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30.03.97
James Baker in W. S.
The foreign minister of the SADR announced that James Baker was
expected to visit the Western Sahara in the third week of April. In a
press statement Bachir Sayed affirmed that the SADR welcomed this
visit, attached high hopes on it to reach a solution to the Sahara
issue and deliver the peace process from the crisis which was caused
by the intransigence of the Moroccan side.
02.04.97
Baker's Mission
James Baker III was at UN Headquarters for a full schedule of
briefings ending with a meeting with the Secretary-General. Kofi
Annan asked him to go to the region to assess the situation and to
advise him whether or not a settlement plan can be implemented, Mr.
Baker said. He has also to advise him on any additional initiatives
that can be taken. The UN Secretary-General Personal Envoy planned to
go to the region as soon as he could make arrangements with the
parties involved, but he did not specify what countries he would
visit. "It seems to me the constellations are such that there should
be the potential for some possibilities here," Baker said. "All I can
tell you is I will give it my very best effort." Mr. Jensen, the
Acting Special Representative for Western Sahara, continues doing the
day-to-day work as head of the Mission.
02.04.97
Recognition retired
Guinea-Bissau announces that it does no more recognize the SADR. It
is the 4th African country, after Burkina-Fasso, Congo and Benin,
which retired its recognition in the last months.
New England' Africa Peace Tour
African scholars and activists touring almost 40 college and
university campuses throughout New England, USA, April 7-11, 1997,
are available for media assignments and interviews in the region. The
Africa Peace Tour is sponsored by the American Friends Service
Committee (AFSC), an international Quaker relief, development and
advocacy organization involved in Africa and concerned about Africa's
relationship with the U.S. The Africa Peace Tour will be hosted by
colleges and universities in Connecticut, Rhode Island, New
Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts and Maine, including Brandeis and
Tufts in the Boston area, Bryant and Brown in Rhode Island, the
University of Vermont in Burlington, and Wesleyan and Yale
universities in Connecticut. The group includes nationals from Zaire,
Burundi, Liberia, Nigeria, Ghana, Algeria, Western Sahara,
Sudan, Mauritania, Mozambique, Mali and South Africa.
Contact: J. Ron Byler, 215-241-7060, or Aishah Shahidah Simmons,
215-241-7056, both of AFSC.
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