By Manuel Toledo « Kountaya was one of the biggest refugee camps in West Africa, » Sheku said, pointing at the old buildings surrounded by the Guinean jungle. After a long pause, he added, somewhat nostalgic, « while UNHCR and the other agencies […]
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 […]
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 […]
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. […]
Rhodesia Government Notice 47 of 1977 [as amended at 1st May 2010]. Download: Zimbabwe National Registration Regulations 1977 as amended
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
By: Flomo Y. Kokolo Ethnic tension in Liberia had been nonexistent or at least dormant until Samuel K. Doe assumed the presidency. Doe’s Government was dominated by his kinsmen, the Krahns, and manifestly supported by the Mandingo tribe. Perhaps as […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]