Author Archives for Bronwen Manby

The citizenship question in Zimbabwe

February 19, 2017 1:17 pm Published by Comments Off on The citizenship question in Zimbabwe

Eddie Cross says the Zanu-PF govt has been determined to deny anyone with foreign ancestry their birthright citizenship I am a Zimbabwean Citizen and my African roots go back to 1867 when my Great Grandfather came out on a sailing […]


Angolan Cessation: The Scalabrini Centre of Cape Town submits 1,757 permanent residency applications to the Department of Home Affairs

February 17, 2017 6:13 pm Published by Comments Off on Angolan Cessation: The Scalabrini Centre of Cape Town submits 1,757 permanent residency applications to the Department of Home Affairs

On 15, 16 and 17 February 2017, the Scalabrini Centre of Cape Town (SCCT) submitted 1,757 applications for permanent residency to the Department of Home Affairs (DHA). These applications were made by a group of Angolan former refugees who, upon […]


South Africa: Battle for birth certificates won

February 17, 2017 1:21 pm Published by Comments Off on South Africa: Battle for birth certificates won

By Bernadette Wol­huter A FATHER’S des­per­ate wish to have his daugh­ters recog­nised as South African cit­i­zens was finally realised this week when they were both issued with birth cer­tifi­cates, but he was not around to wit­ness it. The Dur­ban man, […]


Rwandans who have lived in Kenya for 70 years appeal for naturalisation

February 16, 2017 1:29 pm Published by Comments Off on Rwandans who have lived in Kenya for 70 years appeal for naturalisation

By David Ohito Grandparents and parents of an estimated 500 Rwandans were moved from Rwanda to Kenya by the British colonial administration in 1940’s to work mostly in tea plantations in Kericho County and other parts of Kenya. In 1945, […]


Botswana: The citizenship bill: a formality?

February 16, 2017 8:52 am Published by Comments Off on Botswana: The citizenship bill: a formality?

QUEEN MOSARWE The Botswana Gazette understands that the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill 2016 which is expected to be presented to parliament in the near future is “just a formality to what has been ongoing as there have been some people linked […]


Ghana aims to issue 27M biometric ID cards in next year

February 15, 2017 8:34 pm Published by Comments Off on Ghana aims to issue 27M biometric ID cards in next year

Despite current logistical challenges, Ghana’s newly appointed National Identification Authority (NIA) CEO told the The Ghanaian Times this week that he is working towards carrying out his mandate to coordinate and supervise the registration and issuance of national biometric identification […]


Discrimination: les Sahraouis des camps sommés de remettre leur passeport algérien dès leur retour de l’étranger

February 15, 2017 2:13 pm Published by Comments Off on Discrimination: les Sahraouis des camps sommés de remettre leur passeport algérien dès leur retour de l’étranger

Par Ziad Alami Des instructions “au plus haut niveau” ont été données aux autorités algériennes afin de procéder au retrait des passeports algériens aux Sahraouis des camps dès leur retour de l’étranger, accentuant le sentiment d’humiliation et de ras-le-bol chez […]


It’s taken 80 years for this Kenyan community to be recognized as citizens

February 15, 2017 1:27 pm Published by Comments Off on It’s taken 80 years for this Kenyan community to be recognized as citizens

By Joshua Masinde Thomas Nguli has seen the worst of times as an ‘outsider’ in Kenya, where he was born 60 years ago. He is one of the thousands of the Makonde community that originated from Mozambique about 80 years […]


The long road to SA citizenship for former Angolan refugees

February 15, 2017 1:24 pm Published by Comments Off on The long road to SA citizenship for former Angolan refugees

By Jan Cronje, News24 Correspondent Cape Town – Nineteen years ago, Kazi Irene Boaventura, aged 7, and her 3-year-old brother Filipe fled with their mother to South Africa from Angola, as full-scale fighting again broke out in a protracted and […]


Sans identité légale: l’apatridie, un mal qui ronge l’Afrique de l’Ouest

February 15, 2017 11:50 am Published by Comments Off on Sans identité légale: l’apatridie, un mal qui ronge l’Afrique de l’Ouest

Le terme apatride désigne une personne qu’aucun Etat ne considère comme son ressortissant. Ils sont plus d’un million à être dans ce cas en Afrique de l’Ouest et à vivre sans identité légale. Comment y mettre fin? La question a […]


After 70 Years in Kenya, 500 Rwandans Appeal for Naturalisation

February 15, 2017 7:54 am Published by Comments Off on After 70 Years in Kenya, 500 Rwandans Appeal for Naturalisation

Ancestors of an estimated 500 Rwandans were moved from Rwanda to Kenya by the British colonial administration in 1940s to work mostly in tea plantations in Kericho county and other parts of Kenya. In 1945, the Rwandans were granted Kenyan […]


South Africa: Children finally recieve birth certificates after LRC intervenes

February 14, 2017 2:27 pm Published by Comments Off on South Africa: Children finally recieve birth certificates after LRC intervenes

Yes­ter­day, 13 Feb­ru­ary 2017, two chil­dren born in South Africa to a Swazi mother and South African father have finally had their births reg­is­tered and unabridged birth cer­tifi­cates issued after the LRC inter­vened on their behalf. The cou­ple approached the […]