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Eswatini: King Mswati grants diplomatic passport to Zimbabwean businessman Wicknell Chivayo previously convicted and linked to multibillion fraud and money-laundering cases, an alleged ally to President Emmerson Mnangagwa.

Published: 21/Jun/2026
Source: Swaziland News

by Zweli Martin Dlamini MBABANE: Wicknell Munodaani Chivayo, the Zimbabwean businessman who recently received a diplomatic passport from King Mswati after being granted Eswatini citizenship, is an ex-convict, an alleged fraudster and/or multibillion money-launderer. A brief research conducted by this […]

Uganda walks a tightrope on the Banyarwanda citizenship debate

Published: 20/Jun/2026
Source: The East African

What began as a routine government formation process after President Yoweri Museveni’s swearing-in for a new term on May 12 has thrust Uganda’s long-running citizenship debate into the national spotlight. Among the names submitted for ministerial jobs were individuals who […]

Lumumba Chia fled to SA 27 years ago. He is not allowed to leave

Published: 19/Jun/2026
Source: GroundUp (Cape Town)

Refugees and stateless people face a long road to getting documentation By Marecia Damons Lumumba Chia has lived in South Africa for more than two decades. He holds a Refugee Permit, has filed the necessary applications, and has done everything […]

Niger: Abdourahamane Tiani déchoit l’activiste « Mayra » de sa nationalité

Published: 15/Jun/2026
Source: Jeune Afrique

Un décret signé du général Abdourahamane Tiani retire « provisoirement » sa nationalité nigérienne à Mariama Djibrine. Comme d’autres personnalités, elle est accusée d’« intelligence avec une puissance étrangère ». Par Damien Glez Parmi la boîte à outils répressive contre […]

Niger Strips Exiled Opposition Leader of Nationality

Published: 15/Jun/2026
Source: Human Rights Watch

Action Highlights Repression, Increases Risk of Statelessness By Ilaria Allegrozzi Niger’s junta leader, Gen. Abdourahamane Tiani, signed on June 11 a decree provisionally stripping Nigerien nationality from Mariama Djibrine, a leading opposition figure living in exile. The measure is based […]

Ghana’s Investment Bill Introduces Citizenship by Investment in a Single Clause

Published: 9/Jun/2026
Source: Investment Migration Insider

By Ahmad Abbas Ghana’s Parliament has passed an investment bill that introduces citizenship by investment (CBI) into the country’s investment legislation for the first time. The clause does not create a program. It directs the Ministry of the Interior to […]

Namibia: Home Affairs clarifies citizenship rules, warns against misinformation

Published: 7/Jun/2026
Source: Informante (Windhoek)

THE Ministry of Home Affairs, Immigration, Safety and Security (MHAISS) has moved to dispel allegations that Namibian citizenship and national documents are being issued arbitrarily to foreign nationals who do not qualify. In a media release issued by MHAISS Executive […]