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Citizenship and Nationality
Ghana
- English(1) A citizen of Ghana may hold the citizenship of any other country in addition to his citizenship of Ghana.
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(3) Where the law of a country requires a person who marries a citizen of that country to renounce the citizenship of his own country by virtue of that marriage, a citizen of Ghana who is deprived of his citizenship of Ghana by virtue of that marriage shall, on the dissolution of that marriage, become a citizen of Ghana. (Art. 8)
Citizenship and Nationality
Zambia
- EnglishCitizenship may be acquired by birth, descent, registration or adoption in accordance with this Part2. (Art. 34)
Citizenship and Nationality
Mozambique
- English1. Mozambican nationality may be by origin or it may be acquired.
2. The requirements for the attribution, acquisition, loss and re-acquisition of nationality are determined by the Constitution and regulated by law. (Art. 5) - Portuguese1. A nacionalidade moçambicana pode ser originária ou adquirida.
2. Os requisitos de atribuição, aquisição, perda e reaquisição da nacionalidade são determinados pela Constituição e regulados por lei. (Art. 5)
Citizenship and Nationality
Kenya
- English…
3. ... citizenship.
… (Fourth Schedule - Distribution of Functions between the National Government and the County Governments, Part 1 – National Government) - Swahili…
3. ... uraia.
… (Kiambatisho cha Nne - Mgawanyo wa Majukumu baina ya Serikaili ya Kitaifa na Serikili za Kaunti, Sehemu ya 1 - Serikali ya Kitaifa)
Citizenship and Nationality
Nigeria
- EnglishNotwithstanding the provisions of Chapter III3 of this Constitution but subject to section 28 thereof, any person who became a citizen of Nigeria by birth, registration or naturalisation under the provisions of any other Constitution shall continue to be a citizen of Nigeria under this Constitution. (Sec. 309)
Citizenship and Nationality
Seychelles
- EnglishA person born outside Seychelles on or after the Independence Day but before the 5th June, 1979 whose mother was a Seychellois at the time of the person’s birth is eligible to become a citizen of Seychelles by naturalization or registration. (Art. 10(A))
Citizenship and Nationality
Zimbabwe
- English(1) Persons are Zimbabwean citizens by birth, descent or registration.
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Citizenship and Nationality
Guinea-Bissau
- EnglishThe National Popular Assembly has exclusive competence to legislate on:
a. The Guinean nationality;
… (Art. 86) - PortugueseÉ da exclusiva competência da Assembleia Nacional Popular legislar sobre as seguintes matérias:
a) Nacionalidade guineense;
... (Art. 86)
Citizenship and Nationality
Zambia
- English1. A citizen shall not lose citizenship by acquiring the citizenship of another country.
2. A citizen who ceased to be a citizen, before the commencement of this Constitution as a result of acquiring the citizenship of another country, shall be entitled to apply, as prescribed, to the Citizenship Board of Zambia, for citizenship and the Citizenship Board of Zambia shall bestow citizenship on that person. (Art. 39)
Citizenship and Nationality
Mozambique
- EnglishMozambican nationality may be granted by means of naturalisation to the unmarried children, under eighteen years of age, of a citizen who has acquired Mozambican nationality. (Art. 28)
- PortugueseAtravés do acto de naturalização, a nacionalidade moçambicana pode ser concedida aos filhos do cidadão de nacionalidade adquirida, solteiros e menores de dezoito anos de idade. (Art. 28)