Gambia: Council of African Descendants Push for Automatic Citizenship Bill

Published: 8/Jun/2021
Source: Forayaa (The Gambia)

By Yankuba Jallow

Members of the Council of African Descendants (COAD) have enjoined Lawmakers to come up with an Automatic Citizenship Bill to enable them become citizens of the Gambia.

These African descendants whose ancestors were taken away from the continent by Europeans centuries ago, were forced into slavery by working for their masters. They now want to come back to Africa and become citizens of different countries on the continent.

Read further: https://foroyaa.net/council-of-african-descendants-push-for-automatic-citizenship-bill/

Themes: Naturalisation and Marriage
Regions: Gambia
Year: 2021