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Citizenship and Nationality
Sudan
- EnglishThe essential issues for peace negotiations include the following:
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e. Equal citizenship;
… (Art 68) - Arabicتشمل القضاية الجوهرية لمفاوضات السلام الأتي:
....د. المواطنة المتساوية
(الماده 69)
Citizenship and Nationality
Nigeria
- English(1) Any citizen of Nigeria of full age who wishes to renounce his Nigerian citizenship shall make a declaration in the prescribed manner for the renunciation.
(2) The President shall cause the declaration made under subsection (1) of this section to be registered and upon such registration, the person who made the declaration shall cease to be a citizen of Nigeria.
(3) The President may withhold the registration of any declaration made under subsection (1) of this section if –
(a) the declaration is made during any war in which Nigeria is physically involved; or
(b) in his opinion, it is otherwise contrary to public policy.
(4) For the purposes of subsection (1) of this section –
(a) “full age” means the age of eighteen years and above;
(b) any woman who is married shall be deemed to be of full age. (Sec. 29)
Citizenship and Nationality
Cabo Verde
- EnglishNo one who is Cabo Verdean by origin may be deprived of nationality or of the prerogatives of citizenship. (Art. 40)
- PortugueseNenhum cabo-verdiano de origem poderá ser privado da nacionalidade ou das prerrogativas da cidadania. (Art. 40)
Citizenship and Nationality
Mozambique
- English1. Persons born in Mozambique after the proclamation of independence are Mozambican nationals.
2. This rule shall not apply to children born of a foreign father and a foreign mother, when either of them is in Mozambique in the employ of the government of his or her country.
… (Art. 24) - Portuguese1. São moçambicanos os cidadãos nascidos em Moçambique após a proclamação da independência.
2. Exceptuam-se os filhos de pai e mãe estrangeiros quando qualquer deles se encontre em Moçambique ao serviço do Estado a que pertence.
… (Art. 24)
Citizenship and Nationality
Central African Republic
- English[The following] are of the domain of the law:
The rules concerning the following matters:
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– the nationality, … (Art. 80) - FrenchSont du domaine de la loi:
Les règles relatives aux matières suivantes:
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- la nationalité, … (Art. 80)
Citizenship and Nationality
Eswatini
- EnglishA person born, whether before or after the commencement of this Constitution and whether in or outside of Eswatini, is a citizen by descent if by birth that person is a descendant. (Sec. 41)
Citizenship and Nationality
Kenya
- English...
(2) The citizenship of a person who was presumed to be a citizen by birth, as contemplated in Article 14(4), may be revoked if—
(a) the citizenship was acquired by fraud, false representation or concealment of any material fact by any person;
(b) the nationality or parentage of the person becomes known, and reveals that the person was a citizen of another country; or
(c) the age of the person becomes known, and reveals that the person was older than eight years when found in Kenya. (Art. 17) - Swahili...
(2) Uraia wa mtu ambaye alidhaniwa kuwa raia kwa kuzaliwa, kama ilivyobainishwa katika Kifungu cha 14 (4), unaweza kubatilishwa ikiwa—
(a) uraia huo ulipatikana kwa njia ya udanganyifu, utambulisho wa uongo au kuficha ukweli wowote halisi unaofanywa na yeyote
(b) utaifa au wazazi wa mtu huyo kujulikana, na kuonyesha ukweli kuwa mtu huyo alikuwa raia wa nchi nyingine; au
(c) umri wa mtu huyo kujulikana, na kuonyesha kuwa mtu huyo alikuwa na umri zaidi ya miaka minane alipokutwa Kenya. (Kifungu cha 17)
Citizenship and Nationality
Zimbabwe
- English(1) Every person who, immediately before the effective date, was a Zimbabwean citizen continues to be a Zimbabwean citizen after that date.
(2) Every person who was born in Zimbabwe before the effective date is a Zimbabwean citizen by birth if—
(a) one or both of his or her parents was a citizen of a country which became a member of the Southern African Development Community established by the treaty signed at Windhoek in the Republic of Namibia on the 17th August, 1992; and
(b) he or she was ordinarily resident in Zimbabwe on the effective date. (Sec. 43)
Citizenship and Nationality
Seychelles
- EnglishA person born outside Seychelles on or after the coming into force of this Constitution shall become a citizen of Seychelles at the date of birth if at that date the person’s father or mother is a citizen of Seychelles. (Art. 11)
Citizenship and Nationality
Mauritania
- English
[The following] are of the domain of the law:
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- nationality,
… (Art. 57) - Arabic
تدخل في مجال القانون:
...
-الجنسية،
... (المادّة 57) - French
Sont du domaine de la loi :
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- la nationalité,
… (Art. 57)