May 9, 2011 (KHARTOUM) – Sudan is set to launch a high-tech civil registry project on 16 May, targeting vital events of 16 million of the country’s population as well as foreign residents In a report presented to the council […]
By Nasredeen Abdulbari The proper birth of any sovereign nation starts with the adoption of a set of fundamental principles according to which it would be governed. In this context, the draft of the Transitional Constitutional of the Republic of […]
Move marks victory for human and women’s rights, but deals possible blow to national identity. Egypt’s decision to grant citizenship to the children of Palestinians married to Egyptian women is being hailed as a victory for women’s rights in Cairo […]
Modifications à la loi du 29 juin 1981 portant organisation de l’état civil et diverses dispositions relatives à l’état des personnes physiques Télécharger: Loi no 2011-011 du 6 mai 2011 modifiant et completant l’ordonnance no 81-02 du 29 juin 1981
The Immigration Department has held a press conference to unveil the Naturalization and Citizenship Application pack at their head office at Rawdon Street in Freetown. The pack contains the criterion and procedure by which non Sierra Leoneans are accorded Sierra […]
By Mahmoud Mamdani Reflecting on the context behind South Sudan’s exercise in self-determination and the potential sources of political violence following the country’s independence, Mahmood Mamdani explores Sudan’s longer-term historical experience – the role of imposed administrative identities under the […]
The Personal Status and Family Code of Mali was adopted in 2009 by the National Assembly, but promulgation by the President of Mali has been delayed until now due to the mobilization of Muslim religious organizations opposed to it. AWID […]
Iheduru, Okechukwu C. “African States, Global Migration, and Transformations in Citizenship Politics.” Citizenship Studies 15, no. 2 (2011): 181–203. Over the past three decades, relations between African emigrants and their home-states have been changing from antagonism to attempts to embrace […]
Ntsebeng Motsoeli MASERU — Lesotho is experiencing an unprecedented surge in the number of people seeking to acquire the country’s citizenship, Deputy Prime Minister Lesao Lehohla has said. Speaking in an interview with the Sunday Express on Friday Lehohla said […]
CRAI recommends that the task force undertake a complete revision to the Citizenship Act, rather than attempting amendments to the existing text. The Act currently only includes some limited additional provisions relating to acquisition of citizenship by registration, leaving the […]
In Summary: New regulation a big relief for children whose parents died without acquiring papers for them as they risked missing out on national exams and inheritance– In normal circumstances in Kenya, it would take a long time for Victor […]
Institute for Human Rights and Development in Africa (IHRDA) and Open Society Justice Initiative (on behalf of Children of Nubian Descent in Kenya) v. Government of Kenya, Communication No 002/Com/002/2009, Decision 22 March 2011 Download file: ACERWC, Decision in Kenyan […]