Brahim Ghali, leader of the Polisario independence movement and president of the "Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (SADR)", would be expected at the sixth European Union-African Union summit, which Morocco will also attend. His possible attendance at this meeting could undermine relations between Europe and the kingdom.
The leader of the Polisario Front, Brahim Ghali , refused to give details about his entry and stay in a hospital in Spain, asking the media to stick to the explanations provided by the Spanish government. This was during the press conference he held on Saturday, the first since his return to Tindouf.
The "Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (SADR)" reacted to Mohammed VI’s speech addressed to the nation on the occasion of the 68th anniversary of the revolution of the king and the people. It believes that the sovereign is trying to deceive domestic opinion.
Mohamed Salem Ould Salek, "Minister of Foreign Affairs" of the "Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (SADR)" reacted to the diplomatic crisis between Morocco and Spain. He claims that the kingdom "wanted" Spain and the European Union to recognize, like the United States, its sovereignty over the Sahara.
He was firm and objective. Former Spanish Foreign Minister José Manuel Garcia-Margallo has sharply challenged the position currently adopted by Spanish leaders on the Sahara issue. Invited Tuesday evening on a Spanish radio station, he indicated that his successor is on the wrong track and must revise his copy.
The tone continues to rise between Rabat and Madrid. While Spain accuses Morocco of blackmailing on the migration issue, the head of Moroccan diplomacy, Nasser Bourita, affirms that Spain has chosen the path of diversion and insults to conceal the real cause of the crisis between the two neighboring countries.
Khatri Addouh is now acting as head of the "Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (SADR)" and the Polisario following the hospitalization of Brahim Ghali in Spain under a false identity.
The Moroccan authorities view with disfavor the evacuation of Brahim Ghali , "President of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (SADR)" and Secretary General of the Polisario Front in Logroño. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, African Cooperation and Moroccans Residing Abroad summoned the Spanish ambassador to Morocco, Ricardo Diez Hochleitner, to ask for explanations.
As part of its military cooperation with Israel, Morocco has acquired drones that it has used against the Polisario Front in the Sahara conflict open since the ceasefire was broken on November 13, 2020.
Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has called on the Moroccan authorities to release journalist Mohamed Lamine Haddi, a contributor to the television channel of the "Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (RASD)" imprisoned in Morocco for 10 years. The international NGO says he "is in particularly worrying health."
During the videoconference meeting of the Peace and Security Council (PSC) of the African Union (AU) at the level of Heads of State and Government, Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune called on Morocco and the "Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (SADR) to dialogue in order to resolve the Sahara conflict. He associates the AU and the UN with this endeavor.
On the occasion of the 45th anniversary of the "Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (SADR)", a Polisario official, protected by Algeria, attacked the UN, accusing it of supporting Morocco in its military offensive against the separatist movement’s militias in the Sahara.