It is often at election time when questions around nationality come to the fore – when the meaning of citizenship is challenged in its fullest sense of the right to participate in public affairs of a country. There are many well-known cases of politicians whose right to nationality in the country where they wish to stand for office has been brought into question. Some of these have been litigated up to the level of the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights, but less-well known cases arise with almost every election. Elections also see regular assertions that certain groups of potential voters have been registered to vote even though they are not citizens.
La question de la double nationalité refait surface, à moins de six mois de la tenue des scrutins attendus en décembre. Les réseaux sociaux, comme à l’accoutumée, sont entrés dans la danse en s’invitant dans cette problématique via une liste…
Après son acquittement, les autorités congolaises autorisent Jean-Pierre Bemba à disposer d’un passeport diplomatique. Ce qui n’est pas le cas pour l’opposant Moïse Katumbi. Qu’est ce qui explique cette disparité ? Jean-Pierre Bemba peut demander un passeport diplomatique et rentrer…
By Kwaku Asare I want to start by emphatically asserting that the current allegiance-based exclusions of plural citizens from the political space are a constitutional time bomb. To be sure, I do not dispute that allegiance is an important cultural…
Yamoussoukro-Cinquante-six jeunes filles et garçons de la sous-préfecture d’Attiégouakro ont reçu gratuitement, vendredi, leur certificat de nationalité établi grâce au ministre du Commerce, de l’Artisanat, de la Promotion des PME, de l’Industrie et des Mines, Souleymane Diarrassouba, en vue de…
La justice congolaise a annoncé lundi l’ouverture d’une information judiciaire contre l’opposant en exil Moïse Katumbi, récemment interpellé à Bruxelles en possession d’un passeport litigieux. Ce dernier dénonce l’« instrumentalisation » des services de l’État. Dans un communiqué, le parquet…
Congolese authorities cancelled the passport of opposition leader Moise Katumbi, his office said in a statement on Friday, just days after the exiled politician gathered thousands for an opposition rally in the capital Kinshasa. The statement said Katumbi noticed his…
Au lendemain de la brève interpellation de Moïse Katumbi dans l’aéroport de Bruxelles-Zaventem, les autorités belges ont confirmé à Jeune Afrique que le passeport de l’opposant congolais avait bel et bien été falsifié. Il a désormais quinze jours pour régulariser…
By Jo Venkov The recent elections in Kenya have been reported on the world over, especially in light of the allegations of fraud and hacking. But I want to consider them from the point of view of voter eligibility in…
Daniel Mumbere Kenyans are bracing for another standoff between opposition politician Miguna Miguna and the immigration department. Miguna announced that he will be coming back to the country today and the Kenya Human Rights Commission wrote to the immigration department…
There’s been much speculation on when and how Moïse Katumbi, the exiled Congolese political leader who announced a presidential run in March, will return to the country. Katumbi, the candidate of the “Together for Change” coalition challenging Democratic Republic of…