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Namibian Constitution Second Amendment Act No.7 of 2010

Published: 7/May/2010

Amongst other things, the Act was adopted to “amend the Namibian Constitution so as to extend a waiting period required for acquiring Namibian citizenship by marriage from a period of not less than two years to a period of not […]

North Kivu’s nationality and the manipulation of ethnicity: A toxic mix

Published: 5/May/2010
Source: African Arguments

The relationship between nationality and ethnicity in Africa’s Great Lakes region is much debated – sometimes verbally, but more often violently. And this relationship is also a key component to any discussion on citizenship. Ethnicity is not intrinsically violent, despite […]

Cabo Verde: Lei Constitucional nº 1/VII/2010

Published: 2/May/2010

Revises 1992 constitution. Revisions noted first, then complete revised text. Artigo 5º (Cidadania) 1. São cidadãos cabo-verdianos todos aqueles que, por lei ou por convenção internacional, sejam considerados como tal. 2. O Estado poderá concluir tratados de dupla nacionalidade. 3. […]

Cabo Verde: Parlamento aprova alterações à Lei da Nacionalidade

Published: 29/Apr/2010
Source: ANGOP (Angola)

Cidade da Praia – A proposta que altera a Lei da Nacionalidade foi aprovada quarta feira na generalidade no Parlamento cabo-verdiano, com os votos a favor do PAICV e UCID e contra do MpD, que considerou as alterações “eleitoralistas”. O […]

Naturalisation of Burundian refugees in Tanzania: A new home?

Published: 29/Apr/2010
Source: Pambazuka News

It is rare for host countries to offer refugees citizenship, especially in a context such as the Great Lakes region where millions have been displaced. Instead, most governments wait for circumstances to change so that refugees can go back to […]

Abyei Area Referendum Act 2009

Published: 25/Apr/2010

Voter’s Eligibility 24. A voter shall be a resident of Abyei Area according to Article 6(1) of Abyei Area Protocol namely: (a) Members of Ngoc Dinka Community; (b) Other Sudanese residing in Abyei Area in accordance with the criteria of […]

DR Congo: Unstable areas endanger returns

Published: 20/Apr/2010
Source: Refugees International

Field Report: The recent signing of a tripartite agreement between the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) and the governments of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Rwanda will lead to the official return of tens of thousands of  Congolese […]

Zambia adopts multipurpose ID cards

Published: 16/Apr/2010
Source: IDG News Service (Boston)

By Michael Malakata Zambia has become the first country in eastern and southern Africa to introduce multipurpose electronic national registration cards that will be used for voting, accessing banking services and as driving licenses. Zambia and Kenya were embracing information […]

Cinquante ans de politiques de la nationalité en Côte d’Ivoire

Published: 1/Apr/2010
Source: Outre Mers

Gary-Tounkara Daouda. Cinquante ans de politiques de la nationalité en Côte d’Ivoire. Dans: Outre-mers, tome 97, n°368-369, 2e semestre 2010. Cinquante ans d’indépendances africaines. pp. 159-175. DOI : https://doi.org/10.3406/outre.2010.4495 Résumé : Qui est Ivoirien ? Qui est étranger ? Ces […]

Scores of Families Risk Homelessness in Libya

Published: 31/Mar/2010
Source: Amnesty International

Scores of families of Tabu origin in Kufra municipality, south-east Libya, are reported to have been forcibly evicted and have had their houses demolished by law enforcement officials. Many are now in urgent need of shelter. Further forced evictions and […]