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Immigration and Citizenship Law in the Maghreb: Turning Aliens into Citizens

Published: 1/Juin/2011
Source: European University Institute, RSCAS

By Delphine Perrin, EUI Working Paper RSCAS 2011/40 Abstract: For ten years, Maghreb countries have experienced unprecedented legislative developments, particularly in migration and citizenship law. The concomitance of reforms in both these fields – matching a parallel phenomenon in Europe […]

Gambia: Pdois’ Statement on the current registration exercise

Published: 18/Mai/2011
Source: Daily News (Gambia)

The long awaited registration exercise has begun in earnest. The old voter’s cards are now invalid. If one does not get a new voter’s card one will not be able to vote in the next presidential and National Assembly elections […]

Counting as citizens: Recognition of the Nubians in the 2009 Kenyan census

Published: 17/Mai/2011
Source: Ethnopolitics

Samantha Balaton-Chrimes, “Counting as Citizens: Recognition of the Nubians in the 2009 Kenyan census”, Ethnopolitics 2011, Vol.10, No.2, pp 205-218. Abstract: This article uses the case of the Nubians in Kenya as an ethnic minority, and the 2009 Kenyan census […]

Sudan to launch advanced, nationwide civil registry in mid-May

Published: 10/Mai/2011
Source: Sudan Tribune

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 […]

Sudan: South needs to recognise citizenship

Published: 9/Mai/2011
Source: The Star (Nairobi)

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 […]

Egypt to grant citizenship to kids of Palestinian dads

Published: 8/Mai/2011
Source: Jerusalem Post

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 […]

South Sudan: Rethinking citizenship, sovereignty and self-determination

Published: 4/Mai/2011
Source: Pambazuka

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 new Family Code of Mali and Why its Promulgation Has Been Delayed

Published: 20/Avr/2011
Source: Association for Women's Rights in Development (AWID)

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 […]

More apply for Lesotho citizenship

Published: 16/Avr/2011
Source: Sunday Express (Maseru)

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 […]