Citizenship is not determined by colour but by national identity – Op-ed

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Citizenship is not determined by colour but by national identity – Op-ed

Rodney Michael: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 12 August 2020: There are three ways citizenship can be acquired - by birth, by descent and by naturalization. And as long as one becomes a citizen through any of the above means, they gain most of the privileges accorded to citizens, the right to vote, to reside and the…

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