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Egyptian nationality: Revoked, regained and relinquished

Published: 22/Apr/2018
Source: Egypt Today

CAIRO –  There has been a great deal of interest regarding the latest new amendments to the Egyptian nationality law. Egypt Today explains the reasons for withdrawal of Egyptian nationality, how to regain it and the legal amendments pertaining to […]

Uganda: Gov’t takes dual citizenship registration to the Nordics

Published: 22/Apr/2018
Source: New Vision (Kampala)

By Brenda Nakayiwa Ugandans living in Nordic countries have got an opportunity to save time and money which they would have spent travelling to and from Uganda to register for dual citizenship. The government has sent a delegation led by […]

Legal identity and education in Central African Republic

Published: 20/Apr/2018
Source: Norwegian Refugee Council

The Central African Republic (CAR) has experienced a succession of violent crises, the most serious taking place between 2013 and 2015. Further outbreaks of violence in May and June 2017 have pushed the number of internally displaced people (IDPs) to […]

Idée reçue #10 L’accès à la nationalité en Afrique : pas si simple !

Published: 20/Apr/2018
Source: MOVIDA (Mobilités, Voyages, Innovations et Dynamiques dans les Afriques méditerranéenne et subsaharienne)

Par Delphine Perrin, juriste On représente souvent l’Afrique comme un continent ouvert et sans autre loi que celle de l’hospitalité. Or, les Etats africains ont majoritairement des droits et des pratiques restrictifs concernant l’octroi de leur nationalité. Comparons les législations […]

Lesotho: Bill seeks to allow dual citizenship

Published: 20/Apr/2018
Source: The Post (Maseru)

MASERU – A Bill to amend Lesotho’s constitution to allow for dual citizenship will soon be debated in Parliament, thepost can reveal. Home Affairs Minister Tsukutlane Au is understood to have sent the Bill to parliament earlier this month. The […]

Sudan: Caught in Statelessness

Published: 18/Apr/2018
Source: 7D News

By Yosra Sabir What South Sudan’s Independence Means to Sudanese with Southern Ties “I was told by officials that I was no longer Sudanese, and that I had to get South Sudanese citizenship and identification documents. I headed to the […]

Gambia Resumes Passport Production

Published: 18/Apr/2018
Source: Jollof News

The Government of the Gambia has resumed issuing biometric passport to Gambians. The Ministry of the Interior had last year suspended issuing passports pending a comprehensive review of the entire process of issuance of national documents. The ministry said this will […]