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Somalia: Farmaajo drops US citizenship, but will this deliver victory?

August 3, 2019 8:11 am Published by Comments Off on Somalia: Farmaajo drops US citizenship, but will this deliver victory?

By AGGREY MUTAMBO Somalia’s President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmaajo has cemented his nationalistic credentials by renouncing his American citizenship as the electioneering race heats up. On Thursday, President Farmaajo, who had acquired his US citizenship by naturalisation after serving as a […]


Bénin – Interdiction de pièces administratives à certains: l’avis du politologue Richard Boni

August 2, 2019 2:36 pm Published by Comments Off on Bénin – Interdiction de pièces administratives à certains: l’avis du politologue Richard Boni

Par Edouard Djogbénou L’arrêté interministériel sur l’interdiction des actes à certaines personnes recherchées par la justice béninoise continue de faire des vagues. Le politologue Richard Boni Ouorou s’y est également intéressé. Selon lui, cet arrêté n’est ni plus ni moins une […]


Birth certificates signal brighter future for stateless children in Kenya

August 2, 2019 11:32 am Published by Comments Off on Birth certificates signal brighter future for stateless children in Kenya

Government move to issue birth certificates to 600 children from Shona community hailed as an important protection measure and first step towards ending statelessness for the group. By Rose Ogola in Nairobi, Kenya Emma Muguni smiles through her tears as she […]


Nascer em Cabo Verde e não ser cabo-verdiano

August 2, 2019 10:20 am Published by Comments Off on Nascer em Cabo Verde e não ser cabo-verdiano

Imigrantes em Cabo Verde contestam a lei da nacionalidade, que não prevê que os seus filhos sejam cabo-verdianos só porque nasceram no país. Os pais precisam de cumprir uma série de requisitos para regularizar as crianças. Muitas chegam quase à […]


Zimbabwe: Registrar decries late birth registrations

August 2, 2019 8:15 am Published by Comments Off on Zimbabwe: Registrar decries late birth registrations

By Cletus Mushanawani, Mashonaland Central Bureau Chief IT is an offence not to register a child within 42 days of birth and more needs to be done by way of publicity to ensure people know the importance of the requirement, […]


Lesufi to sue Dan Roodt over South African citizenship claims

August 2, 2019 8:08 am Published by Comments Off on Lesufi to sue Dan Roodt over South African citizenship claims

By Ntwaagae Seleka Gauteng Education MEC Panyaza Lesufi has threatened to take legal action against author Dan Roodt over a tweet claiming Lesufi is not a South African citizen. “… I have read all his [Hendrik Verwoerd] speeches. Yet, Lesufi […]


Sudan Constitutional Declaration 2019

August 1, 2019 3:55 pm Published by Comments Off on Sudan Constitutional Declaration 2019

Extract: 44. Citizenship and nationality (1) Citizenship is the basis of equal rights and obligations for all Sudanese. (2) Anyone born to a Sudanese mother or father has an inalienable right to possess Sudanese nationality and citizenship. (3) The law […]


Somalia: President Renounces U.S. Citizenship

August 1, 2019 8:41 am Published by Comments Off on Somalia: President Renounces U.S. Citizenship

The President of Somalia, Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed Farmaajo has renounced his citizenship of the United States, according to the humanitarian journalist Moulid Hujale. This comes as 38% of the federal MPs of Somalia have dual citizenship. The issue of Somali […]


Tanzania: Kabendera Release Will Depend On His Cooperation, Says Immigration

August 1, 2019 8:24 am Published by Comments Off on Tanzania: Kabendera Release Will Depend On His Cooperation, Says Immigration

By Faustine Kapama THE Immigration Department is suspecting freelance journalist, Erick Kabendera (picture) is a non-citizen, and his nationality status will be known after completion of investigations into the matter. Passport and Citizenship Division Commissioner, Gerald Kihinga told a news […]


Somalia’s president renounces American citizenship

August 1, 2019 8:21 am Published by Comments Off on Somalia’s president renounces American citizenship

Somalia’s President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed has renounced his American citizenship, his office announced Thursday, without elaborating on why the dual citizen chose to give up his adopted passport. Mohamed, known widely by his nickname Farmajo, began the process to relinquish […]


Egypt: Parliament Approves Draft Law Allowing Foreign Investors to Acquire Egyptian Citizenship

July 31, 2019 4:56 pm Published by Comments Off on Egypt: Parliament Approves Draft Law Allowing Foreign Investors to Acquire Egyptian Citizenship

(July 31, 2019) On June 10, 2019, the National Defense and Security Committee of the Egyptian Parliament approved a draft law amending the Citizenship Law—Law No. 26 of 1975. The new amendment aims at attracting foreign investors to reside in Egypt. The […]


Bénin: Interdiction de pièces administratives contre des gens en conflit avec la loi : La justice fait embargo sur 323 personnes

July 31, 2019 3:40 pm Published by Comments Off on Bénin: Interdiction de pièces administratives contre des gens en conflit avec la loi : La justice fait embargo sur 323 personnes

Ils sont au total 323 personnes à être visées par un arrêté interministériel en date du 22 juillet 2019. Il est désormais interdit d’établir et de délivrer à ces personnes, des pièces et actes administratifs de l’autorité. En effet, selon […]