Author Archives for Bronwen Manby

Botswana Citizenship (Amendment) Bill No. 9 of 2020

July 10, 2020 4:21 pm Published by Comments Off on Botswana Citizenship (Amendment) Bill No. 9 of 2020

CITIZENSHIP (AMENDMENT) BILL, 2020 (Published on 10th July, 2020) MEMORANDUM 1. A draft of the above Bill, which it is intended to be presented to the National Assembly is set out below. 2. The object of the Bill is to […]


Joint Submission to the Human Rights Council Universal Periodic Review: Mauritania

July 9, 2020 11:04 am Published by Comments Off on Joint Submission to the Human Rights Council Universal Periodic Review: Mauritania

UPR 37th Session; 3rd Cycle; January/February 2021 Joint submission by: Association des femmes chefs de Famille SOS-Esclaves Anti-slavery International Minority Rights Group International Global Campaign for Equal Nationality Rights Institute on Statelessness and Inclusion Recommendations: Based on the above information, […]


South Africa: Municipality won’t remove former mayor, despite home affairs demands

July 8, 2020 11:26 am Published by Comments Off on South Africa: Municipality won’t remove former mayor, despite home affairs demands

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 […]


Tunisie: Kaïs Saïed octroie la nationalité tunisienne à 135 personnes dont 34 palestiniens

July 7, 2020 1:27 pm Published by Comments Off on Tunisie: Kaïs Saïed octroie la nationalité tunisienne à 135 personnes dont 34 palestiniens

Le président de la République, Kaïs Saïed, a paraphé lundi, un arrêté présidentiel accordant à 135 personnes la nationalité tunisienne dont 34 Palestiniens, selon une source de la présidence de la République. La même source, citée par l’agence de presse […]


Ghana to black Americans: Come home. We’ll help you build a life here.

July 4, 2020 5:14 pm Published by Comments Off on Ghana to black Americans: Come home. We’ll help you build a life here.

By Danielle Paquette Kimberly Reese has never visited Ghana, but she is already designing her dream home there. The Ohio mother of five says she doesn’t feel safe in the United States. “Some of us are tired,” said Reese, 54. […]


Ghana: The Hidden Light Of The Zongo People

July 4, 2020 5:04 pm Published by Comments Off on Ghana: The Hidden Light Of The Zongo People

By Babs-Khalid Hassan A.k.a. Babs Dopouh I observed with a keen interest in how our people in the Zongos are being subjected to the trash by politicians. They all have the same message when they are in Zongos, all they […]


Liberia: Diaspora Taxation – a Possible Compromise to the Dual Citizenship Debate

July 4, 2020 3:33 pm Published by Comments Off on Liberia: Diaspora Taxation – a Possible Compromise to the Dual Citizenship Debate

by Joseph Guannu Bartuah, Jr. In recent times, there have been interesting conversations surrounding the issue of dual citizenship. The issue is sensitive to both diaspora Liberians (people of Liberian lineage living abroad) and home-based Liberians (Liberian citizens living in […]


Nigeria: Unfair complaints

July 3, 2020 11:24 am Published by Comments Off on Nigeria: Unfair complaints

By Donu Kogbara WHEN it was announced, two days ago, that Mrs Opunimi (or Nimi) Akinkugbe was the Governor of Ondo State’s ambassadorial nominee, some Ondo indigenes got miffed and decided to kick up a huge fuss. Their beef? Though […]


African countries are having to come to terms with a growing diaspora’s dual citizenship

July 2, 2020 5:28 pm Published by Comments Off on African countries are having to come to terms with a growing diaspora’s dual citizenship

By Amindeh Blaise Atabong Earlier this year, Jawar Mohammed, the prominent political activist and media entrepreneur, who had returned home to Ethiopia from the US, looked set to challenge his former ally, prime minister Abiy Ahmed, in the country’s election. […]


Madagascar: Proposition de loi n°001/2019 modifiant et complétant certaines dispositions de l’Ordonnance n° 60-064 du 22 juillet 1960

July 1, 2020 4:25 pm Published by Comments Off on Madagascar: Proposition de loi n°001/2019 modifiant et complétant certaines dispositions de l’Ordonnance n° 60-064 du 22 juillet 1960

Proposition de loi n°001/2019 modifiant et complétant certaines dispositions de l’Ordonnance n° 60-064 du 22 juillet 1960, modifiée par la loi nº 61-052 du 13 décembre 1961, la loi nº 62-005 du 6 juin 1962, l’ordonnance nº 73-049 du 27 […]