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Dounard Bondo

All you need to know about Liberia’s new dual citizenship law

Liberia's President George Weah stands next to First Lady Clar Weah at his swearing-in ceremony at the Samuel Kanyon Doe Sports Complex in Monrovia, Liberia January 22, 2018 [Thierry Gouegnon/Jamaica]

Liberia’s president has signed into law a bill that amends the country’s alien and nationality law.

The new law, signed last Friday, permits dual citizenship by allowing Liberians to hold on to their citizenship after acquiring a second nationality. Also significant is that it allows individuals to claim Liberian citizenship through their mothers.

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