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Shadows of Return: The Dilemmas of Congolese Refugees in Rwanda

Published: 1/Jul/2011
Source: International Refugee Rights Initiative

In eastern Democratic Republic of Congo’s (DRC) North Kivu province, rumours and speculation have been rife regarding the anticipated return of Congolese (Tutsi) refugees from Rwanda, in particular since the signing of a tripartite agreement between the governments of the […]

Refugees, asylum seekers in South Africa brace for new regulations

Published: 28/Jun/2011
Source: Voice of America

Refugees and asylum seekers from Somalia and other troubled African countries seeking a new life in South Africa are bracing themselves for tighter regulations as part of planned government amendments. Several dozen Somali men and women mill around the offices […]

Dual citizenship legal for born Namibians

Published: 7/Jun/2011
Source: The Namibian

By: WERNER MENGES NAMIBIAN citizens by birth can hold dual citizenship. This is the effect of an order that was given in the High Court in Windhoek yesterday. The Namibian Citizenship Act’s section 26, which states that no Namibian citizen […]

Namibia: Le Roux v Minister of Home Affairs and others

Published: 6/Jun/2011
Source: Namibia High Court

Le Roux v The Minister of Home Affairs and Immigration and Others (A 322/2010) [2011] NAHC 159 (6 June 2011) High Court judgment in case ordering that a person who is a Namibian citizen by birth may acquire another citizenship […]

Immigration and Citizenship Law in the Maghreb: Turning Aliens into Citizens

Published: 1/Jun/2011
Source: European University Institute, RSCAS

By Delphine Perrin, EUI Working Paper RSCAS 2011/40 Abstract: For ten years, Maghreb countries have experienced unprecedented legislative developments, particularly in migration and citizenship law. The concomitance of reforms in both these fields – matching a parallel phenomenon in Europe […]

Gambia: Pdois’ Statement on the current registration exercise

Published: 18/May/2011
Source: Daily News (Gambia)

The long awaited registration exercise has begun in earnest. The old voter’s cards are now invalid. If one does not get a new voter’s card one will not be able to vote in the next presidential and National Assembly elections […]

Counting as citizens: Recognition of the Nubians in the 2009 Kenyan census

Published: 17/May/2011
Source: Ethnopolitics

Samantha Balaton-Chrimes, “Counting as Citizens: Recognition of the Nubians in the 2009 Kenyan census”, Ethnopolitics 2011, Vol.10, No.2, pp 205-218. Abstract: This article uses the case of the Nubians in Kenya as an ethnic minority, and the 2009 Kenyan census […]