Author Archives for Bronwen Manby

Namibia: New legislation will address civil registration and statelessness

January 23, 2025 5:47 pm Published by Comments Off on Namibia: New legislation will address civil registration and statelessness

By Niël Terblanche The Namibian government has taken steps to address issues of statelessness and improve civil registration processes through two new pieces of legislation. These include the Civil Registration and Identification Act, 2024, and the Regularisation of Status of […]


State given 60 days to deregister Kenyans from refugee database

January 23, 2025 11:19 am Published by Comments Off on State given 60 days to deregister Kenyans from refugee database

Double registration occurs when citizens living near refugee camps are erroneously registered as aliens. by STEPHEN ASTARIKO In Summary Hundreds of Kenyans bear the brunt of barriers to accessing ID cards that should have been removed long ago, she said. […]


Uganda: Banyarwanda Citizenship Claimants Umubano Reject Presidential Directive

January 22, 2025 3:53 pm Published by Comments Off on Uganda: Banyarwanda Citizenship Claimants Umubano Reject Presidential Directive

The Ugandan-Banyarwanda Cultural Development Association, known by their acronym as Umubano, has rejected a directive by President Museveni on citizenship rights, labelling it discriminatory and unconstitutional. The directive, passed during a recent meeting at State House Entebbe, limits recognition of […]


South Africa: Revocation and loss of citizenship is a painful double-edged sword

January 22, 2025 10:43 am Published by Comments Off on South Africa: Revocation and loss of citizenship is a painful double-edged sword

Home affairs minister needs to make informed decisions surrounding complex topic of citizenship by Claudia Pizzocri The right to a nationality is enshrined in article 15 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and recognised in many other international and […]


Kenya: Haki Na Sheria and others v. Attorney General and others

January 21, 2025 6:50 pm Published by Comments Off on Kenya: Haki Na Sheria and others v. Attorney General and others

Judgment in favour of Kenyan citizens denied recognition of citizenship on the grounds that they had been (incorrectly) registered as refugees. Download: Kenya High Court Double-registration Judgement Jan2025


Kenya: State ordered to delist 100s of Kenyans from refugee register

January 21, 2025 4:05 pm Published by Comments Off on Kenya: State ordered to delist 100s of Kenyans from refugee register

By Sam Kiplagat The government has been ordered to remove the names of hundreds of Kenyans who registered as refugees from the refugee data base. High Court Judge John Onyiego said the government agencies should ensure the names of victims […]


Haki na Sheria Press Statement on the Double Registration Court Judgment

January 21, 2025 10:41 am Published by Comments Off on Haki na Sheria Press Statement on the Double Registration Court Judgment

Today brought a life-changing moment for communities in Northern Kenya: a pivotal court judgement declaring that the denial of nationality documents to double registered people was both unconstitutional and infringed on their rights. Three years ago, Haki Na Sheria, an […]


Guinea Bissau Grants Citizenship to African Diaspora

January 16, 2025 8:45 pm Published by Comments Off on Guinea Bissau Grants Citizenship to African Diaspora

January 16, Bissau – The Council of Ministers of the Republic of Guinea Bissau today approved the citizenship of nine Afro Descendants, all of them Balanta descendants and members of the Balanta B’urassa History and Genealogy Society In America (BBHAGSIA). […]


Taita Taveta’s Pare community appeals for formal recognition as a tribe in Kenya

January 16, 2025 6:05 pm Published by Comments Off on Taita Taveta’s Pare community appeals for formal recognition as a tribe in Kenya

By Maureen Kinyanjui Despite previous attempts to address the issue, including a letter sent to the President, the community has yet to receive an official response. Members of the Pare community, who mainly live in Taita Taveta County, have formally […]


NADRA powers Somalia’s digital transformation with foundational ID infrastructure

January 13, 2025 12:34 pm Published by Comments Off on NADRA powers Somalia’s digital transformation with foundational ID infrastructure

By Ayang Macdonald Somalia is certainly on the right path in the pursuit of its digital transformation ambitions, thanks in large part to foundational identity infrastructure built with support from Pakistan’s National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA). After the putting […]


Sierra Leone Launches 90-Day Citizenship Route

January 9, 2025 5:14 pm Published by Comments Off on Sierra Leone Launches 90-Day Citizenship Route

By Moustafa Daly, Cairo A month after launching its GO-FOR-GOLD (GFG) Permanent Residency Program, Sierra Leone has introduced fast-track citizenship routes within the same framework. These new pathways give GFG investors direct paths to citizenship in as little as 60 […]