Yesterday in Algiers, President Abdelmadjid Tebboune met with Polisario leader Brahim Ghali. «During this meeting, the two leaders discussed relations between their two countries», the Algerian presidency said in a statement. The Polisario's news agency, SPS, echoed the communiqué, accompanied by a few photos from the welcoming ceremony. Mr. President of the Republic @TebbouneAmadjid received today the President of the #RASD, Mr. #Brahim_Ghali.#Algeria #WesternSahara pic.twitter.com/CwyAdCaLgi — Algerian Embassy in France سفارة الجزائر بفرنسا (@ambalgerieparis) April 30, 2025 This unannounced visit comes shortly after a meeting in New York between the Polisario's coordinator with MINURSO and Rosemary DiCarlo, the UN Under-Secretary-General for Political and Peacebuilding Affairs. «During this exchange, the UN official asked the Polisario representative to explain recent incidents involving gunfire targeting MINURSO patrols on two occasions and the blocking of a logistical convoy for peacekeepers», a Moroccan source close to the matter told Yabiladi. These incidents occurred in April in the area east of the Sand Wall. «The UN is addressing these incidents not only with the Polisario but also with Algeria. It's in this context that the meeting between Abdelmadjid Tebboune and Brahim Ghali took place», the same source added. The last meeting between the two men was held on April 17, 2024, in Algiers, ahead of a UN Security Council session focused on the Western Sahara issue. Notably, yesterday's meeting took place without the presence of General Saïd Chengriha. The Algerian army chief—widely considered one of the country's most powerful figures—had typically attended such meetings with the Polisario leader.
