Dokument #1217425
IRB – Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada (Autor)
According to a report in the March-April
1995 issue of The Horn of Africa Bulletin, 300 former
fighters of the Front for the Restoration of Unity and Democracy
(FRUD) have been incorporated into the Djibouti regular army, in
accordance with the December 1994 peace agreement between the FRUD
and the government of Djibouti. Two other reports state that FRUD
members have been appointed to the government of President Hassan
Gouled Aptidon as part of the December peace agreement (The Horn
of Africa Bulletin 9 June 1995, 4; AFP 8 June 1995).
Information on the treatment of dissident FRUD members by the
authorities 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.
Agence France Presse (AFP) [Paris, in
French]. 8 June 1995. "President Reshuffles Cabinet, Includes
Opposition." (FBIS-AFR-95-111 9 June 1995, p. 4)
The Horn of Africa Bulletin
[Uppsala, Sweden]. May-June 1995. Vol. 7, No. 3.3. Christophe
Farah. "Ex-rebels in Djibouti's Coalition Governement."
_____. [Uppsala, Sweden]. March-April
1995. Vol. 7, No. 2. "Some 300 former FRUD Fighters Join National
Army."
Agence France Presse (AFP) [Paris, in
French]. 8 June 1995. "President Reshuffles Cabinet, Includes
Opposition." (FBIS-AFR-95-111 9 June 1995, p. 4)
The Horn of Africa Bulletin
[Uppsala, Sweden]. May-June 1995. Vol. 7, No. 3.3. Christophe
Farah. "Ex-rebels in Djibouti's Coalition Governement."
_____. [Uppsala, Sweden]. March-April
1995. Vol. 7, No. 2. "Some 300 former FRUD Fighters Join National
Army."
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