Author Archives for Bronwen Manby

Kenya: Miguna vs DPP and others, High Court at Nairobi

February 15, 2018 7:04 pm Published by Comments Off on Kenya: Miguna vs DPP and others, High Court at Nairobi

Misc. Criminal Application No.57 of 2018 Extracts: As at 3.00 p.m. on 6th February 2018, the Applicant was required to be presented before this court. In fact, at that time, although the Applicant was under the custody of the Police, […]


Maroc: Ilyas Elomari renonce à la déchéance de nationalité des juifs marocains

February 15, 2018 5:43 pm Published by Comments Off on Maroc: Ilyas Elomari renonce à la déchéance de nationalité des juifs marocains

Simon Skira, secrétaire général de la fédération des juifs du Maroc en France, a rencontré Ilyas Elomari le 13 février à Tanger. Les deux hommes ont  évoqué la proposition de loi polémique relative à la déchéance de nationalité des juifs marocains […]


Côte d’Ivoire: Lutte contre l’apatridie, un défi colossal

February 15, 2018 3:03 pm Published by Comments Off on Côte d’Ivoire: Lutte contre l’apatridie, un défi colossal

Alassane Coulibaly est né dans les années 96 à Abobo. A 22 ans, le jeune homme n’a pas d’extrait d’acte de naissance et ne possède non plus aucun autre document d’identité. C’est qu’à sa naissance, il n’a pas été enregistré. […]


Gambia ‘restores’ ID Cards contract to Semlex

February 15, 2018 11:45 am Published by Comments Off on Gambia ‘restores’ ID Cards contract to Semlex

The minister of Justice has announced that the government finally agreed to restore, rather than award, the national identity productions contract to Belgian biometrics company, Semlex. “After a whole year of consideration of this matter, culminating in the establishment of […]


Côte d’Ivoire: Dossier / Droit à une nationalité, quand l’apatridie gâche la vie des enfants

February 13, 2018 10:26 am Published by Comments Off on Côte d’Ivoire: Dossier / Droit à une nationalité, quand l’apatridie gâche la vie des enfants

C’est l’histoire  de sœurs jumelles dont l’âge est estimé à  peine 10 ans. L’une vit à Yopougon et l’autre à la Riviera, deux communes d’Abidjan, la capitale économique ivoirienne. Selon AD, l’un des proches de la famille, les mômes ont […]


Mauritania: Human Rights Defenders at Risk

February 12, 2018 11:43 am Published by Comments Off on Mauritania: Human Rights Defenders at Risk

(Nouakchott) – Mauritania’s human rights defenders face repression when they raise the country’s most sensitive social issues, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today. The issues include ethnic and caste discrimination, slavery, and the need for accountability for […]


Le droit du sol existait-il en Côte d’Ivoire en janvier 1972 ?

February 12, 2018 11:00 am Published by Comments Off on Le droit du sol existait-il en Côte d’Ivoire en janvier 1972 ?

Une polémique enfle en Côte d’Ivoire suite aux propos d’un leader politique sur l’existence, dans le passé, du droit du sol, soit avant la modification de la loi sur la nationalité en 1972. Africa Check a vérifié.  Selon le ministère […]


World Bank: Identification in Nigeria

February 10, 2018 11:56 am Published by Comments Off on World Bank: Identification in Nigeria

In January, the Office of the Vice President in Nigeria and the Nigeria Identity Management Commission (NIMC), with support from the World Bank, convened a workshop to discuss the identification ecosystem in Nigeria. The day-long event – attended by over […]


Kenya: Deportation card not new strategy to silence critics

February 10, 2018 9:06 am Published by Comments Off on Kenya: Deportation card not new strategy to silence critics

By OSCAR OBONYO Before last week’s dramatic deportation of self declared general of the National Resistance Movement (NRM) Dr Miguna Miguna to Canada, there was a vocal Mombasa politician Ahmed Bamahriz who, when threatened with deportation by retired President Daniel […]


Liberia: House Draws Up Citizenship, Land Ownership Amendments for Referendum

February 9, 2018 4:29 pm Published by Comments Off on Liberia: House Draws Up Citizenship, Land Ownership Amendments for Referendum

But uncertainty hangs over its approval by the People By Leroy M. Sonpon, III The House of Representatives has begun reviewing four resolutions amending certain provisions of the Liberian Constitution, including citizenship and land ownership but uncertainty hovers over its […]


Bénin: plus de 7.700 candidats au Cep et au Bepc sans actes de naissance dans l’Atacora

February 9, 2018 10:55 am Published by Comments Off on Bénin: plus de 7.700 candidats au Cep et au Bepc sans actes de naissance dans l’Atacora

7.709 élèves candidats aux examens du certificat d’études primaires (CEP) et du brevet d’études du premier cycle (BEPC) de l’année 2018 ne disposant pas d’actes de naissance ont été recensés dans 08 communes sur les 09 que compte l’Atacora, dans […]


Namibia: Private Hospitals to Issue Birth Certificates

February 7, 2018 12:31 pm Published by Comments Off on Namibia: Private Hospitals to Issue Birth Certificates

The Ministry of Home Affairs and Immigration has extended its birth registration office to private hospitals to ensure all births in the country are documented. The ministry introduced timely birth registration in 2008 and since then the birth registration centres […]