Information on whether there was fighting in Borama in 1995 and 1996, on the clans that control the town and on any reports of refugees returning to the area [SML25525.E]

Information on the above-mentioned topic could not be found among the sources consulted by the DIRB.

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. Please find below the list of sources consulted in researching this Information Request.

For information on which clan controls Borama, please refer to the attached Response to Information Request SOM25337.E of 13 November 1996. This Response is not, and does not purport to be, conclusive as to the merit of any particular claim to refugee status or asylum. Please find below the list of sources consulted in researching this Information Request.

Sources Consuslted


Africa Confidential [London]. Weekly.

Africa Research Bulletin: Political, Social and Cultural Series. Monthly.

Country Reports on Human Rights Practices. Yearly.

The Indian Ocean Newsletter. Weekly.

New African. Monthly

West Africa. Weekly.

Attachment


Documentation, Information and Research Branch (DIRB), Immigration and Refugee Board (IRB), Ottawa. 13 November 1996. Response to Information Request SOM25337.E.