Author Archives for Bronwen Manby

Comoros seeks US, Interpol help to vet buyers of Comoros passports

December 27, 2017 10:06 am Published by Comments Off on Comoros seeks US, Interpol help to vet buyers of Comoros passports

By Ali Amir Ahmed MORONI (Reuters) – The Comoros government has asked Interpol and the U.S. authorities for information related to foreigners, including two people accused of breaking sanctions on Iran, who have bought the country’s passports to facilitate their […]


Zimbabwe: RG’s Office issues 680 000 documents

December 25, 2017 1:32 pm Published by Comments Off on Zimbabwe: RG’s Office issues 680 000 documents

The Registrar General’s Office has issued over 680 000 identity documents over the past three months through the ongoing national mobile registration exercise and the programme will continue over the festive season. The programme, which initially was supposed to end […]


Swaziland Refugees Act No.15 of 2017

December 22, 2017 2:34 pm Published by Comments Off on Swaziland Refugees Act No.15 of 2017

Section 20: (1) Section 4 (3) of this Act does not apply to a refugee who is able to invoke compelling reasons arising out of previous persecution for refusing to avail oneself of the protection of the country of nationality […]


Selon I Watch, Sakher El Materi aurait refait sa vie aux Seychelles et recevrait de l’argent du Qatar et des Emirats

December 22, 2017 10:57 am Published by Comments Off on Selon I Watch, Sakher El Materi aurait refait sa vie aux Seychelles et recevrait de l’argent du Qatar et des Emirats

Wafa Samoud HuffPost Tunisie L’organisation I Watch a dévoilé, lors d’une conférence de presse tenue vendredi, que Sakher El-Materi, le gendre de Ben Ali, a finalement obtenu la nationalité seychelloise, et ce malgré les efforts déployés par l’organisation pour s’opposer […]


Special Report: How to make millions selling passports to Africa

December 22, 2017 9:38 am Published by Comments Off on Special Report: How to make millions selling passports to Africa

By David Lewis, Philippe Engels MORONI, Comoros Islands/BRUSSELS (Reuters) – In the tiny nation of the Comoros Islands, lying off the east coast of Africa, Albert Karaziwan is a big man – even though he doesn’t live there. He’s been […]


UNHCR Campaign to End Statelessness Update December 2017

December 21, 2017 1:46 pm Published by Comments Off on UNHCR Campaign to End Statelessness Update December 2017

Updates from the UNHCR #IBelong campaign, including (extracts): On 16 October, the Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the twelve Member States of the International Conference of the Great Lakes Region Member States (ICGLR) gathered in Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo, […]


Parliament to Discuss Naturalization of Moroccan Women’s Foreign Spouses

December 20, 2017 3:59 pm Published by Comments Off on Parliament to Discuss Naturalization of Moroccan Women’s Foreign Spouses

The parliament majority bloc has submitted a draft law providing for granting Moroccan nationality to foreign spouses of Moroccan women. The draft amends the provisions of Article 10 of the nationality law, which grants Moroccan nationality only to a foreign […]


Maroc : mariage mixte, la majorité veut élargir la naturalisation aux conjoints étrangers

December 20, 2017 3:19 pm Published by Comments Off on Maroc : mariage mixte, la majorité veut élargir la naturalisation aux conjoints étrangers

Un étranger marié à une Marocaine pourra peut-être bientôt bénéficier de la nationalité marocaine. C’est ce que stipule une proposition de loi déposée au Parlement le 17 novembre par six partis de la majorité. Le Bureau de la chambre à […]


Kenya: Republic v Principal Registrar of Persons, Ministry of Immigration & Attorney General Ex-parte Virdi Gurveen

December 20, 2017 1:50 pm Published by Comments Off on Kenya: Republic v Principal Registrar of Persons, Ministry of Immigration & Attorney General Ex-parte Virdi Gurveen

1. In this application, the applicant herein, Virdi Gurveen, seeks substantially an order of an order of Mandamus to compel the respondent to issue her with a valid Kenya National Identification  card. She also seeks a declaration that she is […]


Nigerians and Identity Crisis, Relevant Govt Agencies in Focus

December 20, 2017 1:19 pm Published by Comments Off on Nigerians and Identity Crisis, Relevant Govt Agencies in Focus

The Nigerian constitution stipulates that one can be a Nigerian by Birth, Registration and Naturalization. While this seems straight forward enough, the constitution also defines a Nigerian as anyone whose parent is from an ethnic group indigenous to Nigeria. For […]


Angola: Justice Consolidates Birth Registration in Maternity Hospitals

December 19, 2017 1:34 pm Published by Comments Off on Angola: Justice Consolidates Birth Registration in Maternity Hospitals

Luanda — The Ministry of Justice and Human Rights has consolidated the “Birth Registration” project, having created 56 registration posts in the country’s maternity wards and health units. The goal is to register all children after their birth. The government […]