May 5, 2015 10:49 am
Published by Bronwen Manby
Nick Mangwana View From the Diaspora This writer was under the impression that the dual citizenship debate was now water under the bridge. How could it not be? First there is Chapter 3 in our Constitution, then there are the […]
May 4, 2015 12:00 am
Published by Bronwen Manby
“We are ridiculed as “batho ba Botswana” (people from Botswana) when we claim our legitimate birth right.’’y It has come to light that contrary to general assumptions that Bakgatla King Kgafela II has attained South African citizenship, the king together […]
May 4, 2015 12:00 am
Published by Bronwen Manby
In Part 1 of this progress report on constitutional alignment, we started to list what the Government has done so far in amending laws to implement the Constitution. We began with legislative changes needed to give effect to rights and […]
May 1, 2015 9:26 am
Published by Bronwen Manby
The Makonde are a Bantu speaking community who live on both sides of river Ruvuma which forms the border of Tanzania and Mozambique. The community originated from the Northern part of the Republic of Mozambique mainly from Mwende district of […]
May 1, 2015 12:00 am
Published by Bronwen Manby
Reports on the launch of the study on ‘The Right to a Nationality in Africa’ on 29 January 2015 at an event jointly organized by the African Union Commission, the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights and UNHCR, as […]
April 30, 2015 12:00 am
Published by Bronwen Manby
Depuis le lundi 27 avril, une réunion d’experts de haut niveau se tient au Novotel de Cotonou sur la gestion de l’identité et l’Etat civil. Organisée par la Cedeao avec l’appui du projet « Appui à la libre circulation des […]
April 30, 2015 12:00 am
Published by Bronwen Manby
FINANCES. Trois huissiers de justice sont appelés à procéder à la saisie des biens de Comoros Gulf Holding (Cgh) et à une vente aux enchères publiques, afin de recouvrer une partie de l’argent que la société de Bashar Kiwan doit […]
April 28, 2015 12:00 am
Published by Bronwen Manby
Action 9 of the Global Action Plan calls on States to accede to the UN Statelessness Conventions. Statelessness remains a significant global issue even though two international treaties exist to prevent and reduce the phenomenon and protect stateless persons. The […]
April 27, 2015 12:00 am
Published by Bronwen Manby
Immigration minister Pendukeni Iivula-Ithana has warned young Namibian women to desist from entering into marriage of conveniences with foreign nationals.The Namibian on Monday quoted her as complaining that young women have misunderstood the concept of marriage which exposes them to […]
April 27, 2015 12:00 am
Published by Bronwen Manby
The Chairperson of the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights (ACHPR) on Thursday, 23rd April, 2015 presided over the launching of the ‘Study on Nationality’ in Africa as part of the events marking the Commission’s 56th Ordinary Session. Presenting […]
April 26, 2015 10:43 am
Published by Bronwen Manby
The story of Bakassi returnees continues to resonate in many unpleasant forms ranging from sheer abandonment to the non provision of basic amenities in the camps where they are kept. LANRE AROTIMI writes Several years after a forceful ejection from […]
April 21, 2015 12:00 am
Published by Bronwen Manby
A recurring theme in discussions about the xenophobic violence of the past few weeks has been whether we learnt anything from the 2008 attacks? LOREN LANDAU, research chair in mobility and the politics of difference, looks at what we’ve learned […]