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Burkina Faso extends citizenship to Black Americans to help boost economy

Published: 12/Nov/2025
Source: Sierra Leone Telegraph

Last Friday, 7th November 2025, Captain Ibrahim Traoré welcomed 700 African Americans, Afro-Caribbeans and Afro-Europeans, who affirmed their commitment to live and invest in Burkina Faso. They were in Burkina Faso for a Welcome Home event sponsored by the Ministry […]

Continental Consultation Meeting on the Model Law on the Right to Nationality and the Eradication of Statelessness Kicks Off in Pretoria

Published: 10/Nov/2025
Source: Pan-African Parliament

The Continental Consultation Meeting, organized in collaboration with UNHCR, commenced today in Pretoria. This two-day event aims to engage a diverse group of stakeholders, including African Union organs, regional economic and development communities, experts on nationality, and civil society organizations […]

Algerian Lawmakers Consider Stripping Citizenship from Nationals Abroad

Published: 30/Oct/2025
Source: North Africa Journal (Boston, MA)

A plan resurfacing in Algeria’s parliament would allow authorities to strip citizenship from Algerians who commit acts abroad deemed seriously harmful to state interests or national unity, or who demonstrably shift their loyalty to another country. Though supporters say this […]

Algérie : le projet de déchéance de nationalité refait surface

Published: 25/Oct/2025
Source: Tout sur l’Algérie (Alger)

Des députés ont annoncé avoir proposé un projet de loi sur la déchéance de nationalité algérienne. Une première tentative du genre a échoué en 2021. Par Rafik Tadjer Trois ans après, on parle de nouveau en Algérie de la déchéance […]

Madagascar revokes ousted president Rajoelina’s nationality

Published: 25/Oct/2025
Source: RFI

Madagascar’s new government has stripped ousted president Andry Rajoelina of his Malagasy nationality, according to media reports confirmed by RFI, 10 days after he was removed in a military takeover. The decision bars him from contesting future elections. A decree […]

Ousted Madagascan president stripped of citizenship

Published: 25/Oct/2025
Source: BBC News

Former Madagascan President Andry Rajoelina, who was ousted in a coup last week, has been stripped of his citizenship by the new regime. The order, signed by new Prime Minister Herintsalama Rajaonarivelo, cited local laws stipulating that people who acquired […]

Madagascar: l’ex-président Andry Rajoelina perd sa nationalité malgache

Published: 24/Oct/2025
Source: RFI

C’est une décision retentissante : à Madagascar, le gouvernement a déclaré ce vendredi 24 octobre la perte de sa nationalité malgache par l’ancien président Andry Rajoelina. Le décret signé par le Premier ministre Herintsalama Rajaonarivelo, dont l’authenticité a été confirmée […]

Kenya: Minority communities in Kwale demand greater recognition

Published: 23/Oct/2025
Source: Kenya News (Government of Kenya)

Minority communities in the coastal county of Kwale are calling for greater recognition with demands for inclusion in political appointments, equitable resource distribution and protection of their rights. The minorities said they have endured decades of historical injustices and marginalisation […]

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