August 4, 2020 1:50 pm
Published by Bronwen Manby
Over fifty years since Kenya attained independence, the Nubian Community is still fighting for recognition as citizens in their country. There are multiple challenges the community faces for being treated as an alien while in their own country. Accessing fundamental […]
August 4, 2020 12:35 pm
Published by Bronwen Manby
Il a été entouré pour la circonstance du délégué . régional du Ministère de la, décentralisation et du développement local, du chef d’agence du Bureau national d’état civil et de 1a présidente de Women’s peace initiatives par ailleurs chef dudit […]
August 4, 2020 8:29 am
Published by Bronwen Manby
KONATÉ a été naturalisé Gabonais. Il souhaite obtenir une carte nationale d’identité mais à sa grande surprise, on la lui refuse Se rendant ensuite à la DGDI pour se faire établir un passeport, un nouveau refus lui est opposé Motif […]
July 28, 2020 3:35 pm
Published by Bronwen Manby
The Best Of Afternoon Drive With Joanne Joseph Guest: Liesl Muller | Head Of Statelessness Project at Lawyers For Human Rights Listen: https://www.702.co.za/podcasts/196/the-best-of-afternoon-drive-with-joanne-joseph/344360/children-born-abroad-with-one-south-african-parent-have-right-to-citizenship
July 28, 2020 1:59 pm
Published by Bronwen Manby
By Bronwen Manby & Solomon Momoh Nigeria is one of the few countries in the world that creates an explicitly ethnic basis for its citizenship law. The 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, which provides the framework for […]
July 28, 2020 11:57 am
Published by Bronwen Manby
By Kudzai Mubaiwa My passport is one of my most prized possessions. You can’t always get another one even if you have the money. This is the third essay in the six-part series guest edited by Nanjala Nyabola. Additional editing […]
July 28, 2020 10:56 am
Published by Bronwen Manby
By Martin Siele Nozisi Dube couldn’t hide her joy on Tuesday, July 28 after she was finally granted Kenyan citizenship by the Ministry of Interior. A member of the stateless Shona community which has existed in Kenya for more than […]
July 28, 2020 10:52 am
Published by Bronwen Manby
Joseph Rwagatare The news at the weekend was about Rwanda taking in a stateless person deported from the United States of America. The man, Amin Hassoun, a Palestinian, was reported to have been living in the United States since the […]
July 27, 2020 4:50 pm
Published by Bronwen Manby
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 […]
July 27, 2020 9:27 am
Published by Bronwen Manby
Une première réunion sur le lancement du programme conjoint “Citoyenneté et protection sociale” a eu lieu récemment au Sénat. Objectif : procéder à la validation du mécanisme de mise en œuvre dudit programme, ainsi qu’à l’examen des résultats obtenus depuis son […]
July 26, 2020 7:28 pm
Published by Bronwen Manby
By By Mmoniemang Motsamai Gaborone — The topical Constitution (Amendment) Bill, dubbed floor crossing, is expected to take center stage during the third meeting of the first session of the 12th Parliament scheduled to commence today. […] The Citizenship (Amendment) […]
July 26, 2020 6:21 pm
Published by Bronwen Manby
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 […]
