The most famous cases in which the right of a person to stand for public office has been questioned are those of Kenneth Kaunda of Zambia and Alassane Ouattara of Côte d’Ivoire. The African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights found both states in violation of their obligations under the Charter; as they also did in the less well known but even more egregious case of John Modise of Botswana. But many cases do not reach the regional mechanisms and are challenged in national courts.
Law activist and academician, Prof Stephen Kwaku Asare aka Kwaku Azar has once again penned a position challenging the explanation given by some individuals on the position of the law on dual citizenship. The outspoken lawyer in his article explained…
MP-elect for Nsuta-Kwamang-Beposo has fought off claims that she holds dual citizenship despite contesting and winning the parliamentary seat for the constituency. Adelaide Yaa Agyeiwaa Ntim has revealed that she renounced her American citizenship months to the elections. “I heard that…
As the polls approach, deep divisions focus more on candidates’ personal backgrounds than Niger’s security and development challenges. by Ornella Moderan and Habibou Souley Bako On 13 and 27 December, some 7.4 million Nigeriens vote in the country’s local, legislative…
By Nimah Arigbabu and Oyinkan Akintola-Bello From the beginning of time, women have played varying roles, albeit behind the scenes in most instances, in shaping matters of foreign relations. Maids, domestic workers, female diplomats, women married to diplomats, mistresses and…
Magashi’s immediate younger brother from same parents, Ahamadou Harouna (aka Denis), is a lawmaker and member of the Convention Democratique et Social, one of the parties backing the incumbent President of Niger Republic, Issoufou Mahamadou. Mr Ali Mohammed Magashi, one…
By Cholo Brooks The alleged Liberian citizenship of Augustine Ndubsi Nwabudike has finally been put to rest by the final arbiter of justice, the Supreme Court of Liberia with no hope of him retaining such, despite of his repeated entitlement…
Thanduxolo Jika The home affairs department has given a Free State municipality an ultimatum to remove former executive mayor Nthateng Maoke from its payroll because she continues to draw a salary as an ordinary councillor, despite having been found to…
By George Lomax The LNBA’s investigation started in the media with a press conference long before Cllr. Nwabudike was notified of an attempt to investigate his citizenship. It also ended in the media with a press conference without the benefit…
Par Abdelghani Aichoun La décision de nommer le député Samir Chaabna ministre délégué chargé de la Communauté nationale à l’étranger a été annulée par la présidence de la République. C’est ce qu’a indiqué, hier, un communiqué du Premier ministère. Et…
By Morgan Hekking Rabat – Algerian President Abdelmajid Tebboune rejected on Saturday the appointment of Samir Chaabna as minister delegate to the prime minister responsible for Algerians abroad after the appointee refused to give up his dual French-Algerian nationality. The…