September 22, 2016 12:28 pm
Published by Bronwen Manby
Le Sénégal est agité depuis plusieurs mois par un débat relatif à la nationalité des candidats à l’élection présidentielle. Ce débat trouve sa source dans l’article 28 de notre Constitution qui exige que tout candidat à la présidence de la […]
September 21, 2016 1:02 pm
Published by Bronwen Manby
Malgré les promesses de revoir la loi sur la nationalité au pays, c’est encore le statu quo. Le code reste toujours inchangé et discriminatoire envers les femmes. Ce code élaboré au lendemain de l’indépendance stipule clairement que, « La femme […]
September 20, 2016 4:51 pm
Published by Bronwen Manby
L’ancien chef d’Etat-major général des armées sénégalaises (Cemga), le général Mouhamadou Mansour Seck, a estimé, dimanche, que l’interdiction de la double-nationalité doit notamment être étendue aux ministres, aux ambassadeurs et aux députés. Invité dimanche de l’émission « Grand Jury » de Radio Futurs […]
September 20, 2016 12:49 pm
Published by Bronwen Manby
PRESIDENT Edgar Lungu has advised Zambians living in the diaspora to benefit from the new constitutional provision that allows them to have duo nationalities. President Lungu gave the advice when he met Zambians living in America during the “Meet the […]
September 19, 2016 2:00 pm
Published by Bronwen Manby
Par Serigne Mbaye THIAM Secrétaire national aux élections du Parti socialiste Ministre de l’Éducation nationale Le Sénégal est agité depuis plusieurs mois par un débat relatif à la nationalité des candidats à l’élection présidentielle. Ce débat trouve sa source dans […]
September 17, 2016 12:57 pm
Published by Bronwen Manby
Dar es Salaam — Unicef and the government will on Thursday roll out a new birth registration process. The Under-five Birth Registration Initiative (U5BRI) aims to address challenges around birth registration across the country. In an exclusive interview with The […]
September 16, 2016 2:33 pm
Published by Bronwen Manby
Selon l’enquête publiée jeudi par le quotidien régional français Midi Libre, Ali Bongo aurait passé une partie de son enfance à Alès, dans le sud de la France. Des informations qui remettent en cause la thèse selon laquelle il serait […]
September 16, 2016 12:42 pm
Published by Bronwen Manby
Liberia has a political structure that closely resembles that of the United States. As the country prepares for its next election, which will be held in 2017, Liberians in the country and the Diaspora are closely monitoring each presidential candidate […]
September 15, 2016 3:58 pm
Published by Bronwen Manby
Population Verification Exercise During the reporting period, report of the Population verification Exercise was finalized and published. The exercise was conducted in the Dadaab camps from 4th July to 10th August 2016, after more than three years from the previous […]
September 15, 2016 1:57 pm
Published by Bronwen Manby
Chineme Okafor in Abuja The West African Civil Society Forum (WACSOF) has warned that countries in the West African region are at the risk of having the security of lives and properties of their citizens compromised by about 750,000 stateless […]
September 14, 2016 2:26 pm
Published by Bronwen Manby
The West African Civil Society Forum (WACSOF), with support from the United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR), has launched a project aimed at reducing the risk of statelessness in Nigeria. The United Nations (UN) describes statelessness as a situation […]
September 14, 2016 1:04 pm
Published by Bronwen Manby
The Department of Home Affairs has noted a hoax article in the social media space purported to emanate from an interview conducted with Minister Malusi Gigaba pertaining to the introduction of compulsory DNA testing requirements for registration of new births. […]