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In May, the Polisario Front has been working hard on strengthening diplomatic relations with its historical allies in Africa.
The latest endeavor was in connection with Namibia, a country in southwest Africa that recognizes «Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic». The Front’s leader Brahim Ghali was received Sunday afternoon in Windhoek for a three-day visit at the invitation of Namibian President Hage G. Geingob, says SPS on Monday.
Ghali is expected to be received by Namibian President in order to «discuss bilateral relations and means to strengthen them», said the same source. He will also host a conference stating the latest developments of the Western Sahara issue.
In an article published Monday, Futuro Sahara indicated that the Namibian President reiterated the strong support of his country for the Polisario Front.
A diplomatic endeavor
In fact, Brahim Ghali’s visit to Namibia came after the Front’s «foreign affairs minister» Mohammed Salem Ould Salek was received on the 14th of May by Dr. Hage Gottfried Geingob.
Ould Salek was there to deliver a message of Ghali and to attend a meeting at the Presidential Palace in Windhoek. During their meeting the two men «addressed the bilateral relations between the two countries», wrote SPS on the 15th of the same month.
On the 21st of May, Mohammed-Salem Ould-Salek headed to Zimbabwe, a country that recognizes SADR, where he was received by President Emmerson Mnangagwa. During his stay in Harare, the Front’s diplomat «has paid tribute to Zimbabwe for its continued support for the Saharawi Republic’s right to exist as an independent state in line with the resolutions adopted by the African Union», said SPS.
Ould-Salek’s missions were extended to South Africa. Visiting the country on the 3rd of May, he met with the President of the Republic of South Africa Cyril Ramaphosa.
«During the meeting, President Ramaphosa reiterated the firm and traditional support of his country to the Saharawi Republic in its legitimate struggle for sovereignty and territorial integrity», wrote SPS, giving details on the «official» visit.
The Polisario’s latest endeavors are to seduce countries that have supported the separatist Front for years. The latter was affected by the recent crisis between Iran and Morocco, which accused Hezbollah of providing military support for the Front's militia.
