The Secretary General of the Front and President of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (SADR) Brahim Ghali assured that the meeting will be crucial for the future of his people.
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This edition of the Polisario Conclaves is taking place in the Dakhla refugee camp, some 1,500 kilometers from Algiers.
The XVI Polisario Front Congress begins this Friday in Dakhla, Algeria, in the Western Sahara refugee zone.
During the preparations for the event, which is scheduled to last until January 17, the Secretary General of the Front and President of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (SADR), Brahim Ghali, gave assurances the meeting will be crucial for the future of his people.
According to reports The appointment comes in the midst of the breach of the ceasefire with Morocco in November 2020 and delegates are responsible for Assessing the three-year term, electing a new leadership, and updating the so-called Basic Law for the development of a renewed national program.
This edition of the Polisario Conclave will meet in the Dakhla refugee camp, some 1,500 kilometers from Algiers, given the uncertain situation since Morocco lifted the ceasefire in the Western Sahara territories.
The Congress takes place just one day after Yennayer, the celebration of the Amazigh Berber New Year on January 12, and in this case 2973, according to the agricultural calendar used by the Berbers since ancient times.
According to the organizing committee, the event will take place the participation of more than 300 delegates from Latin American countries – including Cuba -, Africa, the Middle East and Europe.