Author Archives for Bronwen Manby

Ethiopia: People of mixed Eritrean/Ethiopian nationality

August 31, 2016 11:01 am Published by Comments Off on Ethiopia: People of mixed Eritrean/Ethiopian nationality

Country Information and Guidance This document provides country of origin information (COI) and guidance to Home Office decision makers on handling particular types of protection and human rights claims. This includes whether claims are likely to justify the granting of […]


South Africa: Early Birth Registration Improves Service Delivery

August 31, 2016 10:39 am Published by Comments Off on South Africa: Early Birth Registration Improves Service Delivery

Polokwane — Limpopo Health MEC Dr Phophi Ramathuba has urged parents to register their babies at birth with the Department of Home Affairs to help government in its planning so it can better deliver services to communities. MEC Ramathuba visited […]


Rwanda: Law Nº 32/2016 of 28/08/2016 Governing Persons and the Family

August 28, 2016 7:19 pm Published by Comments Off on Rwanda: Law Nº 32/2016 of 28/08/2016 Governing Persons and the Family

Repeals and replaces Law nº 42/88 of 27 October 1988. Download from Refworld: https://www.refworld.org/docid/5ebc1d1b4.html Amended by Law N° 001/2020 of 02/02/2020 modifying law n° 32/2016 of 28/08/2016 governing persons and the family.


Plus de 3 millions d’enfants non enregistrés à l’état civil en Côte d’Ivoire

August 27, 2016 2:36 pm Published by Comments Off on Plus de 3 millions d’enfants non enregistrés à l’état civil en Côte d’Ivoire

Le Directeur général du Fonds des Nations unies pour l’enfance (UNICEF) France, Sébastien Lyon a relevé, vendredi, à Abidjan le faible taux d’enregistrement des naissances à l’état civil. Selon lui, après dix années de crise militaro-politique, 3 111 706 enfants […]


Rwanda: Local Officials Resolve to Speed Up Adoption of Irembo E-Govt Services

August 26, 2016 10:47 am Published by Comments Off on Rwanda: Local Officials Resolve to Speed Up Adoption of Irembo E-Govt Services

By Remy Niyingize On Wednesday, local government officials held discussions with RwandaOnline Platform Limited on how to speed up adoption of online services delivered through Irembo Platform. Since July 2015, Rwandans have been able to apply and pay for Government […]


Audiences foraines à Diourbel: plus de 2.000 actes de naissance délivrés

August 25, 2016 3:42 pm Published by Comments Off on Audiences foraines à Diourbel: plus de 2.000 actes de naissance délivrés

Le tribunal départemental de Diourbel  a reçu du monde hier matin. Les populations sont venues de tous les coins de la région pour enfin obtenir un acte de naissance. Les audiences foraines, démarrées depuis le 28 juin 2016, se poursuivent. […]


Liberia: Lawmakers to Support NBIS

August 24, 2016 10:55 am Published by Comments Off on Liberia: Lawmakers to Support NBIS

Members of the Senate have expressed their commitment to support the production of a National Biometric Identification System Cards (NBIS) for citizens in the country. The lawmakers, who attended a two-day legislative retreat organized by the National Identification Registry (NIR) […]


Walus likely to lose his SA citizenship

August 24, 2016 10:00 am Published by Comments Off on Walus likely to lose his SA citizenship

By Louise Flanagan Johannesburg – Convicted killer Janusz Walus is on the way to losing his South African citizenship, so if he’s paroled he won’t see much of South Africa. On Tuesday, the Department of Home Affairs confirmed that officials […]


Tanzania: State Considering Dual Citizenship for Diaspora

August 24, 2016 9:59 am Published by Comments Off on Tanzania: State Considering Dual Citizenship for Diaspora

By Lydia Shekighenda The government has started giving special consideration to Tanzanians living abroad to exploit various opportunities available in the country as it contemplates on duo citizenship. Foreign Affairs and East African Co-operation’s Head of Communications, Mindi Kasiga revealed […]


Sudan: Mazin Adil Ali Deng and others v. Ministry of Interior and another

August 23, 2016 7:47 pm Published by Comments Off on Sudan: Mazin Adil Ali Deng and others v. Ministry of Interior and another

Judgement of the Sudan Constitutional Court in which it was held that the children of a Sudanese mother and South Sudanese father who lost nationality on the secession of South Sudan had the right to Sudanese nationality. The Court judgement […]