Western Sahara's Polisario Front elects leader
The Sahrawi people have a new chief and a persistent determination to establish recognition from Morocco, one way or the other.
![ALGERIA-WESTERNSAHARA/ Brahim Ghali (C), new secretary general of Polisario Front and president of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (SADR), walks at the Sahrawi refugee camp of Dakhla, southeast of the Algerian city of Tindouf, July 9, 2016. REUTERS/Ramzi Boudina? - RTSH3RO](/sites/default/files/styles/article_hero_medium/public/almpics/2016/07/RTSH3RO.jpg/RTSH3RO.jpg?h=f7822858&itok=mkeWt2GS)
TINDOUF, Algeria — The newly elected president of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (SADR), Brahim Ghali, is calling for a peaceful settlement of its decades-long quest for independence.
He made it known, however, that Sahrawis are ready to fight for their freedom.