Author Archives for Bronwen Manby

Côte d’Ivoire: Retour d’exilés / Apatridie : Le HCR salue les actions du Gouvernement

December 8, 2020 2:03 pm Published by Comments Off on Côte d’Ivoire: Retour d’exilés / Apatridie : Le HCR salue les actions du Gouvernement

Une délégation du Haut-Commissariat des Nations Unies pour les Réfugiés (HCR) conduite par son représentant résident, Angèle Djohousso, a salué les actions initiées par le Gouvernement Ivoirien, sous la houlette du Président de la République Alassane Ouattara dans le cadre […]


The Democratic Republic of Congo has ratified the African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child

December 8, 2020 10:31 am Published by Comments Off on The Democratic Republic of Congo has ratified the African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child

The Democratic Republic of Congo has deposited the ratification instruments of the African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child (ACRWC). During a ceremony held today at the Headquarters of the African Union Commission (AUC), the Director of […]


The nationality and statelessness of nomads under international law: With a comprehensive examination of the nationality and statelessness of former Bedouin in Kuwait, Tuareg in Mali and Sama Dilaut (Bajau Laut) in Malaysia

December 8, 2020 10:25 am Published by Comments Off on The nationality and statelessness of nomads under international law: With a comprehensive examination of the nationality and statelessness of former Bedouin in Kuwait, Tuareg in Mali and Sama Dilaut (Bajau Laut) in Malaysia

Doctoral thesis by Heather Alexander, December 2020 Download: https://research.tilburguniversity.edu/en/publications/the-nationality-and-statelessness-of-nomads-under-international-l


Cameroun: Établir et délivrer l’acte de naissance en 3 jours

December 7, 2020 1:11 pm Published by Comments Off on Cameroun: Établir et délivrer l’acte de naissance en 3 jours

La cérémonie d’ouverture officielle des services d’enregistrement de naissances déployés au Centre d’animation sociale et sanitaire de Nkoldongo s’est tenue le 03 décembre dernier. La matérialisation de ce service se justifie par le fait que pour adresser la problématique du […]


Zimbabwe: Pupils in Zimsec nightmare

December 6, 2020 9:01 am Published by Comments Off on Zimbabwe: Pupils in Zimsec nightmare

Emmanuel Kafe ZIMBABWE School Examination Council (zimsec) examinations started in earnest last week but some candidates failed to sit due to failure to obtain national identity cards. John Mhandu (not his real name) missed two of  his Ordinary Level papers […]


South Africa: Home Affairs probes avalanche of blocked ID documents

December 5, 2020 8:58 am Published by Comments Off on South Africa: Home Affairs probes avalanche of blocked ID documents

By Mayibongwe Maqhina Cape Town – The Home Affairs Department is investigating close to a million “blocked” identity documents that were found to be suspicious, duplicate or fraudulently issued with falsified supporting documents. This was revealed by Home Affairs Minister […]


Eyakuze vs Commissioner General of Tanzania Immigration Service & Others

December 4, 2020 9:45 pm Published by Comments Off on Eyakuze vs Commissioner General of Tanzania Immigration Service & Others

Aidan Frederick Lwanga Eyakuze vs Commissioner General of Tanzania Immigration Service Department & Others (Civil Appeal 13 of 2020) [2020] TZCA 1884 (04 December 2020) (Appeal from the Ruling and Order of the High Court of Tanzania,Main Registry at Dar […]


La cámara de los diputados aprueba el proyecto de ley de la nacionalidad ecuatoguineana

December 4, 2020 2:44 pm Published by Comments Off on La cámara de los diputados aprueba el proyecto de ley de la nacionalidad ecuatoguineana

Con esta reforma el Gobierno quiere subsanar las lagunas que existían en la vigente ley reguladora de la nacionalidad ecuatoguineana adoptada en el mes de julio del año 2011. Por Rubén Darío Ndumu Bengono Elúgu Los dos grupos parlamentarios de […]


South Africa: Community journalists pledge their commitment to end statelessness

December 3, 2020 11:37 am Published by Comments Off on South Africa: Community journalists pledge their commitment to end statelessness

PRESS STATEMENT On the 26th and 27th November 2020, journalists working in community radio and community print media from around South Africa gathered for a workshop with the theme “Reporting on Statelessness in South Africa”. The workshop was co-hosted by […]


Cameroun : la double nationalité exclut des candidats

December 2, 2020 8:12 pm Published by Comments Off on Cameroun : la double nationalité exclut des candidats

Des personnalités n’ont pas été retenues pour les régionales du 6 décembre. Elles ont appris qu’elles ne jouiraient plus de la nationalité camerounaise. Par Henri Fotso La question de la double nationalité n’agitait pas trop l’opinion publique jusque-là. Mais depuis […]


South Africa: SCA rules against Home Affairs in brothers’ citizenship battle

December 2, 2020 3:17 pm Published by Comments Off on South Africa: SCA rules against Home Affairs in brothers’ citizenship battle

By Bernadette Wicks In 1995, Joseph Emmanuel Jose and Jonathan Diabaka’s parents fled their war-torn home country and came to SA. The following year, Jose was born. He was followed a year later by his brother. The Supreme Court of […]


South African Parliament: Question NW2763 to the Minister of Home Affairs

December 2, 2020 9:06 am Published by Comments Off on South African Parliament: Question NW2763 to the Minister of Home Affairs

Tito, Ms LF to ask the Minister of Home Affairs (a) What is the total number of cases of blocked identity documents (IDs) in his department and (b) how long does it take his department to investigate and resolve the […]