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Citizenship Reform – 2005

2005

Intermediate Implementation

The United Nations Mission in Cote d’Ivoire (UNOCI) reported in March that “Prime Minister Diarra has sought to reactiveate the national identification exercise”, although it was unclear if the reforms to the National Identification Commission had been modified in line with the requirements of the Linas-Marcoussis agreement.^[1] Despite new laws passed in 2004, nationality and naturalization continued to be a source of friction.^[2] In September, President Gbagbo again revised these laws.^[3]

[1] “Fourth progress report of the Secretary-General on the United Nations Operation in Cote d’Ivoire,” United Nations (S/2005/186), March 18, 2005.

[2] “No peace in Ivory Coast without solution to nationality problem: Rebel leader,” Agence France Presse, August 30, 2005.

[3] “Gbagbo revises Ivory Coast’s contested nationality laws,” Agence France Presse, September 2, 2005.