Juba, South Sudan
February 26, 2022 — The government of the Republic of South Sudan has said it will accord citizenship to Congolese refugees who have been in the country for fifty years, South Sudan’s Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation revealed.
Hon. Deng Dau revealed this information during an event organized to discuss immigration from Africa to Europe.
Deng says South Sudan as a country is supportive of integration of immigrants and their contribution to sustainable development in accordance with the South Sudanese regional response to African Union 2030 – 2033.
South Sudan is currently hosting refugees from neighboring Sudan, Eritrea, Ethiopia and Democratic Republic of Congo.
Notwithstanding the unfolding challenges, the Congolese refugees are said to have managed to maintain good relations with host communities (South Sudanese).
“Congolese refugees who sought refuge five decades ago are being considered for nationalization and this is why it’s important we have a department of immigrations here,” Deputy Minister Deng Dau said during the event.
“The Republic of South Sudan is indeed supportive of integration of migrants and their contribution to sustainable development in accordance with South Sudanese regional refugees response to the African Union 2030/2033 agenda.”, Deng added.
According to the Nationality Act, a person born before or after 2011 shall be considered a South Sudanese National by birth if parents, grandparents or great-grandparents, on the male or female line, were born in South Sudan or belongs to one of the indigenous ethnic communities of South Sudan.
