Western Sahara: Colonialism, Labor, and Imperialist Complicity
In 2025, we mark 50 years since Morocco’s illegal occupation of Western Sahara — a colonial occupation sustained by a repressive military apparatus, a deliberate policy of demographic substitution, and, above all, a web of…
6 May 2025
SADR calls on AU institutions to seriously treat the ongoing violations of Sahrawi people’s rights
The Representative of the Sahrawi Republic (SADR) participating in the 83rd Session of the African Commission for Human and Peoples’ Rights (ACHPR), Ambassador Malainin Lakhal, called on the ACHPR to put an end to African…
3 May 2025
Colonialism Rebranded: Disinformation and the struggle for Western Sahara
In an age saturated with disinformation, few liberation movements have been so persistently misrepresented as the Polisario Front. For decades, the Moroccan regime—backed by powerful international allies—has waged a calculated campaign to distort the nature…
23 April 2025
A Shift in U.S. Policy on Western Sahara?
The recent statements made by Mr. Messad Boulos, personal advisor to the President of the United States to Alarabia TV, mark a significant turning point in Washington’s position on the Western Sahara conflict. By adopting…
20 April 2025
Interview: The only solution for Western Sahara is self-determination or Moroccan withdrawal
Algerian newspaper El Khabar published an interview with Sahrawi Ambassador Malainin Lakhal regarding the latest remarks by UN Secretary-General’s Personal Envoy, Staffan de Mistura, as well as the United States’ stance on the Western Sahara…
19 April 2025
Western Sahara: Weapons, Oil, and the Phantom of False Autonomy
While the UN Security Council once again discussed the Western Sahara conflict on April 14th, Morocco continues to move aggressively both on the ground and in the diplomatic arena, trying to consolidate its illegal occupation…
18 April 2025
Sahrawi Republic signs MoU with SADC to strengthen political support against colonialism
The Southern African Development Community (SADC) and the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (SADR) have solidified their commitment to the decolonization and self-determination of Western Sahara by signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on Wednesday, April…
4 April 2025
Terrorist attack against Danish NGO points to Moroccan culprits and sparks global condemnation
A recent arson attack on the Copenhagen office of the Danish NGO Global Aktion has drawn sharp condemnation from the Frente POLISARIO and ignited widespread concern over Morocco’s escalating campaign to suppress international solidarity with…
14 January 2025
President-Duma-Boko-taking-the-Oath-of-Office on November 7th at the National Stadium
President Boko travels to Belgium Nov. 25th to lobby for Botswana diamonds
The Pan Afrikanist Watchman The President, Advocate Duma Gideon Boko will travel to Belgium on Monday November 25, 2024 to attend FACETS2024 conference on November 26th and 27th at the Antwerp World Diamond Centre. Addressing…
23 November 2024
Fadel Barro of Senegal’s Y’en a Marre movement at a press conference in Kinshasa in March 2015. Members of Y’en a Marre, Burkina Faso’s Le Balai Citoyen, and the DRC’s Filimbi and La Lucha are part of a growing trend of young people reinventing Pan-Africanism and embracing democratic solidarity in Africa. (Photo: AFP/Federico Scoppa)
Pan-Africanism Reborn?
Pan-Africanism’s long legacy as a framework for ending colonialism and advancing peace, people-based democracy, and human rights remains as vital as ever for reclaiming citizen agency. The Pan-African movement marks its 105th anniversary in 2024.…
2 November 2024
