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Côte d’Ivoire: New Constitution Adopted

November 25, 2016 6:20 pm Published by Comments Off on Côte d’Ivoire: New Constitution Adopted

(Nov. 25, 2016) Alassane Ouattara, the President of Côte d’Ivoire, promulgated a new Constitution on November 8, 2016.  (Côte d’Ivoire: Alassane Ouattara promulgue la nouvelle Constitution [Côte d’Ivoire: Alassane Ouattara Promulgates the New Constitution], JEUNE AFRIQUE (Nov. 8, 2016); Loi […]


Guinée: Compte rendu du conseil des ministres du 24 novembre 2016

November 25, 2016 11:41 am Published by Comments Off on Guinée: Compte rendu du conseil des ministres du 24 novembre 2016

Le Ministre de la Justice a soumis au Conseil un projet de Décret portant création du programme National pour l’éradication de l’apatridie en Guinée. Il a indiqué que ce projet de décret compte 21 articles répartis en 04 chapitres : […]


Reaching the Hard to Reach: A Case Study of Birth Registration in South Africa

November 23, 2016 11:20 pm Published by Comments Off on Reaching the Hard to Reach: A Case Study of Birth Registration in South Africa

One of the United Nations’ 2015 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) is to end poverty in all its forms everywhere. A key mechanism for eliminating poverty is the guarantee that everyone has a form of legal identity. This case study, led […]


Burkina Faso: Compte rendu du Conseil des ministres de ce mercredi 23 novembre 2016

November 23, 2016 10:06 pm Published by Comments Off on Burkina Faso: Compte rendu du Conseil des ministres de ce mercredi 23 novembre 2016

Le Conseil des ministres s’est tenu à Ouagadougou, le mercredi 23 novembre 2016, en séance ordinaire, de 09 H 00 mn à 14 H 00 mn,sous la présidence de Son Excellence Monsieur Paul Kaba THIEBA, Premier ministre, Chef du Gouvernement. […]


Mos Def is leaving his home in South Africa after his idealistic “world passport” got him arrested

November 22, 2016 8:56 pm Published by Comments Off on Mos Def is leaving his home in South Africa after his idealistic “world passport” got him arrested

Mos Def’s ideals about a world without borders have been dashed by South African immigration officials. The Department of Home Affairs declared the rapper and actor an “undesirable person” on Nov. 22 after he tried to leave the country using […]


RDC : le Premier ministre Samy Badibanga est-il belge et/ou congolais ?

November 22, 2016 3:08 pm Published by Comments Off on RDC : le Premier ministre Samy Badibanga est-il belge et/ou congolais ?

Par Trésor Kibangula Moins d’une semaine après sa nomination, Samy Badibanga se retrouve au cœur d’une controverse. À en croire ses détracteurs, le nouveau Premier ministre de la RD Congo détiendrait la nationalité belge alors que la nationalité congolaise se […]


Statelessness and Issues Relating to Nationality in Zambia

November 21, 2016 9:10 pm Published by Comments Off on Statelessness and Issues Relating to Nationality in Zambia

Summary This study was commissioned by the Zambian government with support from the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) following government’s pledge to become party to the 1961 Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness at the Ministerial meeting held […]


Angolan ex-refugees given chance to apply for residency in South Africa

November 21, 2016 6:07 pm Published by Comments Off on Angolan ex-refugees given chance to apply for residency in South Africa

Last week, on 17 Novem­ber 2016, a set­tle­ment was reached in a year-long case regard­ing for­mer Angolan refugees still liv­ing in South Africa on expired Angolan Ces­sa­tion Per­mits. The nego­ti­ated set­tle­ment allows for for­mer Angolan refugees falling into this cat­e­gory […]


Stateless Shakgane from Soweto wants to be someone

November 19, 2016 12:47 pm Published by Comments Off on Stateless Shakgane from Soweto wants to be someone

Johannesburg – At 23, Dineo Shakgane, a Soweto resident, is unable to open a bank account or apply to study further. She can’t buy a SIM card or even enter a reality show competition. She does not have an identity […]


South Africa: Press Release on status of former Angolan refugees

November 17, 2016 5:05 pm Published by Comments Off on South Africa: Press Release on status of former Angolan refugees

Statement issued on behalf of Non-Profit organisation, the Scalabrini Centre of Cape Town to former Angolan Refugees still living in South Africa on expired Angolan Cessation Permits – a small window is now open for these Angolans to attempt to […]


Sudan: A Commentary on Mazin Adil Ali Deng and others v. Ministry of Interior and Ministry of Justice

November 16, 2016 3:00 pm Published by Comments Off on Sudan: A Commentary on Mazin Adil Ali Deng and others v. Ministry of Interior and Ministry of Justice

By Nasredeen Abdulbari* The secession of South Sudan from Sudan in July 2011 was followed by amendments to the Sudanese citizenship law removing citizenship from those with entitlement to South Sudanese citizenship. These changes have, unsurprisingly, led to the emergence […]