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Special Report: How to make millions selling passports to Africa

Published: 22/Dec/2017
Source: Reuters

By David Lewis, Philippe Engels MORONI, Comoros Islands/BRUSSELS (Reuters) – In the tiny nation of the Comoros Islands, lying off the east coast of Africa, Albert Karaziwan is a big man – even though he doesn’t live there. He’s been […]

UNHCR Campaign to End Statelessness Update December 2017

Published: 21/Dec/2017
Source: UNHCR

Updates from the UNHCR #IBelong campaign, including (extracts): On 16 October, the Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the twelve Member States of the International Conference of the Great Lakes Region Member States (ICGLR) gathered in Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo, […]

Parliament to Discuss Naturalization of Moroccan Women’s Foreign Spouses

Published: 20/Dec/2017
Source: North Africa Post

The parliament majority bloc has submitted a draft law providing for granting Moroccan nationality to foreign spouses of Moroccan women. The draft amends the provisions of Article 10 of the nationality law, which grants Moroccan nationality only to a foreign […]

Nigerians and Identity Crisis, Relevant Govt Agencies in Focus

Published: 20/Dec/2017
Source: Vanguard

The Nigerian constitution stipulates that one can be a Nigerian by Birth, Registration and Naturalization. While this seems straight forward enough, the constitution also defines a Nigerian as anyone whose parent is from an ethnic group indigenous to Nigeria. For […]

Angola: Justice Consolidates Birth Registration in Maternity Hospitals

Published: 19/Dec/2017
Source: AngolaPress

Luanda — The Ministry of Justice and Human Rights has consolidated the “Birth Registration” project, having created 56 registration posts in the country’s maternity wards and health units. The goal is to register all children after their birth. The government […]

Foreign Spouses of Moroccan Women Can Soon Obtain Moroccan Citizenship

Published: 19/Dec/2017
Source: Morocco World News

By Amira El Masaiti Rabat – Foreigners married to Moroccan women and living in the kingdom will soon be allowed to obtain Moroccan citizenship, after the government discussed the possibility of amending Article 10 of the Moroccan nationality code, which […]

Sénégal: 150 cas d’apatridie recensés à Yeumbeul Nord et Sud, (HCR)

Published: 18/Dec/2017
Source: Press Afrik

« On a commencé le travail concernant le projet du HCR relatif à la lutte contre l’apatridie. C’est un projet qui se passe plutôt bien, donc plus que ce qu’on avait espéré. Dans la mesure où nous avons plus d’apatrides qu’on […]