By Christine Hobden (University of Fort Hare), GLOBALCIT collaborator. In June 2019, a South African Non-Profit Organisation, Lawyers for Human Rights, applied to the South African Constitutional Court for confirmation of a High Court order declaring unconstitutional the provisions of […]
An article in the Journal of Borderlands Studies written by Inocent Moyo argues that the South African and Zimbabwean governments may learn from progressive examples and recognise border citizens. “If this does not succeed, it will mean that citizenship and sovereignty which […]
By Keren Weitzberg A government program for citizens and refugees highlights the pitfalls of humanitarian biometrics Amina Ali Adan was born in the Kenyan town of Garissa, 65 miles away from Dadaab, one of the world’s largest refugee camps, situated […]
Gerald C. Koinyeneh Monrovia – Lawyers representing the rejected nominee for the Chairperson position of Liberia’s National Elections Commission, Cllr. Ndubusi Nwabudike have filed an application at the Sixth Judicial Circuit Court known as the Civil Law Court against the […]
By Mzilikazi wa Africa, Zweli Dlamini and Karabo Ngoepe Johannesburg – eSwatini prime minister Ambrose Mandulo Dlamini is embroiled in a citizenship scandal after he allegedly used fraudulent and corrupt means to acquire a “bogus” South African identity document and […]
By Alpha Daffae Senkpeni Monrovia – The Liberia National Bar Association has setup a committee “to review statements” made by the Commissioner-designate of the National Elections Commission, Cllr. A. Ndubisi Nwabudike during his confirmation proceedings at the Liberian Senate. The […]
By Caroline Nalule and Anna Nambooze This report discusses citizenship in Tanzania. It explores the history of citizenship in this country, modes of acquisition and loss, and current debates and reform plans regarding citizenship policy. Download from EUI Global Citizenship […]
By Caroline Nalule This report discusses citizenship in Kenya. It explores the history of citizenship in this country, modes of acquisition and loss, and current debates and reform plans regarding citizenship policy. Download from EUI Global Citizenship Observatory: https://cadmus.eui.eu/handle/1814/66749
By Tigranna Zakaryan This report discusses citizenship in Uganda. It explores the history of citizenship in this country, modes of acquisition and loss, and current debates and reform plans regarding citizenship policy. Download from EUI Global Citizenship Observatory : https://cadmus.eui.eu/handle/1814/66750
By Henry Karmo MONROVIA – Under the naturalization law of Liberia, a person below 18 years of age is a minor; and a minor is disallowed from obtaining naturalization for himself or herself. The law provides that any person seeking […]
Nous nous impliquons dans cette activité des droits de l’homme.» C’est le raccourci par lequel des acteurs de la société civile peuvent s’inviter dans les résidences priver pour des besoins de sensibilisation. Rappelant que la chose essentielle d’un individu étant […]
Statutory Instrument No. 56 of 2020 The Regulations are amended in regulation 3 substituting for regulation 3, the following new regulation — “Authorised Tribal Officer Cap. 41:01 3. The Minister may by notice in the Gazette declare any Moemela Kgosi […]