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Liberia: ‘No One Has Right to Question My Citizenship’ – Chairman Korkoya

June 20, 2017 10:52 am Published by Comments Off on Liberia: ‘No One Has Right to Question My Citizenship’ – Chairman Korkoya

Monrovia – The Chairman of the National Election Commission, Cllr. Jerome George Korkoya, facing a mountain of allegations from some Liberians that he holds an American citizenship, says those making the claim are opening a Pandora box. Report by Kennedy […]


Liberia: Korkoya Weeps At Supreme Court

June 20, 2017 10:34 am Published by Comments Off on Liberia: Korkoya Weeps At Supreme Court

By Abednego Davis National Elections Commission (NEC) chairman Jerome G. Korkoya challenged political parties, individuals, and organizations demanding to know if he ever took American citizenship to take him to court, but when what he had requested took place yesterday […]


Benin: Loi no. 2017-08 du 19 juin 2017 sur l’identification des personnes physiques

June 19, 2017 5:42 pm Published by Comments Off on Benin: Loi no. 2017-08 du 19 juin 2017 sur l’identification des personnes physiques

“La présente loi a pour objet de définir et de determiner les procédés d’identification nominative, personnelle, numérique et biométrique des personnes physiques.” Télécharger: Benin Loi sur identification des personnes physiques 2017-08 Proposition de loi avec exposé des motifs: Benin proposition […]


Uganda: ‘Lack of birth records fueling child sexual violence’

June 19, 2017 5:05 pm Published by Comments Off on Uganda: ‘Lack of birth records fueling child sexual violence’

By Jeff Andrew Lule Statistics indicate that 40% or 3,000,000 children under the age of five are not registered at birth. KAMPALA – The failure to have birth information of all children is to blame for the increasing sexual violence […]


Uganda: Speaker Kadaga calls for recognition of stateless children

June 19, 2017 10:42 am Published by Comments Off on Uganda: Speaker Kadaga calls for recognition of stateless children

By Moses Kyeyune The Speaker of Parliament Rebecca Kadaga has urged Heads of State in the Great Lakes region to assist children born of war attain a decency of nationhood. Kadaga says that given a number of insurgencies within the […]


Liberia: NEC Chairman Wants Court To Dismiss Dual Citizenship Lawsuit

June 15, 2017 7:36 am Published by Comments Off on Liberia: NEC Chairman Wants Court To Dismiss Dual Citizenship Lawsuit

Monrovia – Claims by a group of concerned Liberians now before the Civil Law Court at the Temple of Justice for adjudication that the Chairman of the National Election Commission Jerome Korkoya is an American citizen, Wednesday took another dimension […]


Apatridie : ils sont avec nous, mais « n’existent pas »…

June 14, 2017 9:36 pm Published by Comments Off on Apatridie : ils sont avec nous, mais « n’existent pas »…

Ouestafnews – Ne lui demandez pas son âge, elle ne saurait y répondre avec la promptitude que requiert une telle question. Son plus grand regret : n’être pas allé à l’école. L’image de ses camarades du quartier empruntant le chemin […]


South Africa: Gigaba and Gupta Citizenship: Several ethical and legal questions remain unanswered

June 14, 2017 3:11 pm Published by Comments Off on South Africa: Gigaba and Gupta Citizenship: Several ethical and legal questions remain unanswered

By Pierre de Vos Finance Minister Malusi Gigaba’s confirmation this week that he granted citizenship to members of the controversial Gupta family in 2015, is at best an admission of a calamitous lapse of judgement on his part. While a […]


South Africa: Media Statement: Minister Malusi Gigaba Handled Gupta Naturalisation Application in a Lawful Manner

June 13, 2017 9:33 am Published by Comments Off on South Africa: Media Statement: Minister Malusi Gigaba Handled Gupta Naturalisation Application in a Lawful Manner

Minister of Finance Malusi Gigaba confirms that the documents circulated through social media yesterday with respect to the Gupta family naturalisation application are genuine. The Minister lawfully approved the application in terms of South African Citizenship Act, 1995 (Act 88 […]


South Africa: Gigaba granted Guptas citizenship – EFF

June 12, 2017 4:34 pm Published by Comments Off on South Africa: Gigaba granted Guptas citizenship – EFF

EFF statement on Gigaba’s acceptance of Gupta’s application for naturalisation in South Africa Fighters say Minister bypassed the law and used his position to win favours from the family The EFF has received reliable information that whilst he was minister […]


Zimbabwe: No relaxation of birth registration

June 12, 2017 11:30 am Published by Comments Off on Zimbabwe: No relaxation of birth registration

The Registrar General Mr Tobaiwa Mudede has said his department will not relax the birth registration process as there is a danger of fuelling child trafficking and registering children that are not Zimbabweans. Officials in the Ministry of Primary and Secondary […]