January 31, 2023 3:03 pm
Published by Bronwen Manby
Introduction to AHMR Volume 8 Number 3 September – December 2022 The African Human Mobility Review (AHMR) is an interdisciplinary peer-reviewed on-line journal created to encourage and facilitate the study of all aspects (socio-economic, political, legislative and developmental) of human […]
January 30, 2023 8:52 am
Published by Bronwen Manby
WHEREAS the National Assembly considered public petition No. 41 of 2020 dated the 19th November, 2020, regarding the recognition of the Pemba people of Kenya as citizens of the Republic of Kenya; WHEREAS the petition posits that the Pemba Community […]
January 27, 2023 2:11 pm
Published by Bronwen Manby
By Mazuba Muchindu AHMR Volume 8 Number 3 September – December 2022 Abstract The risk of statelessness in protracted refugee situations has not received much attention both in academic literature and policy discussions. Yet evidence suggests that for refugees in […]
January 27, 2023 2:08 pm
Published by Bronwen Manby
By Fatima Khan AHMR Volume 8 Number 3 September – December 2022 Abstract In South Africa, section 41 of the Immigration Act requires any person approached on reasonable grounds by a police officer or immigration officer to identify themselves either […]
January 27, 2023 2:04 pm
Published by Bronwen Manby
By Christina Beninger and Rashida Manjoo AHMR Volume 8 Number 3 September – December 2022 Abstract Gender discrimination, both direct and indirect, is a leading cause of statelessness worldwide. Most often, direct discrimination is reflected in patriarchal nationality laws that […]
January 26, 2023 9:20 am
Published by Bronwen Manby
The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) issued the highest number of passport booklets totalling 1,899,683 in over seven years, the Nigerian government has said. It was also learnt that at least 150 Nigerians renounced their citizenship between 2006 to 2021, while […]
January 25, 2023 3:51 pm
Published by Bronwen Manby
MONROVIA – The National Elections Commission (NEC) has clarified that the National ID cards issued by the National Identification Registry would not be the only or primary proof of citizenship during the Biometric Voter Registration for the October elections. The […]
January 24, 2023 8:51 am
Published by Bronwen Manby
By Lennart Dodoo MONROVIA – There is a brewing fear among members of the public and political parties that many Liberians may be left disenfranchised should the National Elections Commission (NEC) heavily rely on the use of National ID Cards […]
January 24, 2023 8:42 am
Published by Bronwen Manby
By Jason Stearns Since the M23 rebellion re-emerged in November 2021, there has been a lot of noise––to call it a discussion would be to exaggerate its nuance and sophistication ––about discrimination against Congolese Tutsi and its role in the […]
January 23, 2023 8:04 pm
Published by Bronwen Manby
L’amendement du parti de l’Istiqlal, portant sur le Code de la nationalité marocaine et liant l’octroi de cette dernière à la maîtrise des langues arabe et amazighe ou seulement l’une d’elles, est passé comme une lettre à la poste au […]
January 23, 2023 7:53 pm
Published by Bronwen Manby
The Federal Government of Nigeria has inaugurated a High-Level Steering Committee (HLSC) for the eradication of statelessness in Nigeria and to kickstart the implementation of its five-key priority activities. The Deputy Director of Press and Public Relations, Ministry of Interior, […]
January 23, 2023 10:09 am
Published by Bronwen Manby
By Jesper Bjarnesen, Cristiano Lanzano, Henning Melber, and Patience Mususa Citizenship is and has always been a complicated and multi-faceted concept. Across African contexts, as a recent IDAP webinar reiterated, this complexity is both conceptual and reflective of the many and changing […]