Author Archives for Bronwen Manby

Burundi: Apatrides malgré eux

December 26, 2014 10:05 am Published by Comments Off on Burundi: Apatrides malgré eux

Ils réclament d’être rétablis dans leurs droits de citoyens omanais, depuis de nombreuses années. « Depuis 2009, nous réclamons notre nationalité, en vain ! », lance Nassor Mohamed, représentant des ressortissants omanais au Burundi. Ils se plaignent de l’interminable procédure […]


Sipe’s citizenship under scrutiny

December 23, 2014 12:00 am Published by Comments Off on Sipe’s citizenship under scrutiny

Malawi’s representative in the just ended Big Brother season nine reality show, Sipe has come under fire over her citizenship as reports indicate that she is ‘not a Malawian.’ As she was in the Big Brother house, speculations were all […]


Kenya Security Laws Amendment Act 2014

December 22, 2014 12:00 am Published by Comments Off on Kenya Security Laws Amendment Act 2014

The Security Laws (Amendment) Act, No. 19 of 2014 amends the Citizenship and Immigration Act 2011 as follows: Sets up the Border Control and Operations Coordination Committee to report to the National Security Council on activities “for the management and […]


Sudan to deliver residence cards to 500,000 South Sudanese

December 21, 2014 12:00 am Published by Comments Off on Sudan to deliver residence cards to 500,000 South Sudanese

The Sudanese government agreed to deliver residence permits to South Sudanese refugees enabling them to circulate and to work in the neighbouring country. The memorandum of understanding was signed in Khartoum by the Sudanese interior ministry and the UN refugees […]


Libya: Nationality, Registration and Documents

December 19, 2014 12:00 am Published by Comments Off on Libya: Nationality, Registration and Documents

This report is written by country analysts from Belgium, the Netherlands, Norway and Sweden. It covers topics that are relevant for status determination of Libyan and non-Libyan citizens whose asylum claims are based on the situation in Libya. The target […]


The World’s Stateless

December 15, 2014 12:00 am Published by Comments Off on The World’s Stateless

This report is about ordinary people, living all over the world, who have one extraordinary thing in common: they do not hold any nationality at all. They are The World’s Stateless. When having a nationality (or even multiple nationalities) is […]


Connected walls – Spain-Morocco

December 14, 2014 12:00 am Published by Comments Off on Connected walls – Spain-Morocco

[connectedwalls.com, an interactive documentary experience about separation walls] *Without Spanish or Moroccan nationality, Dikra and Mohamed, two young children, cannot attend any public school in Ceuta. It’s as if they didn’t exist for the two countries… Join our interactive experience […]


ECOWAS biometric ID card goes into force in 2016

December 12, 2014 11:39 am Published by Comments Off on ECOWAS biometric ID card goes into force in 2016

The ECOWAS Biometric Identity Card goes into force in 2016, representing another milestone in the march to regional integration, through unfettered movement of Community citizens. A Communiqué after a three-day 73rd Ordinary session of the ECOWAS Council of Ministers which […]


Liberia: Under probe – NEC puts Rob Sirleaf’s citizenship on grill

December 12, 2014 12:00 am Published by Comments Off on Liberia: Under probe – NEC puts Rob Sirleaf’s citizenship on grill

Robert Sirleaf, one of the key candidates set to contest the up-coming senatorial seat for Montserrado County as an independent candidate, is expected to undergo a probe by the National Election Commission (NEC) over allegations that he is in possession […]


Boko Haram fuels displacement crisis in Niger’s Diffa Region

December 12, 2014 12:00 am Published by Comments Off on Boko Haram fuels displacement crisis in Niger’s Diffa Region

Nigerian Islamist Boko Haram militias have driven nearly 90,000 people into neighbouring Niger’s impoverished Diffa Region this year, sparking food security and protection worries. The September-November harvest season has been favourable across Niger except in Diffa, where food insecurity is […]


Robert Sirleaf woes deepen, lawyers question U.S. Nationality

December 11, 2014 12:00 am Published by Comments Off on Robert Sirleaf woes deepen, lawyers question U.S. Nationality

Critics of Independent Montserrado County Senatorial aspirant, Robert Sirleaf, also the son of President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf are doing everything within their reach to ensure that he is barred from contesting the ensuing senatorial elections. As part of the move […]