Author Archives for Bronwen Manby

Tanzania has granted citizenship to more than 1,000 foreigners

November 11, 1998 12:58 pm Published by Comments Off on Tanzania has granted citizenship to more than 1,000 foreigners

Xinhua (Dar es Salaam 11/11/1998) reports that Tanzania has granted citizenship to more than 1,000 foreigners from 33 countries over the past four years, with the majority of them from Burundi, Deputy Home Affairs Minister John Mgeja said Wednesday. Since […]


Zambia: AM Lewanika and others v. FJT Chiluba (Constitutional Jurisdiction)

November 9, 1998 2:30 pm Published by Comments Off on Zambia: AM Lewanika and others v. FJT Chiluba (Constitutional Jurisdiction)

S.C.Z. Judgment 14 of 1998 [1998] ZMSC 11 (9 November 1998) IN THE MATTER of an Application under Article 41(2) of the Constitution of Zambia and IN THE MATTER of the eligibility of a candidate in respect of Article 34(3) […]


Mozambique: New constitution to reduce presidential powers

October 20, 1998 12:00 am Published by Comments Off on Mozambique: New constitution to reduce presidential powers

Draft constitutional amendments, produced by an ad-hoc committee of Mozambique’s parliament, the Assembly of the Republic, envisage substantial changes in the country’s political system, with a reduction in presidential powers and an increase in those of the prime minister, and […]


Uganda: Reconsider dual nationality issue

September 21, 1998 8:30 pm Published by Comments Off on Uganda: Reconsider dual nationality issue

By Dr. Muniini K. Mulera In Toronto Kampala — One of the consequences of Uganda’s post-independence insecurity was the forced migration of Ugandan citizens to distant lands around the globe. While the number of Ugandan emigres is not available, they […]


CDE: Rapports initiaux des États parties devant être présentés en 1993: République de Djibouti

August 3, 1998 7:22 pm Published by Comments Off on CDE: Rapports initiaux des États parties devant être présentés en 1993: République de Djibouti

CRC/C/8/Add.39 Nom et nationalité (art. 7) 38. À Djibouti, le droit au nom dès la naissance trouve son fondement à lafois dans le vécu historique et la réalité sociologique de notre pays. Chaque enfant est ainsi doté d’un prénom dans […]


Constitution of the Republic of Sudan 1998

July 1, 1998 4:18 pm Published by Comments Off on Constitution of the Republic of Sudan 1998

Extract: Article 22 Nationality Everyone born of a Sudanese mother or father has the inalienable right to Sudanese nationality, its duties, and obligations. Everyone who has lived in Sudan during their youth or who has been resident in Sudan for […]


Swaziland Identification Bill 1998

June 22, 1998 8:22 pm Published by Comments Off on Swaziland Identification Bill 1998

[Believed to be adopted as Identification Act No.4 of 1998] The object of this Bill is to provide for compilation and maintenance of a population register in respect of the population of Swaziland; for the issuance of identity documents to […]


When Does a Settler Become a Native? Reflections of the Colonial Roots of Citizenship in Equatorial and South Africa

May 13, 1998 12:00 am Published by Comments Off on When Does a Settler Become a Native? Reflections of the Colonial Roots of Citizenship in Equatorial and South Africa

By Mahmood Mamdani Text of Inaugral Lecture as A C Jordan Professor of African Studies, University of Cape Town, Lecture Theatre 1, Education Building, Middle Campus, Wednesday 13 May 1998, 8.15 p.m. Download here


Botswana Citizenship Act No 8 of 1998

April 24, 1998 4:02 pm Published by Comments Off on Botswana Citizenship Act No 8 of 1998

Original unamended version, which repealed and replaced the Citizenship Act of 1982 Download: Botswana Citizenship Act no 8 of 1998


Human Rights Committee Concluding Observations: Zimbabwe, 1998

April 6, 1998 4:34 pm Published by Comments Off on Human Rights Committee Concluding Observations: Zimbabwe, 1998

UN symbol CCPR/C/79/Add.89 Concluding observations on initial report of Zimbabwe Extract: 19. The Committee notes with concern that the decision of the Supreme Court in Rattigan and others v. Chief Immigration Officer and Others has been nullified by an amendment […]


Sierra Leone expels 22 foreigners

April 2, 1998 5:53 pm Published by Comments Off on Sierra Leone expels 22 foreigners

The Sierra Leone government has expelled 22 foreigners, mostly Lebanese, who allegedly had business dealings with the ousted military junta. The order of expulsion was signed personally by President Kabbah, according to a statement issued by the attorney-general’s office. “Their […]


CRC Concluding observations: Libya, 1998

January 23, 1998 12:00 am Published by Comments Off on CRC Concluding observations: Libya, 1998

Seventeenth session Extracts relevant to birth registratoin and nationality from the Concluding observations of the Committee on the Rights of the Child: Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, and state report to the Committee Download file: Concluding observations of the CRC on Libya (Excerpts) (30 […]