Author Archives for Bronwen Manby

Tanzania’s Position on Dual Citizenship Hurts Its Own Interests As an Ambitious Nation. Maybe It’s High Time We Shift Gears?

August 21, 2024 4:00 pm Published by Comments Off on Tanzania’s Position on Dual Citizenship Hurts Its Own Interests As an Ambitious Nation. Maybe It’s High Time We Shift Gears?

By Steve Williams Tanzania is the only East African Community nation that doesn’t allow dual citizenship in adulthood. The Tanzanian government has repeatedly rejected the notion of dual citizenship, asserting that such an arrangement would foster inequality and confusion among […]


Affaire 40 000 personnes auraient obtenu la nationalité ivoirienne : « il est temps de revoir en profondeur son système d’état civil » (Analyste)

August 18, 2024 5:10 pm Published by Comments Off on Affaire 40 000 personnes auraient obtenu la nationalité ivoirienne : « il est temps de revoir en profondeur son système d’état civil » (Analyste)

À l’approche des élections présidentielles de 2025 en Côte d’Ivoire, le pays est secoué par une révélation alarmante. Selon l’analyste socio-politique, Ahouman Gaël Lakpa plus de 40 000 personnes auraient obtenu la nationalité ivoirienne de manière frauduleuse. Cette découverte soulève […]


Zimbabwe: The state of stateless people in Zim

August 16, 2024 5:48 pm Published by Comments Off on Zimbabwe: The state of stateless people in Zim

By Tendai Makaripe VITALIS Palinje’s demeanour reflects a deep, unspoken psychological pain. Often burying his head in his hands and sighing heavily, he appears overwhelmed, staring blankly as if questioning his fate. Born to Malawian parents who fled to Zimbabwe […]


South Africa: Notice in Terms of Section 3 of the Promotion of Administrative Justice Act 2000: Intention to cancel identity documents or cards of persons whose identity numbers are blocked and call for representations from affected persons

August 16, 2024 7:18 am Published by Comments Off on South Africa: Notice in Terms of Section 3 of the Promotion of Administrative Justice Act 2000: Intention to cancel identity documents or cards of persons whose identity numbers are blocked and call for representations from affected persons

Download government gazette: https://lawlibrary.org.za/akn/za/officialGazette/government-gazette/2024-08-16/51064/eng@2024-08-16


The Miss SA saga – Everything you need to know about South African citizenship and the law

August 13, 2024 4:00 pm Published by Comments Off on The Miss SA saga – Everything you need to know about South African citizenship and the law

By Victoria O’Regan Debates about Sowetan-born, former Miss South Africa contestant Chidimma Adetshina’s nationality have prompted questions about South African citizenship. What does it mean to be South African in terms of the law? Citizenship, in the legal sense, means […]


Kenya: Court rescinds earlier orders blocking maisha namba rollout

August 12, 2024 8:29 am Published by Comments Off on Kenya: Court rescinds earlier orders blocking maisha namba rollout

Justice Lawrence Mugambi lifted stay order saying it’s no longer in public interest to stop the process. In Summary The Judge had on July 25, issued orders stopping any further roll out of the digital card. One of his reasons […]


Kenya: Court overturns orders blocking Maisha Namba rollout

August 12, 2024 8:26 am Published by Comments Off on Kenya: Court overturns orders blocking Maisha Namba rollout

By Dzuya Walter The Milimani High Court has overturned earlier orders that had suspended the implementation of the Unique Personal Identifier, also known as the Maisha Namba. In its Monday decision, the court stated that the government demonstrated that suspending […]


Burundi: l’enregistrement des naissances, un préalable pour bénéficier d’une protection tout au long de la vie

August 10, 2024 11:41 am Published by Comments Off on Burundi: l’enregistrement des naissances, un préalable pour bénéficier d’une protection tout au long de la vie

10 août 2024. Sur les 164 millions d’enfants non enregistrés à travers le monde, plus de la moitié, soit environ 91 millions, vit en Afrique ; et environ 6 enfants sur 10, soit 116 millions, ne possèdent pas d’acte de naissance[i]. […]


Tanzania: LHRC wants alterations to rights bill on Diaspora

August 10, 2024 10:27 am Published by Comments Off on Tanzania: LHRC wants alterations to rights bill on Diaspora

By Zuwena Shame THE Legal and Human Rights Centre (LHRC) has urged the law reform institutions to repeal Section 37 of the Constitution Act, which relates to amending citizenship law and its procedures. Dr Anna Henga, the LHRC executive director, […]


Le Bénin tend la main aux afro-descendants avec sa nouvelle loi sur la naturalisation

August 9, 2024 4:03 pm Published by Comments Off on Le Bénin tend la main aux afro-descendants avec sa nouvelle loi sur la naturalisation

Ce texte, qui doit encore être promulgué par le président Patrice Talon, donnera la possibilité d’obtenir la citoyenneté béninoise à « toute personne qui, d’après sa généalogie, a un ascendant […] déporté dans le cadre de la traite des Noirs […]


UNHCR hosts deliberations on new Protocol to secure the right to nationality and end statelessness in Africa

August 7, 2024 9:03 pm Published by Comments Off on UNHCR hosts deliberations on new Protocol to secure the right to nationality and end statelessness in Africa

In a first-of-its-kind event, UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, together with subject matter experts Mr. Ibrahima Kane and Dr. Bronwen Manby, hosted a continental meeting to discuss next steps towards the ratification of the Protocol to the African Charter on […]