The Complainant reminded the Secretariat on 17 August 2010, about its
request for the continuation of the admissibility proceedings and indicated its
desire to see the Commission give a ruling at the subsequent session. The
Secretariat once again requested for the submissions of the Respondent State
on 25 October 2010.
20. The Complainant transmitted a letter to the Secretariat in February 2011,
providing an update of all the communications it had brought before the
Commission including this particular Communication. The Complainant
confirmed its letter above on 12 April 2011 and requested the Commission to
continue with the consideration of the admissibility of the Communication at
its 49th Ordinary Session scheduled for 28 April to 12 May 2011. In the course
of the successive sessions, the Commission decided to defer the consideration
of the Communication. The Parties were duly informed about them and the
Respondent State requested to submit its arguments on admissibility.
21. The Complainant seised the Secretariat on 2 November 2011 with a request
for amicable settlement following political developments in Côte d’Ivoire as
the preparation of a draft bill by the government on nationality had the
potential of addressing the legal provisions and discriminatory practices
denounced by the Communication. The Complainant therefore requested the
Commission to intervene to ensure clarification of the principles of nondiscrimination stipulated by the African Charter and the implementation of
nationality issues within the context of the amicable settlement. The
Complainant requested the appointment of one Commissioner to that effect.
22. The Secretariat informed the Parties on 28 June 2012 that the Commission had
considered the Communication at the 51st Ordinary Session and decided to
defer its decision on admissibility to the 52nd Ordinary Session scheduled to
be held from 9 to 22 October 2012 in Yamoussoukro, Côte d’Ivoire. The
Respondent State was requested to submit its arguments on admissibility.
The Secretariat once again requested the Respondent State on 21 August 2012
to forward its arguments and informed the State that failing that, the
Commission would take a decision on the admissibility based on the
information in its possession.
23. In response to the Secretariat’s letter dated 28 June 2012, the Complainant, in
a letter dated 6 September 2012, recalled its request for amicable settlement
filed in April and November 2011. The Secretariat informed the Respondent
State on 18 December 2012 about the request for amicable settlement of 2
November 2011 submitted by the Complainant and informed the Parties that
the said request will be considered during the 13th Extraordinary Session of
the Commission in February 2013.
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