2007

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

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 […]

Mauritanian President promises ‘dignified’ return of refugees

Published: 20/Nov/2007
Source: Al-Akhbar (Mauritania)

Text of report by Mauritanian independent news agency Al-Akhbar website In a speech in which he inaugurated today, Tuesday 11 November 2007, the national conference for consultation, Mauritanian President Sidi Mohamed Ould Cheikh Abdellahi said Mauritania would guarantee a dignified […]

More than 2,600 Sierra Leonean refugees opt for Liberian citizenship

Published: 16/Nov/2007
Source: African Press International

Monrovia (Liberia) The Liberian government is in the process of granting citizenship to 2,600 Sierra Leonean refugees who chose to stay in the country after the end of a 10 year-old civil war in their country, APA confirmed Thursday. An […]

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