Author Archives for Bronwen Manby

Zimbabwe: Registrar General suspended

May 16, 2020 10:14 am Published by Comments Off on Zimbabwe: Registrar General suspended

Zvamaida Murwira, Senior Reporter The Public Service Commission (PSC) has suspended without salary and allowances Registrar-General Clemence Masango who is facing charges of criminal abuse of office as a public officer after he allegedly instructed CMED to buy a double […]


RDC: à qui profite le trouble marché des passeports?

May 14, 2020 7:39 am Published by Comments Off on RDC: à qui profite le trouble marché des passeports?

par Sonia Rolley Des organisations de la société civile, congolaises, comme internationales, montent au créneau sur la question du marché des passeports. Publicité Jusqu’à la mi-juin, la société belge SemLex devrait les produire. Le coût officiel est de 185 dollars […]


Congo’s ‘PassportGate’: FIDH, LDH, UNIS and 51 Victims Initiate Proceedings in Belgian Courts

May 13, 2020 7:47 am Published by Comments Off on Congo’s ‘PassportGate’: FIDH, LDH, UNIS and 51 Victims Initiate Proceedings in Belgian Courts

The International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH), the League for Human Rights (Belgium – Ligue des droits humains) and UNIS (Pan-African Anti-Corruption Network) filed a civil party petition on 8 May 2020 in the criminal investigation into the Semlex case […]


Tanzania: Revisiting some important questions about citizenship

May 12, 2020 8:27 pm Published by Comments Off on Tanzania: Revisiting some important questions about citizenship

By Abdullah Mwinyi On November 4, 1985, at Diamond Jubilee Hall, Mwalimu Nyerere addressed Tanzanians for the last time as President of the United Republic. He had been at the helm for 24 years, first as President of Tanganyika and […]


Guinée: Commune urbaine de Kankan : la rupture d’actes de naissance agace les citoyens

May 12, 2020 11:20 am Published by Comments Off on Guinée: Commune urbaine de Kankan : la rupture d’actes de naissance agace les citoyens

Avoir un acte d’extrait de naissance à la mairie de Kankan, est devenu quasiment, une mission impossible. La cause, le service d’Etat civil, pour des raisons non divulguées pour l’instant, n’en procurerait plus. Actuellement, ils sont très nombreux, les citoyens […]


Côte d’Ivoire: Carte nationale d’identité — Voici la liste des sites d’identification et de renouvellement

May 10, 2020 9:25 am Published by Comments Off on Côte d’Ivoire: Carte nationale d’identité — Voici la liste des sites d’identification et de renouvellement

Lancée le 17 février 2020, à Abidjan, la phase d’enrôlement de masse de la nouvelle carte nationale d’identité se poursuit. Il s’agit de doter 11 millions d’Ivoiriens du document d’identification, désormais obligatoire pour toute personne âgée de plus de 16 […]


Zimbabwe: Corruption accused RG Masango out on $10 000 bail

May 9, 2020 10:17 am Published by Comments Off on Zimbabwe: Corruption accused RG Masango out on $10 000 bail

By Charles Laiton Registrar General Clemence Masango, who was on Wednesday arrested by the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc) after purchasing vehicles without Cabinet authority, yesterday appeared at the Harare Magistrates Court and was remanded out of custody on $10 000 […]


LIBERIA: Cllr. A. Ndubusi Nwabudike Withdraws Case Against Gov’t At The Civil Law Court

May 6, 2020 4:18 pm Published by Comments Off on LIBERIA: Cllr. A. Ndubusi Nwabudike Withdraws Case Against Gov’t At The Civil Law Court

Cllr. A. Ndubusi Nwabudike who recently got drown in citizenship controversial after he was nominated by the Liberian leader, President George Manneh Weah as National Elections Commission (NEC) Chairman , has finally withdrew his case at the Sixth Judicial Circuit […]


Côte d’Ivoire: la digitalisation de la déclaration des naissances à l’Etat civil lancée à San-Pedro

May 4, 2020 1:58 pm Published by Comments Off on Côte d’Ivoire: la digitalisation de la déclaration des naissances à l’Etat civil lancée à San-Pedro

La digitalisation de la déclaration des naissances a été lancée, samedi, par la mairie de San-Pedro. Il s’agit d’un procédé permettant d’enregistrer les naissances dans les registres de l’Etat civil à partir des maternités, à l’aide d’une tablette électronique, en […]


Guidelines on Statelessness No. 5: Loss and Deprivation of Nationality under Articles 5-9 of the 1961 Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness

May 1, 2020 4:18 pm Published by Comments Off on Guidelines on Statelessness No. 5: Loss and Deprivation of Nationality under Articles 5-9 of the 1961 Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness

UNHCR issues these Guidelines pursuant to its mandate responsibilities to address statelessness. These responsibilities were initially limited to stateless persons who were refugees as set out in paragraph 6(A)(II) of the UNHCR Statute and Article 1(A)(2) of the1951 Convention relating […]


Stateless Transnational Migrant Children in South Africa: Implications and Opportunities for Social Work Intervention

May 1, 2020 9:28 am Published by Comments Off on Stateless Transnational Migrant Children in South Africa: Implications and Opportunities for Social Work Intervention

By Ajwang’ Warria, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg Abstract: Migrant children who are vulnerable to statelessness are a growing at-risk population worldwide, and in South Africa. Migrant children often travel unaccompanied or become separated from their families during the journey, […]


Togo, Benin, Burkina Faso and Niger Join West Africa Regional Identification Program to Help Millions of People Access Services

April 28, 2020 4:47 pm Published by Comments Off on Togo, Benin, Burkina Faso and Niger Join West Africa Regional Identification Program to Help Millions of People Access Services

WASHINGTON, April 28, 2020—The World Bank approved today $273 million in International Development Association (IDA)* financing for Togo, Benin, Burkina Faso and Niger to facilitate access to services for millions of people, especially women and the poorest segments of society. […]