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L’Algérie aussi se fâche avec ses binationaux

Published: 2/Feb/2016
Source: Le Nouvel Observateur

Alors qu’en France la controverse sur la déchéance de nationalité pour les binationaux n’en finit plus, de l’autre côté de la Méditerranée, en Algérie, le sujet des binationaux occupent également le débat public. Pas du tout pour les mêmes raisons, […]

En Algérie, la double nationalité suscite la polémique

Published: 2/Feb/2016
Source: La Croix

« La nationalité algérienne exclusive est requise pour l’accès aux hautes responsabilités de l’État et aux fonctions politiques »… En Algérie, depuis la présentation de l’avant-projet de loi de révision constitutionnelle, le 5 janvier 2015, l’article 51 qui interdit aux […]

Egypt detains Somali refugee child for six months

Published: 1/Feb/2016
Source: Al Jazeera

Of at least 25 child refugees being held, Youssef Aden has served far longer than the average detention period. by Patrick Strickland Campaigners have called on Egypt to immediately release a 17-year-old Somali refugee who has been held for nearly […]

Guinée: Nouveau Code civil (projet)

Published: 1/Feb/2016
Source: Ministère de la Justice de la République de Guinée

Tel qu’adopté par la Commission de révision du Code civil, Février 2016 Nationalité Les articles 50 à 53 du Code civil relatifs à l’acquisition de la nationalité par le mariage ont été abrogés et remplacés par les articles 69 à […]

Sierra Leone Constitutional Review Committee Abridged Draft Report

Published: 1/Feb/2016
Source: Sierra Leone Constitutional Review Committee

The Constitutional Review Committee (CRC) proposes a new chapter in the revised Constitution to be titled  Citizenship. The 1991 Constitution of Sierra Leone has no provision for the definition of citizenship but the word “citizen” is mentioned in various sections […]

Algérie: les binationaux bientôt exclus de la vie politique?

Published: 1/Feb/2016
Source: RFI

Le nouveau texte, présenté début janvier, exclut les binationaux de la vie politique algérienne. Ce week-end, le chef de cabinet de la présidence, Ahmed Ouyahia, a expliqué que si des binationaux étaient intéressés par la politique en Algérie, il n’avaient […]

Briefing Paper: Who Is Somaliland Citizen?

Published: 31/Jan/2016
Source: Center for Policy Analysis, Hargeisa, Somaliland

Legal Analysis on Somaliland Citizenship Law (Law No: 22/2002) By Hibak Ibrahim Gamute INTRODUCTION A citizen is a person who, by either birth or naturalization is a member of a political community, owing allegiance to the community and being entitled […]

11 members boycott Libya’s Constituent Assembly

Published: 28/Jan/2016
Source: The Libya Observer

11 members from the Libyan Constitution Drafting Assembly have boycotted assembly sessions in protest and decided not to recognize its outcomes. The boycotting members explained in a press conference in Tripoli on Thursday that during the recent period they had […]

Citizenship Law in Africa, 3rd edition

Published: 27/Jan/2016
Source: Open Society Foundations

By Bronwen Manby This is the third edition of this report providing comparative analysis of Africa’s citizenship laws. It is a comprehensive revision of the original text and tables, which are also updated to reflect developments at national and continental […]

Egyptian woman who has joined Israeli army, stripped of citizenship

Published: 21/Jan/2016
Source: Gulf Digest News

The Egyptian Government has revoked the nationality of a female citizen who joined the Israeli army. Egypt’s Prime Minister Sharif Ismail issued a decree last Sunday sanctioning Dina Mohammed Ali Al-Masry, now known as Dina Ovadia. The decision was in […]