Author Archives for Bronwen Manby
October 17, 2019 5:03 pm
Published by Bronwen Manby
By Portia Ikgopoleng Siviya — The Minister of Nationality, Immigration and Gender Affairs, Mr Ngaka Ngaka, says appeals on citizenship issuance are common in villages along the border. Addressing a kgotla meeting in Siviya in North East District, Mr Ngaka […]
October 17, 2019 11:51 am
Published by Bronwen Manby
Press Release: Lusaka, Zambia 17th October 2019: African Union Ministers responsible for Civil Registration converged in Lusaka, Zambia, for the Ministerial Session of the 5th Conference, which kicked off today 17th Oct 2019, under the theme “Innovative Civil Registration and […]
October 17, 2019 8:20 am
Published by Bronwen Manby
Lusaka, Zambia, October 17, 2019 (ECA) – Civil registration is a subject that is of crucial importance to Africa’s economic and social development and is at the core of the realization of the continent’s ambitions to eradicate poverty, achieve inclusive […]
October 17, 2019 7:52 am
Published by Bronwen Manby
By Edmund Zar-Zar Bargblor The debate regarding Liberians with dual citizenship status and their participation in the government of Liberia continues to resurface within Liberia and the Diaspora. The concept of dual citizenship has to do with dual nationality. The concept […]
October 16, 2019 9:41 am
Published by Bronwen Manby
Kenya may be forced to delay the closure of Dadaab Refugee Camp to avoid rendering thousands of people stateless. Nairobi’s delegation attending this year’s intergovernmental meeting on refugees and statelessness, in Geneva, Switzerland, last week admitted there are still people […]
October 15, 2019 9:43 pm
Published by Bronwen Manby
Lusaka, Zambia, October 15, 2019 (ECA) – African countries are expected to continue strengthening their civil registration and vital statistics (CRVS) systems as a foundation for robust and sustainable legal identity systems on the continent following the ongoing fifth conference […]
October 15, 2019 7:52 pm
Published by Bronwen Manby
Despite claiming that the money charged would enable it make the item available all the time, citizens didn’t buy the idea, describing it as a fraudulent means to extort the populace. Nigerians on various social media platforms on Tuesday condemned […]
October 14, 2019 4:47 pm
Published by Bronwen Manby
Half hour TV programme: https://ntv.nation.co.ke/news/2720124-5310166-wm2qqsz/index.html
October 14, 2019 3:19 pm
Published by Bronwen Manby
By Thamani Shabani Francistown — The Minister of Nationality, Immigration and Gender Affairs, Mr Ngaka Ngaka, has resolved to send officers to Matshelagabedi to investigate a citizenship issue affecting some residents. This was after it emerged during a kgotla meeting […]
October 12, 2019 6:07 pm
Published by Bronwen Manby
By Nike Adebowale The Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Sadiya Umar, has expressed the Nigerian government’s commitment to end statelessness by tackling gender-based violence in the country. She said the government is determined to end statelessness […]
October 11, 2019 6:09 pm
Published by Bronwen Manby
By Fidel Budy As a researcher who has spent the last three years of my life researching in my native Liberia, my view, as a diaspora Liberia is different to those of my colleagues speaking in the Front-Page Africa on […]
October 10, 2019 3:01 pm
Published by Bronwen Manby
Concernant la mise en œuvre du plan d’action global 2014-2024 visant à éradiquer l’apatridie, le Congo s’emploie à mettre en place les mécanismes pour y parvenir en éradiquant le phénomène sur son territoire. Après la signature de la déclaration de […]