Ould Souilem, former Polisario leader and founder confirms that their actual number does not exceed 50,000

The refusal by Algeria and the Polisario separatists to conduct a census of the population held in Tindouf camps, southwestern Algeria, impedes the mission of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees, Antonio Guterres, on a visit to the region, Ahmedou Ould Souilem,former Polisario leader, said.

A delegation of leading civil society activists has met, Tuesday, with representatives of the Spanish left-wing PSOE party in Andalusia with the main aim of showcasing the achievements made in Morocco's Southern Provinces and changing the prejudices on the Sahara issue.

The Embassy of the Kingdom of Morocco in Tripoli, received Saturday, September 5, a note from the General People's Committee for External Relations and International Cooperation of the Great Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, in response to actions and request for explanation made by the Kingdom on the incident that occurred during the festivities of September 1, said a statement from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation.

Libyan official sources firmly denied on Tuesday, statements attributed to the guide of the Libyan Revolution, Colonel Muammar Gaddafi, saying that "the only possible solution to the Sahara issue passes through a referendum of self-determination ".

Ahmeddou Ould Souilem, a leading founding member of the Algeria-backed separatist movement of Polisario who recently returned to Morocco, said "politically, Polisario does not exist as it acts on Algeria's orders".