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L’ancien président comorien Sambi assigné à résidence

May 20, 2018 8:20 am Published by Comments Off on L’ancien président comorien Sambi assigné à résidence

L’ancien président comorien Ahmed Abdallah Sambi, critique de l’actuel chef de l’Etat Azali Assoumani, a été placé samedi soir en résidence surveillée afin de “préserver” l’ordre public, selon une décision du ministère de l’Intérieur. “Considérant ses agissements constatés ces derniers […]


Comoros former president ‘Abdallah Mohamed Sambi’ under house arrest after alleged passport scheme

May 20, 2018 7:56 am Published by Comments Off on Comoros former president ‘Abdallah Mohamed Sambi’ under house arrest after alleged passport scheme

(AhlulBayt News Agency) – Comoros has put former President Ahmed Abdallah Mohamed Sambi under house arrest just days after he was questioned over his alleged role in a scheme to sell citizenship that investigators say was riddled with corrupt practice. […]


Lesotho: Basotho Call for Dual Citizenship, Union With SA

May 19, 2018 10:08 pm Published by Comments Off on Lesotho: Basotho Call for Dual Citizenship, Union With SA

By Herbert Moyo THE majority of Basotho want Lesotho to establish a union with South Africa, a leading research institute has found. At least 52 percent of Basotho favour unification with South Africa while 80 percent say they would consider […]


South Sudanese Denied Sudanese Citizenship

May 19, 2018 11:33 am Published by Comments Off on South Sudanese Denied Sudanese Citizenship

By Murtada Ahmed – Yosra Sabir Under a new proposed amendment to the Sudanese Nationality Act of 1994 the Sudanese government will withdraw Sudanese nationality from South Sudanese living in north Sudan unless they can prove residence since before 1924. […]


Registry’s Report on Proof of Identity Documents Available in Mali

May 18, 2018 4:10 pm Published by Comments Off on Registry’s Report on Proof of Identity Documents Available in Mali

Registry’s Report on Proof of Identity Documents Available in Mali and Transmission of Proposed Application Forms for Rule 85(b) RPE Victims and Groups of Victims The purpose of this Report is to provide information about the documents known to be […]


Cameroun : la société civile mobilisée pour la réduction des risques d’apatridie

May 18, 2018 2:28 pm Published by Comments Off on Cameroun : la société civile mobilisée pour la réduction des risques d’apatridie

La représentation du Haut-commissariat des Nations unies pour les réfugiés au Cameroun (Hcr) a réuni une vingtaine d’organisations de la société civile du 16 au 17 mai sur la question de l’apatridie, qui traduit le fait qu’aucun Etat ne reconnaisse […]


Comoros ex-president says government actions endangering democracy

May 18, 2018 9:57 am Published by Comments Off on Comoros ex-president says government actions endangering democracy

MORONI (Reuters) – An ex-president of Comoros, who was put under house arrest on Saturday over his suspected role in a scheme to sell citizenship, has accused the government of putting democracy in danger. Ahmed Abdallah Mohamed Sambi was questioned […]


South Africa: Malusi Gigaba defends role in Guptas naturalisation

May 16, 2018 3:32 pm Published by Comments Off on South Africa: Malusi Gigaba defends role in Guptas naturalisation

EFF MP Hlengiwe Mkhaliphi accused Minister Malusi Gigaba of lying to Parliament when granting the Guptas South African citizenship. By Lindsay  Dentlinger JOHANNESBURG – Home Affairs Minister Malusi Gigaba has again had to defend his role in the naturalisation of […]


Miguna Miguna set for showdown with gov’t as he returns to Kenya today

May 16, 2018 10:29 am Published by Comments Off on Miguna Miguna set for showdown with gov’t as he returns to Kenya today

Daniel Mumbere Kenyans are bracing for another standoff between opposition politician Miguna Miguna and the immigration department. Miguna announced that he will be coming back to the country today and the Kenya Human Rights Commission wrote to the immigration department […]


DRC says Kabila foe Katumbi is not a citizen, but will he return?

May 15, 2018 5:10 pm Published by Comments Off on DRC says Kabila foe Katumbi is not a citizen, but will he return?

There’s been much speculation on when and how Moïse Katumbi, the exiled Congolese political leader who announced a presidential run in March, will return to the country. Katumbi, the candidate of the “Together for Change” coalition challenging Democratic Republic of […]


Basotho increasingly favour legalizing dual citizenship, unifying with South Africa

May 15, 2018 7:33 am Published by Comments Off on Basotho increasingly favour legalizing dual citizenship, unifying with South Africa

By Mamello Nkuebe, Libuseng Malephane, and Thomas Isbell Lesotho’s Constitution prohibits Lesotho citizens from holding the citizenship of any other country. Basotho who want to become citizens of another country must renounce their Lesotho citizenship, giving up certain rights and […]


Shona community living in Kenya stateless

May 14, 2018 8:47 am Published by Comments Off on Shona community living in Kenya stateless

Imagine living all your adult life as a stateless person. This is the case with at least 4,000 members of the Shona community who live in Kenya. Originally from Zimbabwe, Botswana, Malawi, Zambia and South Africa, they came to Kenya […]