Author Archives for Bronwen Manby

Lesotho Citizenship (Amendment) Order No.12 of 1991

May 8, 1991 2:26 pm Published by Comments Off on Lesotho Citizenship (Amendment) Order No.12 of 1991

Increasing residence period for ordinary naturalisation from five to ten years; inserting section 9A providing additional grounds for naturalisation without any required residence period. Download: Lesotho Citizenship (Amendment) Order 1991


Screening of Ethnic Somalis: The Cruel Consequences of Kenya’s Passbook System

September 5, 1990 6:31 pm Published by Comments Off on Screening of Ethnic Somalis: The Cruel Consequences of Kenya’s Passbook System

The screening of ethnic Somalis in Kenya is a procedure which requires all Kenyans of Somali origin and Somali nationals living in Kenya aged 18 and above to carry a special identification card. It began in November 1989 and was […]


Zimbabwe: Chirwa v. Registrar General

August 2, 1990 10:11 am Published by Comments Off on Zimbabwe: Chirwa v. Registrar General

1993 (1) ZLR (H) 1-20 The applicant had successfully obtained an order declaring him to be a citizen of Zimbabwe. The respondent refused to release his passport to the applicant. The applicant sought an order requiring his passport to be […]


Tanzania: Yusuph vs Minister for Home Affairs

July 23, 1990 9:55 pm Published by Comments Off on Tanzania: Yusuph vs Minister for Home Affairs

Jama Yusuph vs Minister for Home Affairs [1990] TZHC 9 (23 July 1990) Coram Kyando, J. Kyando, J.: The applicant in this matter Mohamedi Jama Yusuph, is a Somali by origin. He has filed this application seeking from this court […]


Nigerian Citizenship Law: A Current Perspective

April 3, 1990 12:00 am Published by Comments Off on Nigerian Citizenship Law: A Current Perspective

K.C. Okoli, (1990). “Nigerian Citizenship Law: A Current Perspective”, Journal of African Law, Vol.34, pp.27-41. Abstract: Since 1979, there have been significant changes in the law relating to citizenship in Nigeria. These changes came with the enactment in that year […]


Zimbabwe Electoral Act No.7 of 1990

March 1, 1990 6:46 pm Published by Comments Off on Zimbabwe Electoral Act No.7 of 1990

Section 152: Repeal of Act No. 14 of 1979, savings and supplementary provisions (2) The Electoral Act, 1979, is repealed. (3) Notwithstanding subsection (2):- […] (d) every roll kept by a constituency registrar in terms of section 16 of the […]


Togo: Décret N° 90-017 du 9 février 1990 pris pour l’application de l’article 5 alinéa 2 du Code des personnes et de la famille et relatif aux enfants sans état-civil ni nationalité

February 9, 1990 3:29 pm Published by Comments Off on Togo: Décret N° 90-017 du 9 février 1990 pris pour l’application de l’article 5 alinéa 2 du Code des personnes et de la famille et relatif aux enfants sans état-civil ni nationalité

Télécharger: Togo Décret No 90-017 application article 5 alinéa 2 du Code des personnes et de la famille


Namibia: Constituent Assembly Committee Debates, 1990

January 15, 1990 10:44 am Published by Comments Off on Namibia: Constituent Assembly Committee Debates, 1990

COMMITTEE DEBATES 18 December 1989 -15 January 1990, vol.2 STANDING COMMITTEE ON STANDING RULES AND ORDERS AND INTERNAL ARRANGEMENTS (CONSTITUTIONAL MATTERS) Discussion of draft constitutional provisions on citizenship starts at p.92. Available at the website of the Legal Assistance Centre, […]


Refugees in Botswana in the light of international law

January 1, 1990 8:37 pm Published by Comments Off on Refugees in Botswana in the light of international law

By Jenny Zetterqvist General description of situation of refugees in Botswana in 1987 and their rights in Botswanan law, including to acquire citizenship. Download here (6MB)


Citizenship of Zimbabwe Act No.23 of 1984 as amended 1990

January 1, 1990 9:25 am Published by Comments Off on Citizenship of Zimbabwe Act No.23 of 1984 as amended 1990

Citizenship of Zimbabwe Act, Chapter 4:01, 1 December 1984 This is the official revised edition published in 1996 (Government Printer, Harare). It includes amendment made by Act No. 7 of 1990. Download transcription from Refworld: http://www.refworld.org/docid/3ae6b4d74.html Version published by Veritas […]


Loi n° 61-10 du 7 mars 1961 portant Code de la nationalité sénégalaise, telle que modifiée jusqu’à 1989

December 26, 1989 12:00 am Published by Comments Off on Loi n° 61-10 du 7 mars 1961 portant Code de la nationalité sénégalaise, telle que modifiée jusqu’à 1989

Derniere modification par la loi no.89-42 du 26 décembre 1989; édition annoté des Editions Juridiques Africaines, 1993. Telécharger PDF: Senegal_code_de_la_nationalité_1961_version1993 Sur REFWORLD: https://www.refworld.org/docid/46cebc2e2.html