December 30, 2024 5:28 pm
Published by Bronwen Manby
To provide for a process for application for acquisition of Namibian citizenship by naturalisation for holders of South West Africa identification documents; to provide for a process for application for acquisition of Namibian citizenship by birth or descent of the […]
December 23, 2024 4:29 pm
Published by Bronwen Manby
Download: https://prc.cm/fr/multimedia/documents/10257-loi-n-2024-016-du-23-12-2024-web
December 21, 2024 6:17 pm
Published by Bronwen Manby
By Muhamadi Matavu Council for Abavandimwe, a body representing the interests of the Banyarwanda community in Uganda, has recently intensified its advocacy for justice and equal rights. Led by Frank Gashumba, the council has decried the alleged discrimination faced by […]
December 20, 2024 3:38 pm
Published by Bronwen Manby
By Moraa Obiria Tanzanian widows who married Kenyan men decades ago find themselves trapped in a cruel legal limbo, unable to obtain ID cards that would grant them basic rights despite having Kenyan children. Without documentation, they can’t claim their […]
December 14, 2024 6:06 pm
Published by Bronwen Manby
By Mark Banchereau DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — When Nadege Anelka first came to the West African country of Benin from her home island of Martinique, a French overseas territory in the Caribbean, the 57-year-old travel agent said she had a […]
December 14, 2024 5:03 pm
Published by Bronwen Manby
Dans le cadre de la transition vers un retour à l’ordre constitutionnel, le gouvernement guinéen lance une vaste opération de délivrance gratuite des actes de naissance sur tout le territoire national. Cette initiative, pilotée par le ministère de l’Administration du […]
December 13, 2024 3:12 pm
Published by Bronwen Manby
NAIROBI, Kenya, Dec 13 – The government will fast-track applications for dual citizenship for Kenyans who were forced to renounce their citizenship before the promulgation of the 2010 Constitution. Immigration Principal Secretary Julius Bitok said the new policy is designed […]
December 13, 2024 10:51 am
Published by Bronwen Manby
Addis Abeba– The Ethiopian Immigration and Citizenship Service (ICS) has denied allegations that Eritrean nationals in Ethiopia are being subjected to arbitrary fees or deportation practices, describing the claims as “misleading and false.” In a statement issued on 13 December, […]
December 11, 2024 5:18 pm
Published by Bronwen Manby
Residents of a coastal fishing village in The Gambia say they are struggling to get basic government services over an unresolved nationality issue. According to the government, they are not entitled to citizenship, but the residents want a compromise. Watch: […]
December 10, 2024 5:20 pm
Published by Bronwen Manby
By Bekai NJIE As Paul Techy queued with dozens of others in his coastal Gambian fishing village, he hoped to move one step closer towards finally belonging in the only country he had ever called home. Gambian citizenship has long […]
December 6, 2024 10:10 pm
Published by Bronwen Manby
Statelessness denies millions globally the right to nationality, limiting access to basic services and economic opportunities. In Kenya, the Shona community remained stateless until December 2020, when they were granted Kenyan citizenship. This report uses primary data from the 2024 […]
December 5, 2024 7:13 pm
Published by Bronwen Manby
The government must prioritise reforms to address the ongoing discrimination and marginalization of border populations and stateless communities regarding birth registration and the issuance of IDs. By Fred Nasubo The implementation of the third-generation ID, also known as the Maisha […]
