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Côte d’Ivoire/ Plus de 600 personnes sans actes de naissances dans deux villages de Kounahiri

January 18, 2018 10:43 am Published by Comments Off on Côte d’Ivoire/ Plus de 600 personnes sans actes de naissances dans deux villages de Kounahiri

Bouaké – Plus de 600 personnes non déclarées et n’ayant aucun acte de naissance, donc en situation d’apatride ont été identifiées dans deux villages jumelés Boayaokro/Blipla (sous-préfecture de Kounahiri), dans le cadre d’un projet piloté par l’ONG Femmes et Enfants […]


Sierra Leone’s dual nationality constitutional fiasco

January 15, 2018 2:49 pm Published by Comments Off on Sierra Leone’s dual nationality constitutional fiasco

By Abdul Rashid Thomas On the 9th of January 2018, Cocorioko Newspaper wrote that the “ruling All People’s Congress (APC) will be adhering to Section 76(1), Act No. 6 of the 1991 constitution, in awarding symbols for the forthcoming Parliamentary […]


Comores : un vaste trafic de passeports diplomatiques démantelé

January 13, 2018 7:08 pm Published by Comments Off on Comores : un vaste trafic de passeports diplomatiques démantelé

Par Michel Lachkar 2.800 passeports diplomatiques des Comores ont été délivrés entre 2008 et 2016, chiffre étonnant pour un pays de 800 000 habitants. 184 passeports diplomatiques ont été vendus à des non-Comoriens, précise une enquête de Philipe Engels pour […]


Au Maroc, la proposition de perte de la nationalité suscite l’indignation de la communauté juive marocaine

January 12, 2018 5:40 pm Published by Comments Off on Au Maroc, la proposition de perte de la nationalité suscite l’indignation de la communauté juive marocaine

Narjis Rerhaye (A Rabat) Coup de communication calculé ou surenchère irréfléchie ? En tout cas, la proposition du secrétaire général du “Parti Authenticité et Modernité” (PAM), Ilyas Elomari, de déchoir de leur nationalité les colons juifs d’origine marocaine continue de […]


Zimbabwe: Posa, Police Act set for amendment

January 11, 2018 3:56 pm Published by Comments Off on Zimbabwe: Posa, Police Act set for amendment

GOVERNMENT is set to amend the Public Order and Security Act (Posa), the Police Act as well as the Citizenship Act as part of an initiative to align legislation with the Constitution. Outlining his Ministry’s 100 day plan, Justice Legal […]


Egypt poised to approve changes to citizenship law

January 11, 2018 2:36 pm Published by Comments Off on Egypt poised to approve changes to citizenship law

Khalid Hassan  CAIRO — Parliament is set to consider amendments to Egypt’s citizenship law. The country’s administrative courts approved the amendments Dec. 18, and parliament is expected to vote on them. Read more: https://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2018/01/egypt-amend-citizenship-law-opposition.html#ixzz67L04922m


Sierra Leoneans with dual nationality are barred from contesting elections in Sierra Leone?

January 10, 2018 2:45 pm Published by Comments Off on Sierra Leoneans with dual nationality are barred from contesting elections in Sierra Leone?

By Abdul Rashid Thomas With less than eight weeks left before general and presidential elections are held in Sierra Leone, last night Sierra Leoneans holding both their country’s citizenship and that of another country, have been told that they are […]


Nigeria: NIMC enrols over 28m Nigerians and Legal Residents

January 10, 2018 12:06 pm Published by Comments Off on Nigeria: NIMC enrols over 28m Nigerians and Legal Residents

The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has enrolled 28 million Nigerians into the National Identity Database and issued them the National Identification Number (NIN). The figure was reached on Wednesday January 10, 2018. While announcing the figure, the Director General/CEO […]


Maroc : un projet de loi pour retirer la nationalité aux juifs marocains installés dans des colonies israéliennes

January 9, 2018 5:45 pm Published by Comments Off on Maroc : un projet de loi pour retirer la nationalité aux juifs marocains installés dans des colonies israéliennes

Le Parti authenticité et modernité (PAM) va déposer prochainement une loi au parlement en vue de retirer la nationalité marocaine à tous les juifs marocains installés dans des colonies israéliennes. Peu de détails filtrent sur ce projet de loi, mais […]


Moroccan Jewish Community Leaders Play Down Nationality Forfeiture Draft Bill

January 9, 2018 3:53 pm Published by Comments Off on Moroccan Jewish Community Leaders Play Down Nationality Forfeiture Draft Bill

Leaders of the Moroccan Jewish community downplayed the attempts at submitting a draft bill to the Parliament providing for the withdrawal of Moroccan nationality from Jews of Moroccan origin residing in Israeli Settlements. The draft law was suggested by opposition […]


Recommendations to Botswana at the 29th session of the working group on the UPR (January 2018)

January 9, 2018 12:59 pm Published by Comments Off on Recommendations to Botswana at the 29th session of the working group on the UPR (January 2018)

Countries making recommendations on statelessness: Belgium, Côte d’Ivoire, Kenya, Mexico, Russian Federation, Sierra Lone, Slovakia, Recommendations on ratifying the 1854 & 1961 Conventions 7.19. Ratify the 1961 Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness (Sierra Lone); 7.20. Accede and domesticate the […]


Maroc: Retrait de la nationalité aux juifs marocains: Serge Berdugo dénonce une “aberration”

January 8, 2018 5:48 pm Published by Comments Off on Maroc: Retrait de la nationalité aux juifs marocains: Serge Berdugo dénonce une “aberration”

Des personnalités de la communauté judéo-marocaine ont manifesté leur hostilité à la proposition de loi pour la déchéance de la nationalité aux juifs marocains installés dans des colonies israéliennes. Le secrétaire général du Conseil de la communauté israélite du Maroc […]