Author Archives for Bronwen Manby

Côte d’Ivoire-AIP/ 350 cas d’apatridie enregistrés en une année à Agboville (HCR)

November 22, 2019 1:43 pm Published by Comments Off on Côte d’Ivoire-AIP/ 350 cas d’apatridie enregistrés en une année à Agboville (HCR)

Agboville, 22 nov (AIP) – La représentante du Haut commissariat pour les réfugiés (HCR) à Agboville, Mlle Christelle Vangah, a annoncé jeudi, en marge de la cérémonie de lancement de la campagne des ”16 jours d’activisme contre les violences faites […]


Stiff rules slow de-registration of Kenyans from refugee database

November 22, 2019 9:41 am Published by Comments Off on Stiff rules slow de-registration of Kenyans from refugee database

By STEPHEN ASTARIKO Stringent rules for the de-registration of Garissa and Wajir residents whose fingerprints appear in the UNCHR refugee database are slowing the process.  The rules could also lock out some citizens who do not possess some of the […]


Zimbabwe: Home Delivered Babies in Birth Registration Dilemma

November 20, 2019 7:32 pm Published by Comments Off on Zimbabwe: Home Delivered Babies in Birth Registration Dilemma

By Paidamoyo Chipunza Ms Esther Zinyoro of Mbare, Harare, also known as Mbuya Gwena, has become an overnight sensation due to the assistance she has been rendering to expecting mothers, most of whom were stranded after council nurses went on […]


Indians cannot be a Ugandan tribe, says minister Mutuuzo

November 20, 2019 2:13 pm Published by Comments Off on Indians cannot be a Ugandan tribe, says minister Mutuuzo

By MISAIRI THEMBO KAHUNGU Indians living in Uganda cannot be made an indigenous tribe because their origin cannot be traced as is the case with other communities and ethnicities in the country, the State Minister for Gender, Ms Peace Mutuuzo, […]


Mali: Annonce de la gratuité de certains documents, dont le certificat de Nationalité : Le SYNAG dément et dénonce « le populisme » de Cheick Mohamed Chérif Koné

November 18, 2019 11:22 am Published by Comments Off on Mali: Annonce de la gratuité de certains documents, dont le certificat de Nationalité : Le SYNAG dément et dénonce « le populisme » de Cheick Mohamed Chérif Koné

Le syndicat autonome des greffiers, secrétaires des greffes et parquets (SYNAG) a, par un communiqué en date du 13 novembre 2019, démenti la gratuité de certains documents dont le certificat de nationalité tel qu’annoncé par le Magistrat Cheick Mohamed Cherif […]


Cameroun : Plus de 3 milliards FCFA pour la numérisation de l’état civil dans le Nord-ouest et Sud-ouest

November 16, 2019 1:01 pm Published by Comments Off on Cameroun : Plus de 3 milliards FCFA pour la numérisation de l’état civil dans le Nord-ouest et Sud-ouest

Grâce au Programme d’Appui à la Modernisation de l’Etat Civil (PAMEC) qui s’étale jusqu’en 2021 l’objectif visé est la mise en œuvre un système d’archivage inclusif et fiable d’état civil et des statistiques démographiques. Depuis plusieurs années et jusqu’à date, […]


Shrinking South Africa: Hidden Agendas in South African Citizenship Practice

November 15, 2019 3:08 pm Published by Comments Off on Shrinking South Africa: Hidden Agendas in South African Citizenship Practice

By Christine Hobden ABSTRACT The 1995 South African Citizenship Act in conjunction with s3 of the South African Constitution enshrined a free and equal Citizenship for all South Africans. The initial legislation inclined toward the inclusive, allowing dual citizenship and […]


Zimbabwe: Farm workers of foreign descent vulnerable to statelessness

November 15, 2019 10:20 am Published by Comments Off on Zimbabwe: Farm workers of foreign descent vulnerable to statelessness

By Kenneth Matimaire Senate deputy president, Retired Lieutenant General Mike Nyambuya said farm workers of foreign descent working within the country are vulnerable to the global challenge of statelessness. Senator Nyambuya made the remarks in his keynote address during the […]


Kenya: Victory for Ambassadorial Nominee Mwende Mwinzi in Citizenship Battle

November 14, 2019 4:00 pm Published by Comments Off on Kenya: Victory for Ambassadorial Nominee Mwende Mwinzi in Citizenship Battle

By Sam Kiplagat A High Court ruled on Thursday that Mwende Mwinzi, the ambassadorial nominee to Seoul, South Korea, cannot be forced to renounce her US citizenship as it was acquired by birth. In June, the House approved the report […]


Proposed Draft Constitution of the Republic of The Gambia, 2019

November 13, 2019 7:48 pm Published by Comments Off on Proposed Draft Constitution of the Republic of The Gambia, 2019

CHAPTER IV: CITIZENSHIP Citizens on the commencement of the Constitution Every person who, immediately before the coming into force of this Constitution, is a citizen of The Gambia, shall, subject to this Constitution, continue to be a citizen of The […]


Tanzanian gov’t says unregistered phone users will not be locked out after December deadline

November 13, 2019 8:46 am Published by Comments Off on Tanzanian gov’t says unregistered phone users will not be locked out after December deadline

DAR ES SALAAM, Nov. 13 (Xinhua) — A senior government minister told Tanzanian parliament on Wednesday that phone users who fail to have biometrically registered their SIM cards by the Dec. 31 deadline will not be locked out. “Phone users […]


Tanzania: State – Electronic Birth Certificates in Offing

November 12, 2019 7:08 pm Published by Comments Off on Tanzania: State – Electronic Birth Certificates in Offing

By Alvar Mwakyusa in Dodoma PLANS are underway to electronically register and issue birth certificates to over 15 million Tanzanians by the year 2025 through the Registration, Insolvency and Trusteeship Agency (RITA), the National Assembly was told yesterday. Tanzania’s Minister […]