Nationality in Djibouti is governed by Title II of the Civil Code adopted in 2018; the provisions are for the most part the same as those adopted by the 2004 Code de la nationalité djiboutienne, which significantly reformed the first nationality law of independent Djibouti, adopted in 1981. Since 2004 the law has provided for nationality to be attributed at birth to a child whose father or mother is a citizen, whether the birth takes place inside or outside the country.
While the constitution does not protect the right to a nationality, a law on the legal protection of minors adopted in 2015 provides that “every child shall be registered at birth and shall have from birth the right to a name, the right to acquire a nationality and, as far as possible, to know and be cared for by his or her parents”. No rights to nationality are provided based on birth in the territory, although children of unknown parents are presumed to be Djiboutian.
A new report by UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency has found that vulnerable children in Somalia, Djibouti, Eritrea and Ethiopia, including those of mixed parentage, with parents who have been displaced or are members of cross-border communities, and those who have been separated […]
By Bronwen Manby Extract from Summary: The categories of people at risk of statelessness in the Horn of Africa are not dissimilar to those in other parts of the African continent. The first category is the most widely dispersed; that […]
Imbert-Vier, Simon. « Identifier les nationaux à Djibouti (1946-2004) », Le Mouvement Social, vol. 273, no. 4, 2020, pp. 129-145. Cet article étudie les modalités du constat de la nationalité des habitants par l’administration de la Côte française des Somalis, après la […]
CRC/C/DJI/3-5 Committee on the Rights of the Child: Combined third to fifth periodic reports submitted by Djibouti under article 44 of the Convention, due in 2012 [Date received: 6 February 2019] A.Birth registration 162.Birth registration, far from being a mere […]
L’ASSEMBLEE NATIONALE A ADOPTE LE PRESIDENT DE LA REPUBLIQUE PROMULGUE LA LOI DONT LA TENEUR SUIT : VU La Constitution du 15 septembre 1992 ; VU La Loi n°92/AN/10/6ème L du 21 avril 2010 portant révision de la Constitution; VU […]
Titre II integre le code de la nationalité de 2004; Titre III contient les dispositions concernant l’Etat civil. Title II incorporates the nationality code of 2004; Title III provides for civil registration. Download: Djibouti-Code-civil-2018
LE PRESIDENT DE LA REPUBLIQUE, CHEF DU GOUVERNEMENT VU La Constitution du 15 septembre 1992 ; VU La Loi n°200/AN/81 du 24 octobre 1981 portant code de la Nationalité Djiboutienne ; VU Le Décret n°81-125/PR du 17 novembre 1981 instituant […]
art. 7: « tout enfant est enregistré à sa naissance et a dès celle-ci le droit à un nom, le droit d’acquérir la nationalité et, dans la mesure du possible, connaitre ses parents et d’être élevé par eux » Télécharger: […]
LE PRESIDENT DE LA REPUBLIQUE, CHEF DU GOUVERNEMENT VU La Constitution du 15 septembre 1992 ; VU La Loi n°200/AN/81 du 24 octobre 1981 portant code de la Nationalité Djiboutienne ; VU Le Décret n°81-125/PR du 17 novembre 1981 instituant […]
Le nouveau Premier ministre, Abdoulkader Kamil Mohamed, a engagé une vaste réforme de l’administration à Djibouti. Parmi ses mesures phares : l’identification des populations. En succédant, le 31 mars, à Dileita Mohamed Dileita, Abdoulkader Kamil Mohamed a déclaré que son magistère […]
Simon Imbert-Vier, Northeast African Studies, Vol.13, No.2, 2013, pp. 123-149. This article analyzes the ethnic denominations around the Gulf of Tadjoura. By using travel narratives from the nineteenth century and colonial archives from the twentieth, it provides a history of these […]
By Samson A. Bezabeh, African Affairs Vol. 110, No. 441, 2011, pp: 587-606 This article investigates the dynamics and politics of citizenship in Djibouti, where the issue of who qualifies as a citizen has long been controversial. While debates about citizenship and […]