Author Archives for Bronwen Manby
March 5, 2019 8:38 am
Published by Bronwen Manby
There has been a large increase in South Africans applying for a secondary passport. Speaking to BusinessTech, residence and citizenship planning firm, Henley & Partners, said that it had seen a 125% increase in the number of enquiries received in […]
March 4, 2019 4:04 pm
Published by Bronwen Manby
Alors que le médiatique homme d’affaires Rachid Nekkaz était attendu dimanche 3 mars pour déposer son dossier de candidature à l’élection présidentielle, c’est finalement son cousin homonyme qui s’est présenté au Conseil constitutionnel. Un coup de théâtre aussi loufoque qu’inattendu, […]
March 4, 2019 3:59 pm
Published by Bronwen Manby
Nekkaz banned from running due to formerly holding French citizenship, uses cousin with same name to run for him. ALGIERS – When an Algerian businessman was ruled ineligible to stand in April’s presidential election, his cousin and namesake stepped forward […]
March 4, 2019 2:12 pm
Published by Bronwen Manby
La DAARA (direction d’appui et d’aide aux réfugiés et apatrides) et le HCR, à l’initiative de l’ambassade de Suisse, ont organisé, le 2 mars, une séance de visionnage de film avec des marionnettes de la compagnie Ivoire Marionnette à Abidjan. […]
March 4, 2019 1:15 pm
Published by Bronwen Manby
Samedi 2 mars, plusieurs enfants dont l’âge est compris entre 3 mois et 14 ans, accompagnés par leurs parents, se sont rendus à la paroisse Saint Laurent de Yopougon Kouté, dans l’ouest d’Abidjan, pour constituer leur dossier en vue de […]
March 4, 2019 8:23 am
Published by Bronwen Manby
Opinion By Cris Magoba On March 2, 2016, the East African Community (EAC) Heads of State launched the new generation EAC e-passport and directed that its issuance takes effect from January 1, 2017. The Heads of State further directed that […]
March 3, 2019 7:04 pm
Published by Bronwen Manby
By Amanda James When Mahmoud Hussein’s wallet was stolen by a pickpocket, he knew he needed to get a new ID card immediately. In Kenya, a person needs an ID card to vote, enroll in school, get a job, obtain […]
March 2, 2019 1:05 pm
Published by Bronwen Manby
Le REJODEC (réseau des journalistes pour la défense des droits de l’enfant et les couches vulnérables), vient de bénéficier d’une formation à l’UNICEF. Les professionnels des média ont reçu les connaissances additionnelles dans le cadre de sensibilisation sur l’importance et […]
March 1, 2019 12:53 pm
Published by Bronwen Manby
L’acte de naissance est une pièce essentielle pour la constitution du dossier à ce premier examen officiel. Pour cette année scolaire 2018-2019, d’autres recalés s’annoncent dans la région de l’extrême-nord, faute d’actes de naissance. Pour mémoire l’année académique 2017-2018, 18 000 […]
March 1, 2019 7:36 am
Published by Bronwen Manby
By Bettina Ng’weno and L. Obura Aloo Law and Society Review, Vol.53, issue 1, March 2019, Pages 141-172 https://doi.org/10.1111/lasr.12395 Abstract In 2010, like many African countries since the 1990s, Kenya passed a new constitution. This constitution aimed to get rid […]
March 1, 2019 7:26 am
Published by Bronwen Manby
Highlights Birth registration – the official recording of a child’s birth by the government – establishes the existence of a child under law and provides the foundation for safeguarding many of a child’s civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights. […]
February 28, 2019 10:19 am
Published by Bronwen Manby
By Nezo Sobekwa, Luyanda Ndaba COMMENT “To be stateless is like you don’t exist; you live in a parallel world with no proof of your identity,” says Leal in a United Nations Refugee Agency video, Voices of Stateless: Leal’s Story […]