IMANI was pleased to be invited by the World Bank and Citi FM, conveners of the National Identity System Roundtable on the 4th of February 2016, to deliver a paper on the ‘risks and opportunities’ inherent in the implementation of […]
JUBA, 03 February 2016 (UNHCR) — Chol Jacob was among half a million men, women and children who are at risk of becoming stateless in South Sudan, according to a UNHCR survey. Many have difficulty proving their links to South […]
Of at least 25 child refugees being held, Youssef Aden has served far longer than the average detention period. by Patrick Strickland Campaigners have called on Egypt to immediately release a 17-year-old Somali refugee who has been held for nearly […]
Tel qu’adopté par la Commission de révision du Code civil, Février 2016 Nationalité Les articles 50 à 53 du Code civil relatifs à l’acquisition de la nationalité par le mariage ont été abrogés et remplacés par les articles 69 à […]
The Constitutional Review Committee (CRC) proposes a new chapter in the revised Constitution to be titled Citizenship. The 1991 Constitution of Sierra Leone has no provision for the definition of citizenship but the word “citizen” is mentioned in various sections […]
Le nouveau texte, présenté début janvier, exclut les binationaux de la vie politique algérienne. Ce week-end, le chef de cabinet de la présidence, Ahmed Ouyahia, a expliqué que si des binationaux étaient intéressés par la politique en Algérie, il n’avaient […]
Legal Analysis on Somaliland Citizenship Law (Law No: 22/2002) By Hibak Ibrahim Gamute INTRODUCTION A citizen is a person who, by either birth or naturalization is a member of a political community, owing allegiance to the community and being entitled […]
By Bronwen Manby This is the third edition of this report providing comparative analysis of Africa’s citizenship laws. It is a comprehensive revision of the original text and tables, which are also updated to reflect developments at national and continental […]
Première partie : Code de la Nationalité ivoirienne actuellement en vigueur (Mise à jour du 1er janvier 2016) Loi nº 61-415 du 14 décembre 1961 portant Code de la Nationalité ivoirienne telle que modifiée par la loi n° 64-381 du 7 […]
Bongouanou – Le club « Union africaine Côte d’Ivoire », avec l’appui financier du Fonds canadien d’initiative locale (FCIL), a procédé, vendredi, à une remise officielle de jugements supplétifs à 800 enfants de la sous-préfecture de N’Guessankro (département de Bongouanou). […]
East African Community (EAC) citizens will soon be in a position to access the EAC e-passport, the bloc’s secretary general has announced. In a statement from the secretariat, EAC Secretary General Mr Richard Sezibera said that he is looking forward […]
The general population and housing census conducted between March 25 and April 8, 2013 found that Mauritania has a population of 3,537,368. Youth constitute 50.7% of the population, women constitute 51%, and nomadic Bedouins constitute 1.09%. Twenty-seven percent of the […]