Extends the residence period for naturalisation from 5 to 10 years; and states that if no decision is made the application is considered rejected. Prolonge la période de résidence pour la naturalisation de 5 à 10 ans; et précise que […]
Repealed and replaced the 1967 Citizenship Act. Part II of the Order (on citizenship attributed at birth) was repealed and replaced by the 1993 Constitution. (See also two amendments in 1991: the second repealed the first.) Download file (3MB): Lesotho […]
Texte original. Télécharger: Algeria 1970 Code de la Nationalité (PDF)
Zambia’s Refugee (Control) Act, 1970 describes the conditions which refugees will be subject to while in Zambia and details the limited rights of refugees. Section 6(2) provides that: « Every refugee shall, upon registration under this section, be issued with an […]
Reducing the age of majority for citizenship laws from 21 to 18 years. Download: Tanzania Age of Majority Citizenship Laws Act 1970
« A compter de la publication de la présente ordonnance, il est fait obligation formelle à tous les Officiers d’Etat Civil de la République Centrafricaine de porter la Nationalité des nouveaux nés sur toute Acte de Naissance, dans le cadre des […]
Chapter II on Citizenship. Download file: Gambia Constitution, 1970
Chapter 309, Laws of Uganda. Entry into force 1 October 1973. Repealed and replaced by the Registration of Persons Act 2015. Made registration of the births of all children compulsory for the first time. Download: Uganda Births and Deaths Registration […]
Amending provisions relating to naturalisation and deprivation of citizenship. Download file: Botswana Citizenship Supplementary Amendment Act 1969
JPWB McAuslan, ‘John Joseph Akar v. Attorney General’, Journal of African Law 13, no. 2 (1969): 103–16. Download file: here
Chapter 3 on citizenship: Ghana Constitution 1969 Citizenship
Full text (scan – large file) : Kenya Constitution Act No. 5 of 1969