?
Daily Finland
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Opinion In recent years, the conflict in Western Sahara has revealed increasingly complex and troubling geopolitical dynamics. Among the most pressing of these is the growing alignment between the Polisario Front and the Islamic Republic of Iran,...
Ghana’s suspension of relations with Western Sahara is contemptuous
The News (Nigeria)
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January 9, 2025
Femi Falana By Femi Falana The government of Ghana recognised the Sahara Arab Democratic Republic led by the Polisario Front in 1979. Since then, the government and people of Ghana have joined progressive forces in the world to mount pressure on...