CITIZENSHIP AND STATELESSNESS
IN THE HORN OF AFRICA
VY
Table 8: Renunciation and reacquisition
Country
Conditions applied
Djibouti
Eritrea
Ethiopia
Somalia
UNHCR
Reacquisition
Relevant legal
provisions
Yes
No provision
L2018Art 35
No
No provision
L1992Art8
If domiciled in
L2003Arts19&22
Renunciation
No conditions other than
acquisition of another
nationality
May be deprived if
renounces
Shall not be released
unless fulfils military
obligations and serves
any criminal penalty
By declaration, must be
resident abroad
— December 2021
Protection
vs
statelessness
Yes
Yes
Ethiopia and
renounces other
nationality
If resident in Somalia
3 yrs and fulfils
conditions for
naturalisation
L1962Arts10&12
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