October 10, 2014 11:49 am
Published by Bronwen Manby
The National Identification Authority (NIA) has justified its decision to go for a 115 million dollar Chinese loan facility. The authority has come under public criticism recently for ‘wasting’ state funds in an exercise that was meant to issue Ghanaians […]
October 8, 2014 12:00 am
Published by Bronwen Manby
More than half a century under his belt, Ibrahimu Ally (75) admits that he is a citizen of Sierra Leone and not a Tanzanian as he has purported to authorities all these years Ally has lived in Tanzania for 51 […]
October 7, 2014 12:00 am
Published by Bronwen Manby
By : António Rocha A manifestação do grupo de jovens angolanos do Movimento Revolucionário visa denunciar uma proposta de alteração à Lei da Nacionalidade, que contém 26 modificações, enviada à Assembleia Nacional pelo Presidente de Angola, José Eduardo dos Santos. […]
October 3, 2014 9:04 pm
Published by Bronwen Manby
By Lameck Masina BLANTYRE — Pressure is mounting on the government of Malawi to fast-track the process of issuing national identity cards (IDs) to address the challenges Malawians have long faced due to the absence of the documents. Malawi is the […]
October 2, 2014 12:00 am
Published by Bronwen Manby
Lorsqu’on lui demande sa nationalité, Ousmane, âgé d’une trentaine d’années, ne sait pas quoi répondre. Il est né dans un petit village dans le sud-est de la Côte d’Ivoire, près de la frontière avec le Ghana, mais n’a jamais été […]
October 1, 2014 4:39 pm
Published by Bronwen Manby
By Marshall Godfrey ALENYO Thesis submitted for Masters of Law (LLM) International Human Rights and Public Policy The objective of this thesis is to highlight the interaction between international refugee law and the right to a nationality with particular focus […]
September 28, 2014 12:00 am
Published by Bronwen Manby
Crooked priests, corrupt officials and dishonest traditional leaders are among those responsible for many foreigners making their way onto the National Population Register (NPR), Home Affairs Minister Malusi Gigaba said on Sunday. Briefing the media in Pretoria, he told reporters […]
September 27, 2014 12:00 am
Published by Bronwen Manby
The hopes of over three million Tanzanians living abroad for a new Constitution that allows dual citizenship were dashed following concerns that such a provision would pose a threat to national security. However, the idea, which was backed by President […]
September 26, 2014 9:46 am
Published by Bronwen Manby
CERD/C/CMR/CO/19-21 Citizenship and risk of statelessness 19.While commending the State party’s efforts to provide the population with identity papers, particularly through recent campaigns, the Committee is nevertheless concerned about the large number of persons residing in the national territory who […]
September 24, 2014 8:08 am
Published by Bronwen Manby
Zwelakhe Mda v Minister of Home Affairs and Others (Constitutional Case No.4 of 2014) [2014] LSHC 30 (24 September 2014) Civil Procedure – Application procedure – Dispute of fact – Urgency – Constitutional Litigation rules. Constitutional law – Arbitrary deprivation […]
September 19, 2014 6:05 pm
Published by Bronwen Manby
Government Notice 337 of 2014 Establishing the supporting documents needed for verification of citizenship. Download: Tanzania Citizenship (Amendment) Regulations, 2014
September 16, 2014 2:37 pm
Published by Bronwen Manby
La Cour décide: Article 1er.- Les articles 8, 12.2, 13 et 18 de la Loi n°65-17 du 23 juin 1965 portant code de la nationalité béninoise sont contraires à la Constitution. Article 2.- Les articles 7 et 22 de la […]