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Tanzania Under Pressure to Grant Ulimwengu Citizenship

Published: 25/Feb/2002
Source: The East African

PRESSURE GROUPS in Tanzania have initiated a campaign urging the government to reverse its decision to deny citizenship to the chairman of one of the country’s biggest media houses, Mr Jenerali Twaha Khalfan Ulimwengu. A hundred and forty University of […]

Zimbabwe: Citizenship Lobby Group Update #11

Published: 18/Feb/2002
Source: Citizenship Lobby Group (CLG)

Magistrate Court Hearings People who managed to lodge their appeals in response to the Notices of Objection have started to receive notice that they are required to present themselves for these hearings. The first notices seem to have been handed […]

Tanzania: Gov. turns down journo’s application for naturalisation

Published: 15/Feb/2002
Source: Africa News Service

The government of Tanzania has turned down an application for naturalisation by Jenerali Ulimwengu, a veteran journalist and publisher. Ulimwengu, 53 is Chairman of Habari Corporation, publisher of highly regarded and fiercely independent newspapers “Rai”, “Mtanzania” and “The African”, which […]

Zimbabwe: Citizenship lobby group update #10

Published: 13/Feb/2002
Source: Citizenship Lobby Group (CLG)

Dear All Remember, you have the right to vote if you have been resident in Zimbabwe since at least December 31, 1985. Multiple Notices of Objection Many people have received more than one of these notices. If you have missed […]

CRC: State Report of Burkina Faso, 1999

Published: 13/Feb/2002
Source: UN Committee on the Rights of the Child

CRC/C/65/Add.18 A.  Name and nationality (art. 7) 96.  All births occurring in the territory of Burkina Faso must be declared to the registrar in the place of birth within a period of two months from the day of birth (Code on the […]

Zimbabwe: Citizenship Lobby Group Update #9

Published: 10/Feb/2002
Source: Citizenship Lobby Group (CLG)

Dear All, I apologise for not being able to reply personally to each of your emails due to the large number I have received in this regard. I hope this update suffices. New information is at hand since Friday Feb […]

Zimbabwe: Citizenship Lobby Group Update #7

Published: 30/Jan/2002
Source: Citizenship Lobby Group (CLG)

This month, some people who gave up Zimbabwean Citizenship in preference of their foreign citizenship in compliance with the Electoral Amendment Act 2001, have been receiving NOTICE OF OBJECTION letters from District and Provincial Registries around the country. The letter […]

Zimbabwe: Public Order and Security Act No.1 of 2002

Published: 22/Jan/2002

Amending the schedule to the Citizenship of Zimbabwe Act listing offences under the act disqualifying a person from citizenship by registration. Section 43: Amendment of Cap. 4:01 The Citizenship of Zimbabwe Act [Chapter 4:01] is amended in the Schedule by […]