Unofficial translation: Article 5 THE PEOPLE 1. The people of Puntland State are the citizens of Puntland and any person who has acquired Puntland citizenship in a legal manner. 2. A special law shall define Puntland citizenship, the right to […]
Press release from the South Sudan government declaring « All nationals of the Republic of Sudan are declared foriegners as of 9th April 2012 ». Download file: here.
Editorial Although it was an agreement between the two nations, Sudan and South Sudan, to handle the citizenship issue in their respective territories responsibly and allowing Sudan to reassert its position as regards the estimated 500,000 South Sudanese plus who […]
By Ulf Laessing KHARTOUM (Reuters) – Scared and confused, hundreds of South Sudanese were stranded at Khartoum airport on Monday after being denied permission to board their flights to the south in a dispute over their legal status. Read further: […]
By Magdi El Gizouli Today, 8 April, is the date set by the Sudanese authorities as a final deadline for the South Sudanese in the country to ‘regularise’ their resident status as foreigners or face unidentified punitive measures. According to […]
These Guidelines address procedures that are aimed specifically, if not exclusively, at determining whether an individual is stateless. Moreover, the focus of these Guidelines is on the concept of stateless person as defined in the 1954 Convention and on the […]
By Chidi Odinkalu The peninsula of Bakassi has long been the subject of a territorial dispute between Cameroon and Nigeria. Now it shows what can happen to people when control over the territory where they live shifts from one country […]
By Kusali Kubwalo LILONGWE, Malawi, 30 March 2012 – This week, Malawi celebrates the start of a universal and compulsory birth registration process. At a ceremony marking the event, Nicholas Dausi, Deputy Minister in the Office of the President and […]
La nationalité marocaine est réputée comme étant l’une des plus difficiles à avoir dans le monde. Mais un citoyen marocain peut-il y renoncer facilement ? La réponse est non : un Marocain reste marocain à vie, qu’il le veuille ou […]
Statement of Mr. François Reybet-Degat, Acting representative, UNHCR Sudan to the Parliamentary Hearing on “Relations with the State of South Sudan” 28 March 2012 In English: UNHCR statement to Parliament on nationality In Arabic: UNHCR Statement to parliament on nationality
By Ahamefula Ogbu In a bid to check the influx of illegal immigrants into the country, the Federal Government Wednesday said it had uncovered 1,479 illegal crossing points, which had prompted government to erect border plazas at the 84 legal […]
The « Four Freedoms » agreement between Sudan and South Sudan, establishing rights for the nationals of one state in the other to freedom of movement, residence, economic activity and to acquire and dispose of property. Download file: here