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Cote d’Ivoire: Décision No. 2005-03/PR du 15 juillet 2005 relative au Code de la nationalité & Décision no. 2005-04/PR du 15 juillet 2005 portant dispositions spéciales en matiere de naturalisation

July 21, 2005 12:00 am Published by Comments Off on Cote d’Ivoire: Décision No. 2005-03/PR du 15 juillet 2005 relative au Code de la nationalité & Décision no. 2005-04/PR du 15 juillet 2005 portant dispositions spéciales en matiere de naturalisation

Décision No.2005-3: “Sous réserve des dispositions des articles 13, 14 et 40, la femme de nationalité étrangère qui épouse un ivoirien peut acquérir la nationalité ivoirienne à condition d’en faire l’option au moment de la célébration du mariage. Sous réserve […]


Le choix de l’intégration locale en Guinée, quand rentrer chez soi n’est pas envisageable

July 20, 2005 10:11 am Published by Comments Off on Le choix de l’intégration locale en Guinée, quand rentrer chez soi n’est pas envisageable

Par: Fatoumata Diariou Tounkara, Rahma Hassouna, ed. Vivian Tan Plus de 97 000 réfugiés sierra-léonais sont rentrés chez eux depuis la Guinée avec l’aide de l’UNHCR ces dernières années, mais 2 111 d’entre eux ont décidé de rester dans leur […]


State report of Ghana to the CRC

July 14, 2005 12:00 am Published by Comments Off on State report of Ghana to the CRC

Consideration of Reports Submitted by States Parties Under Article 44 of the Convention Second periodic reports of states parties due in 1997 Ghana Download file: here


Burkina Faso: 62 naturalisations en 2005

July 11, 2005 1:59 pm Published by Comments Off on Burkina Faso: 62 naturalisations en 2005

Communique de presse Dcpm Ministère De La Justice Avec le décret n° 2005-243/PRES/PM/MJ du 10 mai 2005, 62 ressortissants de pays frères ou amis ayant choisi librement de vivre au Burkina sont désormais rangés au même registre, en droit et […]


Sudan Interim Constitution, 2005

July 6, 2005 12:00 am Published by Comments Off on Sudan Interim Constitution, 2005

Article 7 on Citizenship and Nationality provides: (1) Citizenship shall be the basis for equal rights and duties for all Sudanese. (2) Every person born to a Sudanese mother or father shall have an inalienable right to enjoy Sudanese nationality […]


Plans for African passport shelved for now

July 5, 2005 12:00 am Published by Comments Off on Plans for African passport shelved for now

by Richard Mantu (Sirte) Plans for Africa to start issuing a unique passport must be put on hold to allow necessary measures to be put in place first, says the head of the African Union (AU) Commission. Addressing the opening […]


Report of the African Union conference of ministers on immigration

July 2, 2005 12:00 am Published by Comments Off on Report of the African Union conference of ministers on immigration

AU Document EX.CL/197, adopted by the Executive Council at its Seventh Ordinary Session, Sirte, Libya 28 June – 2 July 2005 Endorses the proposal for an African passport, and calls for the elaboration of a protocol on deportation and mass […]


Ministers agree African diplomatic passport concept

June 30, 2005 9:09 pm Published by Comments Off on Ministers agree African diplomatic passport concept

Sirte, Libya (PANA) – African immigration ministers have accepted “in principle” the concept of an African Diplomatic Passport, and recommended consultations ahead of its introduction. The ministers said in a report the proposed diplomatic passport should be limited to specified […]


Gambia Children’s Act, 2005

June 23, 2005 12:00 am Published by Comments Off on Gambia Children’s Act, 2005

The Gambia Children’s Act recognises that every child has the right ‘to acquire nationality’ (Article 8). The act holds that birth registration shall be done in accordance with the relevant law (7(2), namely the Birth, Death and Marriage Registration Act). Section […]


AU Ministers weigh Kadhafi appeal for African passport

June 19, 2005 12:00 am Published by Comments Off on AU Ministers weigh Kadhafi appeal for African passport

TRIPOLI, June 19 (AFP) – African Union officials agreed to consider a proposal by Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi to create an African passport to allow freer movement on the continent, the AU said Sunday in a statement. Kadhafi called on […]


Zimbabwe: Judge delivers landmark ruling on citizenship case

June 16, 2005 12:00 am Published by Comments Off on Zimbabwe: Judge delivers landmark ruling on citizenship case

BULAWAYO – A High Court judge has declared a Bulawayo lawyer born of foreign parents a citizen of Zimbabwe in a landmark ruling certain to come as a relief to thousands of individuals denied citizenship in the last five years […]