Compte rendu du Conseil des Ministres du 20 nov. 2024 Le Conseil des Ministres s’est réuni mercredi, le 20 novembre 2024, sous la présidence de Monsieur Patrice TALON, Président de la République, Chef de l’État, Chef du Gouvernement. I- Mesures […]
A historic moment unfolded at the Accra International Conference Centre on Tuesday, November 19, 2024, as 524 members of the African diaspora were officially granted Ghanaian citizenship. This event, the third of its kind under President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo’s […]
By Ayang MacDonald The government of Cameroon has brought two bills to parliament which are vital for the country’s digital transformation journey. They are a bill that introduces a new civil registration dispensation in the country with several novelties, as […]
Introduction No document is more critical to free movement of people across international borders, than that small booklet commonly called a ‘passport’. Without it, a person is without an identity – at least outside his or her country of origin. […]
On 5 November 2024, the Constitutional Court reserved judgement in the DA Abroad’s citizenship court case following a virtual hearing. This comes after a protracted court battle led by the DA Abroad in which the Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) […]
By Jacinta Mutura For eight years, Blessings Iminza has lived without an identity. Each new day is a painful reminder that her dream of returning home remains just that—a dream. She is not alone; thousands of children born to Kenyan […]
By Mpho Lakaje Botswana’s new president has told the BBC that he wants undocumented Zimbabweans to be legalised by granting them temporary work and residence permits. “They do jobs that would otherwise not get done,” Duma Boko told the BBC […]
The government has proposed amendments to its laws so as to introduce a ‘special status’ to citizens of other countries with Tanzanian roots. Tabled in Parliament on Friday, November 8, 2024, the Written Laws (Miscellaneous Amendments) (No 4) Bill, 2024, […]
Tiassalé, 07 nov 2024 (AIP) – Le tribunal correctionnel de Tiassalé a reporté au 20 novembre 2024, l’audience pour fraude sur la nationalité intentée par Assalé Tiémoko, après plus de trois heures de débats et quatre suspensions à la demande […]
By Stephen Grootes While our politicians often dive into the realm of identity politics, the Constitutional Court will now have to make a decision about dual citizenship that could reopen many difficult arguments. At the heart of the legal case […]
The Constitutional Court of South Africa has reserved its judgment following a virtual sitting on Tuesday on the long-running citizenship battle led by the Democratic Alliance (DA) Abroad. This decision follows a notable ruling by the Supreme Court of Appeal […]
GENEVA – The Republic of South Sudan has taken a major step towards eradicating statelessness in the country by acceding yesterday to two key treaties – the 1954 Convention Relating to the Status of Stateless Persons and the 1961 Convention […]