Nationality in Angola is governed by the 2016 Lei da nacionalidade, which provides for nationality to be transmitted equally to their children by either parent, for attribution of nationality to a child of unknown parents, and for acquisition of nationality by a child born on the territory who would otherwise be stateless or whose parents are of unknown nationality.
The key document in proving Angolan nationality is the cédula pessoal. In 2007 UNHCR facilitated the reintegration of Angolan returnees by providing Angolan cédulas pessoais, which would also enable them to get basic services and recognition as citizens.
In considering the situation in Angola, the Committee on the Rights of the Child called in 2004 for birth registration to made easy and free to all children born within the country.
Luanda — The Ministry of Justice and Human Rights has consolidated the “Birth Registration” project, having created 56 registration posts in the country’s maternity wards and health units. The goal is to register all children after their birth. The government…
Globally, millions of people including many in the Great Lakes Region are stateless or at risk of statelessness. They cannot enjoy the full range of human rights. Among the causes of statelessness in the Great Lakes Region are gaps in…
The Heads of State and Government of the International Conference on the Great Lakes Region (ICGLR), meeting in Brazzaville, Republic of Congo, on 19th October, 2017 under the theme “Fast-Tracking Implementation of the Pact to Facilitate Stability and Development in…
Reaffirms commitments of ICGLR Member States to end statelessness, in support of the UNHCR #IBelong campaign. Download Declaration: here. The declaration was endorsed by the ICGLR summit of heads of state in October 2017.
Luanda — The report on the electoral registration process, developed by the Ministry of Territorial Administration (MAT) from August 25, 2016 to March 31, 2017, recommends the mass registration of the civil registry and the attribution of the Identity card…
O Governo de Angola concedeu a nacionalidade angolana a 45 cidadãos estrangeiros, metade dos quais portugueses, através de outros tantos despachos publicados em Diário da República só este mês, aos quais a Lusa teve acesso. A atribuição da nacionalidade, de…
Luanda — The Ministry of Justice and Human Rights (MJDH) will hold on 8-13 February a training on “Civil registration, under its subprogramme dubbed to be born with registration”, taking place at the National Institute of Judicial Studies (INEJ) in…
O Governo de Angola concedeu a nacionalidade angolana a 95 cidadãos estrangeiros só no mês de julho. Desses, 53 eram portugueses. Só no mês de julho, o Governo de Angola concedeu a nacionalidade angolana a 95 cidadãos estrangeiros, dos quais…
Luanda — Angolan citizens awaiting their ID are notified to approach any concerned counter with their respective invoice and claim it, as the technical hurdle that prevailed from January to May this year has been removed. This was said Thursday…
A nova Lei da Nacionalidade angolana foi aprovada . Inês Veloso Mendes comenta as normas e procedimentos relativos à concessão, aquisição, perda e reaquisição da nova lei. Foi aprovada em abril, pela Assembleia Nacional de Angola, a nova Lei da…