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Kenya: Stateless Makonde in Four-Day March to State House to Meet Uhuru in Search of Citizenship

October 11, 2016 1:29 pm Published by Comments Off on Kenya: Stateless Makonde in Four-Day March to State House to Meet Uhuru in Search of Citizenship

By Daniel Tsuma Nyassy By Farouk Mwabege More than 300 stateless members of the Makonde community living in Kwale County and whose origin is Mozambique, Monday started a four-day journey to State House, Nairobi, hoping to meet President Uhuru Kenyatta […]


Stateless people demand citizenship from the Kenyan Government

October 11, 2016 1:24 pm Published by Comments Off on Stateless people demand citizenship from the Kenyan Government

By Tobias Chanji Over 1,000 representatives of people without State recognition have embarked on a mission to demand citizenship from the Government. The representatives are trekking to Nairobi to seek audience with President Uhuru Kenyatta to discuss their citizenship status. […]


Cameroun – Sérail: Tous les ministres camerounais possèdent un passeport américain ou français

October 11, 2016 10:04 am Published by Comments Off on Cameroun – Sérail: Tous les ministres camerounais possèdent un passeport américain ou français

Par Pierre Arnaud NTCHAPDA Et si le récit de l’artiste Richard Bona qui raconte tout le temps l’histoire de ce ministre camerounais qui présenta devant lui un passeport français dans un aéroport n’était pas une fable ? Dans sa parution du […]


Kenya: S N v Cabinet Secretary for the Ministry of Interior and Co-ordination of National Management Services, Director General, Kenya Citizens & Foreign Nationals Management Services & Attorney General

October 10, 2016 2:08 pm Published by Comments Off on Kenya: S N v Cabinet Secretary for the Ministry of Interior and Co-ordination of National Management Services, Director General, Kenya Citizens & Foreign Nationals Management Services & Attorney General

16. From the documents exhibited by the applicant it is clear that the application for citizenship was made on 13th March 2013. The present application was filed on the 13th September 2013, six months later. Prima facie a delay of […]


“Stateless Kenyans”, Makonde and Wapemba communities demand recognition

October 10, 2016 1:30 pm Published by Comments Off on “Stateless Kenyans”, Makonde and Wapemba communities demand recognition

The Makonde and Wapemba communities living at the Kenyan Coast and who have been stateless for more than 50 years today commenced a trek to State House Nairobi to present their case before President Uhuru Kenyatta. Those participating in the […]


Côte d’Ivoire : l’opposition critique le projet de nouvelle constitution

October 9, 2016 8:58 pm Published by Comments Off on Côte d’Ivoire : l’opposition critique le projet de nouvelle constitution

Le projet de nouvelle Constitution de la Côte d’Ivoire a été présenté vendredi à la presse. Le comité mis en place par le président Alassane Ouattara le juge démocratique, contrairement à l’opposition qui affirme que le nouveau projet est répressif. […]


South Africa: Involving chiefs in registering births

October 9, 2016 12:13 pm Published by Comments Off on South Africa: Involving chiefs in registering births

A task team will be set up to look into how traditional leaders can assist government to fast-track the early registration of children in rural communities.The team will comprise traditional leaders and senior officials in the Department of Home Affairs […]


West Africa: Plight of persons without nationality

October 8, 2016 2:14 pm Published by Comments Off on West Africa: Plight of persons without nationality

The UNHCR and ECOWAS recently signed an MoU to improve the protection environment for stateless persons. Pierre is eighteen years old. He was born to Burkinabe parents in Ghana. He was not registered at birth and neither were his parents. […]


Kenya Citizenship and Immigration Act: Legal Notice 178, Extension of Time

October 7, 2016 4:43 pm Published by Comments Off on Kenya Citizenship and Immigration Act: Legal Notice 178, Extension of Time

LEGAL NOTICE NO. 178 THE KENYA CITIZENSHIP AND IMMIGRATION ACT (No. 11 of 2011) EXTENSION OF TIME IN EXERCISE of the powers conferred by sections 15 (2) and 16 (2) of the Kenya Citizenship and Immigration Act, 2011, the Cabinet […]


Nigeria’s “state of origin” conundrum

October 7, 2016 2:11 pm Published by Comments Off on Nigeria’s “state of origin” conundrum

By Cheta Nwanze Government in Nigeria “is detached from its people at every level of the federation”, said Chidi Odinkalu, chair of the National Human Rights Commission, when interviewed for ARI’s 2016 briefing note “State(s) of crisis”. For most Nigerians, […]


Cameroun – Société: Les ressortissants de Bakassi pourraient bientôt ne plus se justifier d’une nationalité selon un responsable de l’ONU

October 6, 2016 10:03 am Published by Comments Off on Cameroun – Société: Les ressortissants de Bakassi pourraient bientôt ne plus se justifier d’une nationalité selon un responsable de l’ONU

Par Peter KUM D’après le journal nigérian Daily Trust, les populations installées sur la presqu’île de Bakassi, dans la Région du Sud-Ouest du Cameroun, ne pourraient plus se justifier de leur nationalité. Selon le journal, ladite révélation a été faite le […]