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 […]
Des dizaines de familles d’origine tabou vivant dans la municipalité d’Al Kufrah, dans le sud-est de la Libye, auraient été expulsées de force et auraient vu leurs maisons démolies par des responsables de l’application des lois. Un grand nombre d’entre […]
O parlamento adiou para finais de Abril o debate sobre a alteração à Lei da Nacionalidade, que vai permitir aos milhares cabo-verdianos nascidos no estrangeiro ficarem aptos a participar na escolha dos dirigentes deste arquipélago. O governo pediu o agendamento […]
Submission by CRAI partner organisations to the Kenya constitution task force. Download file: here (scan)
Provisions relevant to citizenship: Section 9(e) Functions of the Regional Security Committee include : « Consider applications for citizenship and advise the Minister responsible for citizenship ». Section 11(e) Functions of the District Security Committee include: « Consider applications for citizenship and submit […]
Lisboa, 16 Mar (Lusa) – O primeiro ministro da Guiné-Bissau, Carlos Gomes Júnior, anunciou hoje que os guineenses com nacionalidade portuguesa já podem requer a nacionalidade guineense. « A Assembleia Nacional Popular, na sua sessão de sexta feira, acabou de aprovar […]
La necesidad de asegurar la autenticidad de los documentos oficiales y acabar con determinadas falsificaciones y fraudes que se producen en Guinea Ecuatorial es una de las prioridades del Gobierno. Para conseguirlo, el Presidente Obiang Nguema Mbasogo ha sancionado esta […]
A l’occasion de la Journée internationale des femmes et du premier anniversaire de la campagne « L’Afrique pour les droits des femmes : ratifier et respecter ! », une centaine d’associations africaines publient leur « Cahier d’exigences », adressé aux […]
In our series of viewpoints from African journalists, Zimbabwean filmmaker and columnist Farai Sevenzo considers the implications of nationality as he flicks through his passport. You must have seen the queues around crumbling official buildings, or agonised over how to […]
Many foreigners think that it is almost impossible to get Botswana citizenship regardless of how long one has stayed in the country. By Joyce Grey Some foreigners say that they have lived in Botswana and brought development and investment to […]