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Seychelles: Civil Status Act 4 of 1893, as amended

December 31, 2015 5:03 pm Published by Comments Off on Seychelles: Civil Status Act 4 of 1893, as amended

Chapter 34 Laws of Seychelles, consolidated to 31 December 2015. Act 4 of 1893, as amended by: Act 16 of 1898, Act 7 of 1904, Act 4 of 1911, Act 14 of 1916, Act  4 of 1917, Act 14 of […]


Alger ne reconnaît pas les cachets de la «RASD» sur les passeports des sahraouis de Tindouf

December 29, 2015 2:17 pm Published by Comments Off on Alger ne reconnaît pas les cachets de la «RASD» sur les passeports des sahraouis de Tindouf

Par Ziad Alami Pas moins de 11 sahraouis issus de Tindouf ont été interdits d’accéder au port de Ghazaouet à Tlemcen pour se rendre en Espagne. Motif: la non reconnaissance des cachets apposés par la pseudo «RASD» sur leur passeport. […]


Ex-Al Jazeera journalist wants Egypt citizenship restored

December 29, 2015 12:00 am Published by Comments Off on Ex-Al Jazeera journalist wants Egypt citizenship restored

Mohamed Fahmy, who was recently released from jail in Egypt after his involvement in the Al Jazeera case known as the “Marriott cell,” on Tuesday requested the Foreign ministry to restore his citizenship.Fahmy renounced his Egyptian citizenship in last February […]


Djibouti: Décret N° 2015-345/PR/MI portant modification du premier article du Décret n°2013-356/PR/MI du 29 décembre 2013 relatif au changement de la Carte Nationale d’Identité

December 27, 2015 9:41 am Published by Comments Off on Djibouti: Décret N° 2015-345/PR/MI portant modification du premier article du Décret n°2013-356/PR/MI du 29 décembre 2013 relatif au changement de la Carte Nationale d’Identité

LE PRESIDENT DE LA REPUBLIQUE, CHEF DU GOUVERNEMENT VU La Constitution du 15 septembre 1992 ; VU La Loi n°200/AN/81 du 24 octobre 1981 portant code de la Nationalité Djiboutienne ; VU Le Décret n°81-125/PR du 17 novembre 1981 instituant […]


Citizenship and Liberian politics

December 27, 2015 12:00 am Published by Comments Off on Citizenship and Liberian politics

Editorial The recent article published in the Liberian Observer on the citizenship of former Coca Cola executive Alex Cummings and the public reactions brought to the fore an issue that Liberia has been grappling with since its foundation. First, the […]


Constitution of Rwanda 2003, revised 2015

December 24, 2015 8:44 pm Published by Comments Off on Constitution of Rwanda 2003, revised 2015

As published in: Official Gazette n° Special of 24/12/2015 This revised Constitution passed by referendum of 18/12/2015 comes into force upon promulgation by the President of the Republic and its publication in the Official Gazette of the Republic of Rwanda. […]


Kenya: MP Shehe meets EACC over citizenship

December 24, 2015 12:00 am Published by Comments Off on Kenya: MP Shehe meets EACC over citizenship

Ganze MP Peter Shehe yesterday recorded a statement with the EACC affirming his Kenyan citizenship. The Ethics and Anti- Corruption Commission was acting on anonymous leads that Shehe is not a Kenyan but a Swiss national. The petitioner wants Shehe’s […]


West African nations to allow free movement of citizens with ID cards

December 24, 2015 12:00 am Published by Comments Off on West African nations to allow free movement of citizens with ID cards

The West African Regional bloc ECOWAS has reached a landmark decision for its 15-member states that will allow ease of movement across borders for its citizens with the use of biometric identity cards. The announcement comes after the 48th Ordinary […]


Zambians living in SA hail dual citizenship

December 23, 2015 12:00 am Published by Comments Off on Zambians living in SA hail dual citizenship

Zambia’s High Commissioner to South Africa Emmanuel Mwamba says Zambians living in that country have praised President Edgar Lungu over the adoption of a dual citizenship clause in the amended constitution. Mr Mwamba said most Zambians living in South Africa […]


Nigeria Should Have Declined ICJ Jurisdiction on Bakassi

December 22, 2015 10:52 am Published by Comments Off on Nigeria Should Have Declined ICJ Jurisdiction on Bakassi

Mrs. Nella Andem-Rabana SAN Apart from being the Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice of Cross River State from 1999 – 2003, Mrs. Nella Andem-Rabana SAN had the rare privilege of being on the team of counsel that represented Nigeria in […]


More South Africans joining secondary citizenship investment programmes

December 18, 2015 12:00 am Published by Comments Off on More South Africans joining secondary citizenship investment programmes

More South Africans are joining secondary citizenship investment programmes as they seek alternatives to living or studying in SA. Numerous South Africans have paid hundreds of thousands of rand to attain citizenship of Malta or other countries in order to […]