{"id":11488,"date":"2025-03-24T17:22:50","date_gmt":"2025-03-24T16:22:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/?p=11488"},"modified":"2025-03-24T17:22:52","modified_gmt":"2025-03-24T16:22:52","slug":"sadc-reaffirms-unwavering-support-for-western-saharas-independence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/?p=11488","title":{"rendered":"SADC Reaffirms Unwavering Support for Western Sahara\u2019s Independence"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Harare<\/strong> \u2013 The Southern African Development Community (SADC<\/strong>) has once again reiterated its firm and principled support<\/strong> for the complete liberation of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (SADR)<\/strong>, emphasizing that Africa\u2019s decolonization remains unfinished as long as Western Sahara remains under Morocco\u2019s illegal occupation<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Speaking on the occasion of Southern Africa Liberation Day<\/strong>, observed annually on March 23<\/strong>, Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa<\/strong>, who currently chairs the SADC bloc, delivered a powerful message of solidarity with the Sahrawi people<\/strong>, as reported by the Sahrawi Press Agency (SPS<\/strong>).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAfrica cannot claim full liberation until Western Sahara is free and independent<\/strong>,\u201d Mnangagwa declared, stressing that SADC\u2019s historic position remains unchanged<\/strong> in supporting the Sahrawi people\u2019s right to self-determination and freedom from foreign occupation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Alignment with the African Union’s Stand<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

This renewed commitment by SADC aligns fully with the African Union\u2019s official stance<\/strong>, which rejects Morocco\u2019s claims over Western Sahara<\/strong> and considers its presence there a continuation of colonial rule<\/strong>. The AU has consistently called for the decolonization of the Sahrawi territories and has refused to recognize any Moroccan sovereignty over the occupied lands.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rejecting Neocolonial Interference<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

In his speech, Mnangagwa also condemned foreign interference, illegal sanctions, and economic coercion<\/strong> targeting African nations, warning that such practices threaten the sovereignty and stability of the continent<\/strong>. He called on SADC member states to strengthen regional unity and resistance<\/strong> against neocolonialism in all its forms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A Call for African Solidarity<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

President Mnangagwa urged all African nations to bolster the role of regional institutions like SADC<\/strong> in defending the continent\u2019s freedom and independence<\/strong>. He emphasized that true African liberation cannot be achieved while one of its nations\u2014Western Sahara<\/strong>\u2014remains colonized.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

SADC\u2019s position continues to reflect the growing continental and international consensus that the Sahrawi cause is a legitimate struggle for self-determination<\/strong>, while Morocco\u2019s occupation remains a blatant violation of international law<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This reaffirmation of support from a major African bloc delivers another diplomatic blow to the Moroccan regime\u2019s expansionist policies<\/strong> and sends a strong message of solidarity with the Sahrawi people and their just cause<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Written by: Nor Eleslam \u2013 DZWatch.dz<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Harare \u2013 The Southern African Development Community (SADC) has once again reiterated its firm and principled support for the complete liberation of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (SADR), emphasizing that Africa\u2019s decolonization remains unfinished as long as Western Sahara remains under Morocco\u2019s illegal occupation. Speaking on the occasion of Southern Africa Liberation Day, observed annually …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":11489,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"rank_math_lock_modified_date":false,"cybocfi_hide_featured_image":"","iawp_total_views":8,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-11488","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-algeria"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11488","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=11488"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11488\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11490,"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11488\/revisions\/11490"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/11489"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=11488"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=11488"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=11488"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}