Author Archives for Bronwen Manby

La Guerre des Chiffres: Une constante dans la politique au Nord Kivu

October 1, 2000 7:02 am Published by Comments Off on La Guerre des Chiffres: Une constante dans la politique au Nord Kivu

Par Stanislas Bucyalimwe Mararo Abstract In an effort to contribute to a better understanding of the local stakes, overshadowed by regional geopolitics, our reflection turns to an update of a rather old issue, namely, the controversy regarding the number of […]


Constitution de la Côte d’Ivoire, 2000

August 1, 2000 6:35 pm Published by Comments Off on Constitution de la Côte d’Ivoire, 2000

LOI N° 2000-513 DU 1er AOÛT 2000 PORTANT CONSTITUTION DE LA CÔTE D’IVOIRE ARTICLE 35 Le président de la République est élu pour cinq ans au suffrage universel direct. Il n’est rééligible qu’une fois. Le candidat à l’élection présidentielle doit […]


Lesotho: Moeketsi Kutlo Seotsanyana v. Attorney General and Minister for Passport Control

July 13, 2000 10:06 am Published by Comments Off on Lesotho: Moeketsi Kutlo Seotsanyana v. Attorney General and Minister for Passport Control

CIV/APN/147/2000 The applicant in the case challenged the requirement for a completed application form for renewal of a passport to provide a statement from a chief attesting the applicant’s citizenship . The Court dismissed the application, finding that that “no […]


Ethiopia: Proclamation No. 213/2000 The Revised Family Code

July 4, 2000 9:37 am Published by Comments Off on Ethiopia: Proclamation No. 213/2000 The Revised Family Code

Provides for recognition of civil, religious and customary marriage, & for recognition of parental affiliation. Article 319 provides that: 1) The following provisions shall not be applicable in the Administrations where this Code applies: (a) provisions of the Civil Code […]


Tanzania Government to Vet Non-Citizens

June 2, 2000 4:41 pm Published by Comments Off on Tanzania Government to Vet Non-Citizens

Dar-es-Salaam (The East African, June 2, 2000) – The Tanzania government, wary of infiltration by foreigners of top strategic positions in the army, government and politics, has embarked on a discreet campaign to identify non-Tanzanians and weed them out. Government […]


ACHPR Consolidated Comms 54/91 and others, Malawi Africa Association and others / Mauritania

May 11, 2000 12:00 am Published by Comments Off on ACHPR Consolidated Comms 54/91 and others, Malawi Africa Association and others / Mauritania

ACHPR Comms 54/91, 61/91, 96/93, 98/93, 164/97, 196/97 and 210/98 : Malawi Africa Association, Amnesty International, Ms Sarr Diop, Union interafricaine des droits de l’Homme and RADDHO, Collectif des veuves et ayants-droits, Association mauritanienne des droits de l’Homme / Mauritania […]


Constitution of the Republic of Somaliland 2000

April 1, 2000 2:26 pm Published by Comments Off on Constitution of the Republic of Somaliland 2000

[Note: Somaliland is not recognised by the UN as an independent state] Article 4: Citizenship 1. Any person who is a patrial of Somaliland being a descendant of a person residing in Somaliland on 26th June 1960 or earlier shall […]


Mauritanie: Décret n° 2000-28 abrogeant et remplaçant le décret n° 84-220 du 25 octobre 1984 instituant la Carte Nationale d’Identité et fixant les conditions de sa délivrance

March 19, 2000 1:33 pm Published by Comments Off on Mauritanie: Décret n° 2000-28 abrogeant et remplaçant le décret n° 84-220 du 25 octobre 1984 instituant la Carte Nationale d’Identité et fixant les conditions de sa délivrance

ARTICLE PREMIER – Il est institué une Carte Nationale d’Identité sécurisée conforme au spécimen annexé au  présent décret. La Carte Nationale d’Identité est un document obligatoire délivré à tout mauritanien âgé de 15 ans au moins qui en fait la […]


RDC: Une Courte Note Sur les Banyamulenge

March 7, 2000 12:00 am Published by Comments Off on RDC: Une Courte Note Sur les Banyamulenge

Cette “note” a été publié dans les pages virtuelles de l’Obsac en mars 2000 par Wise Ken. Ce sont de larges extraits de ce dernier qui sont repris sans référence à la source par Charles Onana dans son livre sur […]


The Batwa Pygmies of the Great Lakes Region

January 1, 2000 12:00 am Published by Comments Off on The Batwa Pygmies of the Great Lakes Region

By Jerome Lewis The Report provides a brief historical account of the Batwa Pygmy people of the sub-region. It describes their demographic distribution, their way of life and culture, their identification as an indigenous people, and how they have sought […]


Reconstituting Ugandan Citizenship Under the 1995 Constitution: A Conflict of Nationalism, Chauvinism and Ethnicity

January 1, 2000 12:00 am Published by Comments Off on Reconstituting Ugandan Citizenship Under the 1995 Constitution: A Conflict of Nationalism, Chauvinism and Ethnicity

By John-Jean Barya, CBR Working Paper No.55; 55p. 2000. This essay is divided into four sections. Section I introduces the concept of citizenship generally, and the context in which citizenship should be analysed in the light of the constitution-making process […]