Author Archives for Bronwen Manby

L’Association Mission Cris d’Enfant de la Planète

January 18, 2016 5:02 pm Published by Comments Off on L’Association Mission Cris d’Enfant de la Planète

L’Association Mission Cris d’Enfant de la Planète (MCEP), est créée en 2004 et est reconnue officiellement par l’Etat togolais en 2006 sous le N°OO955 /MATD-SG-DAPOC-DOCA du 20 Septembre 2006. Elle a pour but de contribuer à l’épanouissement social et le […]


Tanzania: Hints on MZ leaders’ row dropped

January 18, 2016 12:00 am Published by Comments Off on Tanzania: Hints on MZ leaders’ row dropped

A Statement from the Mwanza regional commissioner, Magessa Mulongo claiming that his former Regional Administrative Secretary, Dr Faisal Issa, is a Somali, with controversial Tanzania citizenship, is the root cause of a battle between the two, which culminated in the […]


Seydou Kane: ” Pourquoi j’ai 3 passeports diplomatiques gabonais, malien et sénégalais”

January 16, 2016 12:00 am Published by Comments Off on Seydou Kane: ” Pourquoi j’ai 3 passeports diplomatiques gabonais, malien et sénégalais”

Dans un entretien avec un journal gabonais, l’homme d’affaires Seydou Kane est revenu sur l’histoire de ses trois passeports diplomatiques gabonais, malien et sénégalais. Pour expliquer cela, Seydou Kane dira : ” Je voudrais d’abord lever l’équivoque sur mon passeport […]


Open letter to Minister of Social Development

January 15, 2016 12:00 am Published by Comments Off on Open letter to Minister of Social Development

Dear Honourable Minister Bathabile Dlamini. Honourable Minister, I’m writing this letter to you as a matter of concern in relation to an African Granny, the then mother, the then wife and an inhabitant of South Africa by virtue of the […]


Got two passports? You could be in danger of losing SA citizenship

January 15, 2016 12:00 am Published by Comments Off on Got two passports? You could be in danger of losing SA citizenship

South Africans choosing to work and live in another country, may be surprised to discover they’re no longer citizens of South Africa should they choose to acquire the citizenship of their adoptive country, due to the stricter application of an […]


Returning Zimbabweans battle with bureaucracy

January 14, 2016 12:00 am Published by Comments Off on Returning Zimbabweans battle with bureaucracy

Zimbabweans who travelled to Zimbabwe before their Special Dispensation Permits were issued have complained of problems on their return to South Africa after the holidays. In November, Minister of Home Affairs Malusi Gigaba said Zimbabweans can travel freely during the […]


Zambia: Constitutional Changes on Citizenship, Elections

January 13, 2016 8:14 pm Published by Comments Off on Zambia: Constitutional Changes on Citizenship, Elections

(Jan. 13, 2016) Zambia’s President, Edgar Lungu, approved a new Constitution for the country on January 5, 2016. Among other changes, the new document permits dual citizenship and sets a date for the next elections.  (Government Urges Zambians Living in […]


Birthplace wars and conspiracy theories: Five ways in which US presidential race is like an African election

January 13, 2016 12:00 am Published by Comments Off on Birthplace wars and conspiracy theories: Five ways in which US presidential race is like an African election

The election year begun in earnest in the US, with campaigns heating up and incumbent Barack Obama settled into his final twelve months as president. Obama gave is final State of the Nation address last week. Last year, during his […]


Liberia: Dual citizenship as the law of the land: A myth or a reality?

January 12, 2016 12:00 am Published by Comments Off on Liberia: Dual citizenship as the law of the land: A myth or a reality?

by Zopon Harris Recently, the idea of granting dual citizenship to nationals of African nations has become a contentious issue. Even those from countries that already recognize some form of dual citizenship are flirting with the idea of repealing such […]


Abolishing “constitutional racism” and single citizenship in Liberia

January 11, 2016 12:00 am Published by Comments Off on Abolishing “constitutional racism” and single citizenship in Liberia

By Ernest S. Maximore Article 27(b) of the Liberia Constitution read thus: “In order to preserve, foster and maintain the positive Liberian culture, values and character, only persons who are Negroes or of Negro descent shall qualify by birth or […]


Solving Liberia’s citizenship issue: An abbreviated perspective

January 11, 2016 12:00 am Published by Comments Off on Solving Liberia’s citizenship issue: An abbreviated perspective

By Seward Montgomery Cooper The largest number of Liberia’s skilled population resides in the Diaspora. Over the years they have acquired diverse skills and wealth from various countries. How can we affect them so that within their hearts – the […]


Tanzania: Magufuli wants illegal foreigners deported

January 9, 2016 4:15 pm Published by Comments Off on Tanzania: Magufuli wants illegal foreigners deported

The Tanzanian High Commission in Nairobi has denied its country’s Operation Timua Wageni is a move to free up jobs for locals. The High Commission told the Star on Friday the operation that began this month is routine enforcement of […]