Citizenship in Equatorial Guinea is set forth in the Ley No.3/2011 reguladora de la Nacionalidad Ecuatoguineana. The law provides for children to acquire nationality from either parent — removing gender discrimination in the 1990 law — and for the children born in the territory to have the right to opt for Equato-Guinean nationality from the age of 18. The reform also simplified the provisions surrounding acquisition of nationality; however, it increased the period of residence necessary for naturalisation (except in case of marriage) from 10 to 40 years. Dual nationality remains prohibited, except in case of a bilateral treaty permitting it.
The UN Committee on the Rights of the Child expressed disappointment in 2004 about the very low percentages of births which are being registered, as well as the lack of a functional registration system and lack of public awareness of the importance of registration; in 2011 the Demographic and Health Survey recorded that only 50 percent of the births of children under five had been registered.
As a member state of the Economic and Monetary Community of Central Africa (CEMAC), Equatorial Guinea has committed to eradicating statelessness.
Lo dejó entrever ayer el ministro de Justicia Salvador Ondo Nkumu en una comparecencia ante la Comisión Permanente de Derechos Humanos del Senado. Ahora una Comisión Ad-Hoc se encargará de adecuar sobre la incompatibilidad de la nacionalidad ecuatoguineana con otras […]
Con esta reforma el Gobierno quiere subsanar las lagunas que existían en la vigente ley reguladora de la nacionalidad ecuatoguineana adoptada en el mes de julio del año 2011. Por Rubén Darío Ndumu Bengono Elúgu Los dos grupos parlamentarios de […]
En la jornada del pasado martes, 21 de abril de 2020, aterrizó en el aeropuerto de Malabo un vuelo especial de la compañía Iberia, fletado por el Gobierno español, para repatriar a sus ciudadanos residentes en Guinea Ecuatorial, bloqueados por […]
We, experts of the Member States (Cameroon, Central African Republic, Gabon, Equatorial Guinea, Republic of Congo and Chad) and Partner States (Democratic Republic of Congo and São Tomé and Príncipe) of the Economic and Monetary Community of Central Africa (CEMAC), […]
Decreto n° 29/2017, de fecha 6 de abril, por el que se otorga a la súbdita extranjera del Reino de España, Sra. Emilia Corredor Triguero, esposa de Don. José Ntutumu Edu, de nacionalidad ecuatoguineana, visto el expediente de solicitud de […]
La Confederación hispánica, o sea las casi 5000 personas que se agrupan alrededor de una página del mismo nombre en la red social de Facebook, piden el reconocimiento a la nacionalidad española de los ecuato-guineanos. Para hacerlo han puesto a […]
Hundreds of Cameroonians have been forcefully expelled from neighboring Equatorial Guinea for being in the country illegally. They are complaining that their property was seized and valid transit documents are not being recognized. Part of this issue appears to be […]
At least Andoni Goikoetxea is clear about what he must do first in his new post as Equatorial Guinea’s manager – beat Cape Verde in two weeks’ time. If the Butcher of Bilbao can lift a team that has underperformed […]
La Conferencia de alcaldes afroamericanos y africanos comenzó hoy en Guinea Ecuatorial con el compromiso del Jefe de Estado, Teodoro Obiang, de otorgar la nacionalidad ecuatoguineana a los afroamericanos que deseen vivir en el país. En la apertura de la […]
Extracts: Artículo 12º 1. La ley determina el régimen jurídico aplicable al derecho de la nacionalidad, la ciudadanía y la condición de extranjero. 2. La mayoría de edad del ciudadano ecuatoguineano se adquiere a los 18 años. Artículo 35º Para […]
Repeals and replaces the law of 1990. Article 3 provides that children acquire nationality at birth if either or both parents are Equatoguinean. Article 5 provides the right to opt for nationality to the spouses of Equatoguinean citizens and those […]
by Laura Bingham, Julia Harrington Reddy & Sebastian Kohn Open Society Justice Initiative This Open Society Justice Initiative paper examines the definition of a stateless person under international law and the implications this definition has for victims of statelessness around the world. In May 2010, […]