by Okeri Ngutjinazo HOME affairs minister Frans Kapofi has condemned foreign nationals who marry Namibians to gain citizenship, saying the country was not for sale. The minister, who turned a year in office since his appointment, made these remarks yesterday […]
CEDAW/C/ETH/CO/8 Extract: Nationality 31.The Committee notes the progress made by the State party towards the establishment of a standardized vital events registration system, including the adoption of Proclamation No. 760/2012 on the registration of vital events and the national identity […]
L’opposant congolais Pierre-Jacques Chalupa est décédé lundi 11 mars soir à l’hôpital du Cinquantenaire de Kinshasa. Il est mort à la suite d’un cancer, annonce le président de son parti ce mardi 12 mars. Selon Prince Epenge, président du parti politique […]
Par Stanis Bujakera Tshiamala En exil forcé depuis 2016, l’opposant Moïse Katumbi a obtenu son passeport biométrique congolais le 8 mars, délivré par l’ambassade de la RDC en Belgique. « Nous saluons le fait que le président Moïse Katumbi ait obtenu ce […]
Le geste du maire de cette Commune d’arrondissement entre dans le cadre de l’opération de régularisation de l’État civil des populations de cette commune vivant sans acte de naissance. Ce sont 400 actes de naissance conformes, établis avec l’appui de […]
Nationality laws which do not grant women equality with men in conferring nationality to their children are a cause of statelessness and a concern for UNHCR under its mandate to prevent and reduce statelessness. Since 2012, UNHCR has issued an […]
Held in Munyonyo, Kampala, Uganda Extract: 22. Acknowledged that many cases of protracted refugees, as defined by UNHCR, may never be able to return to their countries of origin or be resettled. Further noted that many refugees were born in […]
At least 10 million people are stateless worldwide, according to the United Nations. Our new series ‘Young and Stateless’ is a modest effort to bring you some of their stories, in their own voices, from around the world. Watch:
President Peter Mutharika has assented to the amendment to the Citizenship Act which now provides for dual citizenship law in the country, Nyasa Times learnt at Parliament on Tuesday. Read further: https://www.nyasatimes.com/mutharika-assents-to-malawi-dual-citizenship-law/
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]