Author Archives for Bronwen Manby

Over 3 million of unregistered children in Angola

June 17, 2018 2:55 pm Published by Comments Off on Over 3 million of unregistered children in Angola

Cazenga, ANGOLA, June 17 – At least 3.8 million Angolan children from zero to five years lack any record of their birth, posing a serious challenge to the Government. The statistics was released Saturday by the minister of Justice and […]


Foreign love is pricey in eSwatini

June 17, 2018 10:27 am Published by Comments Off on Foreign love is pricey in eSwatini

By Sibongakonkhe Nkosi Residents of the kingdom of Swaziland, now called eSwatini, will have to pay dearly if they want to marry a foreign national – if the Finance Bill of 2018 is signed into law. According to the draft […]


Bénin/Etat civil : une proposition de loi pour délivrer plus de deux millions d’extraits d’actes de naissances

June 16, 2018 6:51 pm Published by Comments Off on Bénin/Etat civil : une proposition de loi pour délivrer plus de deux millions d’extraits d’actes de naissances

L’initiative émane de l’Honorable Gérard Gbénonchi, député du Bloc de la majorité parlementaire (Bmp). A travers une proposition de loi portant enregistrement dérogatoire à l’état civil, celui qui a eu la charge de la mobilisation sociale au Comité technique de […]


Congolese authorities cancel passport of exiled opposition leader Katumbi

June 16, 2018 8:53 am Published by Comments Off on Congolese authorities cancel passport of exiled opposition leader Katumbi

Congolese authorities cancelled the passport of opposition leader Moise Katumbi, his office said in a statement on Friday, just days after the exiled politician gathered thousands for an opposition rally in the capital Kinshasa. The statement said Katumbi noticed his […]


Passeport de Katumbi : « falsification » ou « manipulation » ?

June 15, 2018 8:56 am Published by Comments Off on Passeport de Katumbi : « falsification » ou « manipulation » ?

Au lendemain de la brève interpellation de Moïse Katumbi dans l’aéroport de Bruxelles-Zaventem, les autorités belges ont confirmé à Jeune Afrique que le passeport de l’opposant congolais avait bel et bien été falsifié. Il a désormais quinze jours pour régulariser […]


IRRI hosts meeting in Kampala on the draft protocol on the right to a nationality

June 14, 2018 11:27 am Published by Comments Off on IRRI hosts meeting in Kampala on the draft protocol on the right to a nationality

On Wednesday 2 May 2018, the International Refugee Rights Initiative (IRRI) with support from the Open Society Foundations (OSF), organised a workshop in Uganda on the Right to Nationality, ahead of the second meeting of African Union’s Member States Experts […]


Ghana: Let’s Resolve Issues With Ghana Card Now!

June 14, 2018 8:04 am Published by Comments Off on Ghana: Let’s Resolve Issues With Ghana Card Now!

Editorial: The National Identification Authority (NIA) has, after clearing all the technical hitches, paved the way for the registration and issuance of the all important Ghana Card necessary for conducting businesses in the country. But the issuance of the card […]


UNHCR steps up efforts to prevent statelessness in South Sudan

June 13, 2018 11:32 am Published by Comments Off on UNHCR steps up efforts to prevent statelessness in South Sudan

Press release: JUBA, 13 JUNE 2018 – The UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) jointly with the Directorate of Nationality, Passports and Immigration (DNPI) of South Sudan and Forcier Consulting launched today a study on statelessness in South Sudan. The Study commissioned […]


Journée de l’enfant africain 2018 : accent mis sur l’enregistrement des naissances au Cameroun

June 13, 2018 11:16 am Published by Comments Off on Journée de l’enfant africain 2018 : accent mis sur l’enregistrement des naissances au Cameroun

La représentation locale du Fonds des Nations unies pour l’enfance (Unicef) organise une série d’activités, dès ce 13 juin, dans la ville de Yaoundé pour promouvoir l’enregistrement de naissances ; l’une des principales causes de risque d’apatridie au Cameroun. Une session […]


South Africa: Family stateless for a year as Malusi Gigaba dawdles

June 11, 2018 4:10 pm Published by Comments Off on South Africa: Family stateless for a year as Malusi Gigaba dawdles

Man prevented from visiting sick mother‚ and from attending her funeral By Ernest Mabuza A family of three has been stateless for a year as a result of the Home Affairs Department not finalising his South African citizenship. The father […]


Sudan’s parliament reinstates nationality to people of South Sudanese origin

June 10, 2018 4:01 pm Published by Comments Off on Sudan’s parliament reinstates nationality to people of South Sudanese origin

June 10, 2018 (KHARTOUM) – The Sudanese parliament Sunday approved some amendments of the nationality law aimed to reinstate Sudanese citizenship to people of South Sudanese origin who were stripped of their nationality after South Sudan independence 2011. Following the […]