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Bill in parliament to grant citizenship to anyone claiming Kenyan roots

Published: 5/Jan/2025
Source: Kenya Diaspora Media

By Jeremiah Lemeriah A Bill before Kenya’s National assembly is seeking to pave way for Africans living in diaspora to come out and claim a right to become Kenyan citizens, upon proving their ancestral ties to the country. The Kenya […]

Africans with Kenyan roots to get citizenship if draft law passes

Published: 5/Jan/2025
Source: The Daily Nation (Nairobi)

By Samuel Owino Africans in the diaspora who claim Kenyan descent by ancestry will be allowed to apply for citizenship if a new Bill before the National Assembly is passed. The Kenya Citizenship and Immigration (Amendment) Bill, 2024 sponsored by […]

Bill: Africans with Kenyan ancestry can become citizens

Published: 4/Jan/2025
Source: The East African

By SAMWEL OWINO Africans in the diaspora who claim Kenyan descent by ancestry will be allowed to apply for citizenship if a new Bill before the National Assembly is passed. The Kenya Citizenship and Immigration (Amendment) Bill, 2024, sponsored by […]

Madagascar: D’autres réformes du code de la nationalité dans ses plaidoyers

Published: 3/Jan/2025
Source: midi-madagasikara.mg

À Madagascar, seulement 74% des enfants sont officiellement enregistrés à la naissance, selon l’enquête Ensmond 2021. Cette faible proportion a incité des acteurs comme l’association Focus development association (FDA) à agir en faveur de l’enregistrement des naissances, entre autres volets […]

Announcing New Arrangements for Naturalization of Qualifying Foreign National Investors & Sierra Leonean Ancestral Citizens

Published: 2/Jan/2025
Source: Sierra Leone Immigration Department

The Sierra Leone Immigration Department announces today groundbreaking measures aimed at facilitating the naturalization of qualifying high-net-worth foreign national investors and individuals of Sierra Leonean heritage. These measures represent a strategic intent to significantly enhance the nation’s economic and social […]

Namibia: Marriage Act, No. 14 of 2024

Published: 30/Dec/2024

To regulate the solemnisation of marriages; to provide for the validation and recognition of certain marriages; and to provide for incidental matters. Section 32 provides: Good faith marriages(1) A marriage between a Namibian citizen and a foreign national who is […]

Namibia: Civil Registration and Identification Act, No. 13 of 2024

Published: 30/Dec/2024

To provide for compilation and maintenance of a Civil Register; to provide for the appointment of Registrar-General and Registrars; to  determine the age of certain persons recorded in the Civil Register in accordance with this Act; to provide for name […]