Dokument #1151842
IRB – Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada (Autor)
According to a representative of Somali
Immigrant Aid in Toronto, the Majerteen inhabit northeastern
Somalia, an area stretching from Bosasso on the Gulf of Aden to
Bakool on the border with Ethiopia (12 Dec.1996). He stated that
this is a relatively peaceful area as inter-clan fighting is not as
pronounced as in Mogadishu (ibid.).
A professor of history at the University of
Pennsylvania who specializes in Somalia, stated that northeastern
Somalia, in particular Bosasso, is relatively peaceful. He stated
that "clannism is ceasing" and people can get what they want (13
Dec. 1996). This information is corroborated by a 17 March 1996
Manchester Guardian Weekly article, which states that
Bossaso is apparently a relatively peaceful region that has
attracted Somalis from other major groups, and refugees from
Ethiopia, Kenya and Uganda (ibid.).
This Response was prepared after
researching publicly accessible information currently available to
the DIRB within time constraints. This Response is not, and does
not purport to be, conclusive as to the merit of any particular
claim to refugee status or asylum.
References
Manchester Guardian Weekly. 17
March 1996. Vol. 154, No. 11. "Somalis Make City Thrive Amid
Anarchy,"
Professor of history specializing in
Somalia, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia. 13 December
1996. Telephone interview.
Somali Immigrant Aid, Toronto. 12
December 1996. Telephone interview with representative.
Attachment
Manchester Guardian Weekly. 17
March 1996. Vol. 154, No. 11. "Somalis Make City Thrive Amid
Anarchy," p. 17.