Author Archives for Bronwen Manby

Mise en service d’un certificat de nationalité infalsifiable en Centrafrique

June 11, 2008 2:09 pm Published by Comments Off on Mise en service d’un certificat de nationalité infalsifiable en Centrafrique

Bangui, 11 jui. (ACAP)- Le ministre de la Justice, Garde des sceaux, M. Thierry Savonarole Maleyombo, a signé, mardi 10 juin, un Arrêté Instituant un certificat de nationalité sécurisé en République Centrafricaine et qui doit être délivré par les présidents […]


FEC okays 119 for Nigerian citizenship

June 5, 2008 11:50 am Published by Comments Off on FEC okays 119 for Nigerian citizenship

THE Federal Executive Council(FEC) yesterday approved Nigerian citizenship for 119 applicants. The council, presided over by Vice President Goodluck Jonathan, also approved the creation of procurement departments in all ministries, departments and agencies. Under the new arrangement, the procurement department […]


Ethiopia-Eritrea: Stalemate takes toll on Eritreans and Ethiopians of Eritrean origin

May 30, 2008 12:00 am Published by Comments Off on Ethiopia-Eritrea: Stalemate takes toll on Eritreans and Ethiopians of Eritrean origin

Despite strong historic and ethnic ties, relations between Eritrea and Ethiopia have rarely been smooth. As a result, and particularly over the past decade, nationality rights of residents of both countries have been at risk. After Eritrea’s 30-year struggle for […]


Mozambique: De novo a Nacionalidade de Luisa Diogo

May 28, 2008 9:15 am Published by Comments Off on Mozambique: De novo a Nacionalidade de Luisa Diogo

Sobre este assunto, independentemente das pessoas em causa, há algo mal explicado. O Notícias (AIM) diz: Quanto à ideia de que Luísa Diogo se tornou uma cidadã portuguesa, pelo simples facto de que Silva também registou o casamento em Portugal, […]


Guinea Bissau: Lei No. 6/2008 de 2008, aprovado o Estatuto do Refugiado

May 27, 2008 8:54 am Published by Comments Off on Guinea Bissau: Lei No. 6/2008 de 2008, aprovado o Estatuto do Refugiado

ARTIGO 34 Naturalização 1. Por derrogação do artigo 9, no 1, alinea c) da lei no. 2/92, de 6 de Abril, de relativa às condiçoes de atribuiçoes e perda da Nacionalidade Bissau-Guineense, as autoridades da Guiné-Bissau facilitarao a naturalização do […]


Kenya: National Registration Process Leaves Minorities on the Edge of Statelessness

May 23, 2008 12:00 am Published by Comments Off on Kenya: National Registration Process Leaves Minorities on the Edge of Statelessness

The ethnic divides that Kenya’s election crisis brought to light over- shadow another longstanding form of marginalization: obstacles to citizenship faced by minority groups such as the Nubians, Kenyan Somalis, and coastal Arabs in the national identification (ID) card reg- […]


ACHPR Communication 262/02 : Mouvement ivoirien de droits de l’Homme (MIDH) / Cote d’Ivoire

May 22, 2008 8:52 am Published by Comments Off on ACHPR Communication 262/02 : Mouvement ivoirien de droits de l’Homme (MIDH) / Cote d’Ivoire

1.On the 24th October 2002, the Secretariat of the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights received from Mr Zoro Bi Ballo Epiphane, President of the Ivorian Human Rights Movement (MIDH), a communication presented on behalf of this NGO, in […]


ACHPR Comm 292/04 : Institute for Human Rights and Development in Africa / Angola

May 22, 2008 12:00 am Published by Comments Off on ACHPR Comm 292/04 : Institute for Human Rights and Development in Africa / Angola

African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights, Communication 292/04 IHRDA (on behalf of Esmaila Connateh & 13 others) / Republic of Angola [24th AAR] 1.The complaint is filed by the Institute for Human Rights and Development in Africa (IHRDA) on […]


Mozambique: “Vamos lá falar!” – Editorial do Zambeze

May 8, 2008 9:20 am Published by Comments Off on Mozambique: “Vamos lá falar!” – Editorial do Zambeze

Qual é afinal a jurisprudência sobre a nacionalidade moçambicana? A semana que decorreu entre a nossa última edição e esta, foi rica em episódios. Nada melhor para quem gosta mesmo de jornalismo. E nada melhor do que isso acontecer em […]


Mozambique: Spurious Claims About Prime Minister’s Nationality

May 8, 2008 12:00 am Published by Comments Off on Mozambique: Spurious Claims About Prime Minister’s Nationality

By Paul Fauvet Maputo — Wednesday and Thursday saw the Mozambican government submitted to questioning in the country’s parliament, the Assembly of the Republic – but some of the opposition deputies, rather than asking relevant questions about the government’s compliance […]