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Nigeria Constitution 1999, Chapter III on Citizenship

Published: 29/May/1999

Articles 25-32. 25. (1) The following persons are citizens of Nigeria by birth, namely- (a) every person born in Nigeria before the date of independence, either of whose parents or any of whose grandparents belongs or belonged to a community […]

ACHPR Comm 212/98 : Amnesty International / Zambia

Published: 5/May/1999
Source: African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights

1.The communication is submitted by Amnesty International on behalf of William Steven Banda and John Lyson Chinula. 2. Complainant alleges that Zambia has violated the provisions of African Charter in that: 3. Mr William Steven Banda was served with a […]

Le contentieux constitutionnel congolais

Published: 1/Apr/1999
Source: Association des Cours Constitutionnelles ayant en Partage l'Usage du Français (ACCPUF)

By Mabanga Monga Mabanga Includes discussion of case relating to nationality of parliamentarians: “Au cours de son assemblée plénière du 20 juin 1996, le Haut Conseil de la République – Parlement de Transition décida d’invalider le mandat de trois Conseillers […]

Second Reading: the Uganda Citizenship and Immigration Control Bill, 1998

Published: 17/Feb/1999
Source: Parliament of Uganda

BILLS SECOND READING THE UGANDA CITIZENSHIP AND IMMIGRATION CONTROL BILL, 1998 THE MINISTER OF INTERNAL AFFAIRS (Maj. Butime Tom):  Mr. Speaker, I beg to move that the Uganda Citizenship and Immigration Control Bill, 1998, be read the second time. In […]

Ghana Children’s Act 1998

Published: 30/Dec/1998

File: Ghana Children’s Act 1998 The act holds that no child shall be deprived of the right to acquire a nationality from birth (Section 4). The Act states that each parent shall be responsible for the registration of the birth […]

Cultivating citizenship through xenophobia in Gabon, 1960-1995

Published: 1/Dec/1998
Source: Africa Today

By Christopher J Gray, Africa Today, Jul-Dec 1998; Vol.45, Nos.3/4 Article argues that mob violence against foreign populations “has provided the critical ingredient in the formation of Gabonese ideas of citizenship”. Link to Africa Today on JSTOR.

CRC Rapports initiaux: République Centrafricaine 1998

Published: 18/Nov/1998
Source: UN Committee on the Rights of the Child

CRC/C/11/Add.18. (State Party Report) Examen des Rapports Préséntés par les États Parties en Application de l’Article 44 de la Convention Rapports initiaux des États parties devant être soumis en 1994 République Centraficaine Le droit pour tout enfant né en République […]

Tanzania has granted citizenship to more than 1,000 foreigners

Published: 11/Nov/1998
Source: Xinhua

Xinhua (Dar es Salaam 11/11/1998) reports that Tanzania has granted citizenship to more than 1,000 foreigners from 33 countries over the past four years, with the majority of them from Burundi, Deputy Home Affairs Minister John Mgeja said Wednesday. Since […]

Mozambique: New constitution to reduce presidential powers

Published: 20/Oct/1998
Source: Agência de Informação de Moçambique (AIM)

Draft constitutional amendments, produced by an ad-hoc committee of Mozambique’s parliament, the Assembly of the Republic, envisage substantial changes in the country’s political system, with a reduction in presidential powers and an increase in those of the prime minister, and […]