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Lesotho: Mokoena v Mokoena and Others (CA)

Published: 1/Jan/2008
Source: Lesotho Court of Appeal

C of A (CIV) No. 2 of 2007 Land dispute in which applicant’s dual citizenship in South Africa was in issue. Download from LesothoLII

Statelessness: An analytical framework for prevention, reduction and protection

Published: 1/Jan/2008
Source: UNHCR

This  publication  is  intended  to  assist  in  the  prevention  and  reduction  of statelessness and the protection of stateless persons by providing a framework for analysing situations where persons are stateless or are at risk of becoming stateless. The Framework is […]

Citizenship and regional integration – Liberia and the West African Sub-Region

Published: 1/Jan/2008
Source: AlHajiKromahpage.org

By Alhaji G.V. Kromah Presented at the National Seminar on Regional Integration UNESCO’s Movement of Social Transformation (MOST) Program Monrovia, Liberia January 2008 Abstract A Citizen is considered, among other descriptions, a “person owing loyalty to and entitled by birth […]

Some facts about Western Sahara dispute

Published: 21/Dec/2007
Source: Reuters

Dec 21 (Reuters) – War may break out again in Western Sahara if U.N.-sponsored talks between Morocco and the Polisario Front independence movement fail, Polisario said on Friday. Here are some key facts on Western Sahara: * WHAT IS THE […]

Analysts say Mauritanians could face adversity going home

Published: 17/Dec/2007
Source: Voice of America

The U.N. High Commission for Refugees is signing an agreement to repatriate more than 10,000 Mauritanian refugees who have been in Senegal for almost two decades. Analysts say this is a much-needed repatriation, but warn ethnic divisions may sour the […]

Maroc: Loi n° 35-06 instituant la carte nationale d’identité électronique

Published: 6/Dec/2007

Article premier : Il est institué une carte nationale d’identité électronique certifiant l’identité de son titulaire, par l’attribution d’un numéro national d’identité unique par personne. Tout marocain âgé de 18 ans grégoriens révolus doit être titulaire de la carte nationale […]

Mauritanian leader calls for welcome for returning refugees

Published: 20/Nov/2007
Source: AFP

NOUAKCHOTT, Nov 20, 2007 (AFP) – President Sidi Ould Cheikh Abdallahi on Tuesday urged Mauritanians to embrace genuine reconciliation ahead of the return of thousands of refugees who fled ethnic unrest nearly two decades ago. “We are not looking at […]