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Exiled Mauritanians begin tentative retreat back to homeland after 18 years

Published: 11/Juil/2007
Source: Xinhua News Agency

DAKAR, July 10 (Xinhua) — Senegalese president Abdoulaye Wade and his Mauritanian counterpart Sidy Ould Cheikh Abdallahi, who has completed a one-day visit to Senegal, affirmed Tuesday their willingness to strengthen friendship and cooperation relations in all fields between the […]

Senegal, Mauritania to foster Cooperation

Published: 10/Juil/2007
Source: Xinhua News Agency

DAKAR, July 10 (Xinhua) — Senegalese president Abdoulaye Wade and his Mauritanian counterpart Sidy Ould Cheikh Abdallahi, who has completed a one-day visit to Senegal, affirmed Tuesday their willingness to strengthen friendship and cooperation relations in all fields between the […]

Togo: Loi No.2007-017 du 6 juillet 2007 portant code de l’enfant

Published: 6/Juil/2007

The Code de l’enfant includes comprehensive provisions on nationality of children (arts. 17-24). Unlike the nationality code of 1978, these provisions create equal rights in most cases for men and women to transmit nationality to their children and spouse. The […]

Mauritanian president speaks of « serious violations » of human rights in 1980s

Published: 30/Juin/2007
Source: Al Jazeera (via BBC Monitoring)

[Presenter] In the first address he delivered after taking office, Mauritanian President Sidi Mohamed Ould Cheikh Abdellahi has spoken bitterly of what he called large-scale human rights violations committed in Mauritania in 1989, 1990 and 1991. Ould Cheikh Abdellahi vowed […]

17 Years after, farewell to Oru camp refugees

Published: 28/Juin/2007
Source: This Day

Lagos — From July 1, refugees hitherto sheltered in the comfort zone of the Oru camp will have to face the challenges of a new lifestyle either in Nigeria or in their home countries where peace and nomalcy have returned […]

Ethnic Cleansing in Zimbabwe: The Origins and Objectives of the Zimamoza Institute

Published: 25/Juin/2007
Source: Zimamoza Institute (Harare)

Mission statement: We, the descendants of the migrant workers who came mainly from Malawi, Mozambique and Zambia; whose blood, sweat and taxes oiled the economic development of Zimbabwe; and who eventually became naturalised Zimbabweans due to old age, destitution, infirmity […]

Kenya: Deepak Chamanlal Kamani v. Principal Immigration Officer & 2 others

Published: 22/Juin/2007
Source: Kenya High Court at Nairobi

Kenya High Court at Nairobi, Petition No.199 of 207 [2007]  eKLR * Passport part of the right of Liberty and the right of movement under SS72(1) and 81(1) of the Constitution and its validity does not spring from any Executive […]

Nigeria: Oru camp winds up

Published: 19/Juin/2007
Source: This Day (Nigeria)

Oke Epia The Federal Government has set June 30 as deadline for the winding up of the Oru Refugee camp and a return of the land to Ijebu North local government area of Ogun State. This was disclosed by Acting […]

Mauritania: exiles sue former dictator over rights abuses

Published: 7/Juin/2007
Source: IPS

A group of Mauritanian exiles living in New York has come forward to accuse the former ruler of their country of « gross violations of human rights. » They are challenging their country’s justice system even as they charge the former ruler […]