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Gabon: la polémique sur la nationalité du président Ali Bongo Ondimba pollue l’ambiance préélectorale

July 2, 2016 10:43 am Published by Comments Off on Gabon: la polémique sur la nationalité du président Ali Bongo Ondimba pollue l’ambiance préélectorale

LIBREVILLE, 2 juillet (Xinhua) — A deux mois de la prochaine élection présidentielle fixée au 27 août, la polémique sur la nationalité du président sortant et candidat à sa propre succession, Ali Bongo Ondimba, pollue l’ambiance préélectorale dans le pays. […]


Gabon: nouveau rebondissement dans l’histoire de la filiation d’Ali Bongo

July 1, 2016 9:00 am Published by Comments Off on Gabon: nouveau rebondissement dans l’histoire de la filiation d’Ali Bongo

De nouveaux éléments concernant les origines d’Ali Bongo sont parus dans la presse française. Depuis plusieurs années, le président gabonais est soupçonné, par une partie de l’opposition et par l’essayiste Pierre Péan, d’être d’origine biafraise et d’avoir été adopté par […]


Hundreds receive SA citizenship

June 29, 2016 8:17 am Published by Comments Off on Hundreds receive SA citizenship

Home Affairs Minister Malusi Gigaba hosted the inaugural Naturalisation Ceremony in Boksburg on Wednesday where he announced that more than 500 people acquired South African citizenship. Many of the nationals originate from Africa and Asia. For some, who come from […]


South Africa: Foreign nationals given SA citizenship

June 29, 2016 7:58 am Published by Comments Off on South Africa: Foreign nationals given SA citizenship

Johannesburg – About 500 foreign nationals from various countries were today officially given South African citizenships. Judge President Dustan Mlambo, Home Affairs Minister Malusi Gigaba and his deputy, Fatima Chohan, officiated at the Naturalisation Ceremony held in Johannesburg. Citizenship by […]


South Africa: Home Affairs hosts inaugural Naturalisation Ceremony

June 27, 2016 8:11 pm Published by Comments Off on South Africa: Home Affairs hosts inaugural Naturalisation Ceremony

The Minister of Home Affairs, Malusi Gigaba, will on Wednesday, 29 June 2016, host the inaugural Naturalisation Ceremony in Johannesburg. At the ceremony, newly recognized citizens will swear their allegiance or affirmation to the Republic of South Africa and receive […]


Biometric Identification Hurdle in Liberia – With 2017 Implications

June 27, 2016 8:14 am Published by Comments Off on Biometric Identification Hurdle in Liberia – With 2017 Implications

Monrovia-Ahead of the 2017 general and presidential elections, FrontPageAfrica has gathered that the National Elections Commission (NEC) and the National Identification Registry (NIR) are both in discussion over a biometric registration process. The NIR was established to handle issues of […]


Joint Communiqué: Ministerial Tripartite Commission for the Voluntary Repatriation of Somali Refugees from Kenya to Somalia

June 25, 2016 10:15 pm Published by Comments Off on Joint Communiqué: Ministerial Tripartite Commission for the Voluntary Repatriation of Somali Refugees from Kenya to Somalia

NAIROBI, Kenya – At the invitation of H.E. Ambassador (Dr) Amina Mohamed, Cabinet Secretary for Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Kenya, the Tripartite Commission for the Voluntary Repatriation of Somali Refugees living in Kenya met in Nairobi on 25 […]


Namibia: Supreme Court confirms child’s citizenship right

June 24, 2016 6:10 pm Published by Comments Off on Namibia: Supreme Court confirms child’s citizenship right

By Werner Menges A CHILD born in Namibia to non-Namibian parents who meet the legal test of being ordinarily resident in the country is entitled to Namibian citizenship by birth, the Supreme Court affirmed in a landmark judgement on citizenship […]