Author Archives for Bronwen Manby

ACHPR Comm 212/98 : Amnesty International / Zambia

May 5, 1999 12:00 am Published by Comments Off on ACHPR Comm 212/98 : Amnesty International / Zambia

1.The communication is submitted by Amnesty International on behalf of William Steven Banda and John Lyson Chinula. 2. Complainant alleges that Zambia has violated the provisions of African Charter in that: 3. Mr William Steven Banda was served with a […]


Le contentieux constitutionnel congolais

April 1, 1999 2:31 pm Published by Comments Off on Le contentieux constitutionnel congolais

By Mabanga Monga Mabanga Includes discussion of case relating to nationality of parliamentarians: “Au cours de son assemblée plénière du 20 juin 1996, le Haut Conseil de la République – Parlement de Transition décida d’invalider le mandat de trois Conseillers […]


Second Reading: the Uganda Citizenship and Immigration Control Bill, 1998

February 17, 1999 5:03 pm Published by Comments Off on Second Reading: the Uganda Citizenship and Immigration Control Bill, 1998

BILLS SECOND READING THE UGANDA CITIZENSHIP AND IMMIGRATION CONTROL BILL, 1998 THE MINISTER OF INTERNAL AFFAIRS (Maj. Butime Tom):  Mr. Speaker, I beg to move that the Uganda Citizenship and Immigration Control Bill, 1998, be read the second time. In […]


Ghana Children’s Act 1998

December 30, 1998 9:49 am Published by Comments Off on Ghana Children’s Act 1998

File: Ghana Children’s Act 1998 The act holds that no child shall be deprived of the right to acquire a nationality from birth (Section 4). The Act states that each parent shall be responsible for the registration of the birth […]


Cultivating citizenship through xenophobia in Gabon, 1960-1995

December 1, 1998 12:00 am Published by Comments Off on Cultivating citizenship through xenophobia in Gabon, 1960-1995

By Christopher J Gray, Africa Today, Jul-Dec 1998; Vol.45, Nos.3/4 Article argues that mob violence against foreign populations “has provided the critical ingredient in the formation of Gabonese ideas of citizenship”. Link to Africa Today on JSTOR.


CRC Rapports initiaux: République Centrafricaine 1998

November 18, 1998 9:19 am Published by Comments Off on CRC Rapports initiaux: République Centrafricaine 1998

CRC/C/11/Add.18. (State Party Report) Examen des Rapports Préséntés par les États Parties en Application de l’Article 44 de la Convention Rapports initiaux des États parties devant être soumis en 1994 République Centraficaine Le droit pour tout enfant né en République […]


Tanzania has granted citizenship to more than 1,000 foreigners

November 11, 1998 12:58 pm Published by Comments Off on Tanzania has granted citizenship to more than 1,000 foreigners

Xinhua (Dar es Salaam 11/11/1998) reports that Tanzania has granted citizenship to more than 1,000 foreigners from 33 countries over the past four years, with the majority of them from Burundi, Deputy Home Affairs Minister John Mgeja said Wednesday. Since […]


Zambia: AM Lewanika and others v. FJT Chiluba (Constitutional Jurisdiction)

November 9, 1998 2:30 pm Published by Comments Off on Zambia: AM Lewanika and others v. FJT Chiluba (Constitutional Jurisdiction)

S.C.Z. Judgment 14 of 1998 [1998] ZMSC 11 (9 November 1998) IN THE MATTER of an Application under Article 41(2) of the Constitution of Zambia and IN THE MATTER of the eligibility of a candidate in respect of Article 34(3) […]


Mozambique: New constitution to reduce presidential powers

October 20, 1998 12:00 am Published by Comments Off on Mozambique: New constitution to reduce presidential powers

Draft constitutional amendments, produced by an ad-hoc committee of Mozambique’s parliament, the Assembly of the Republic, envisage substantial changes in the country’s political system, with a reduction in presidential powers and an increase in those of the prime minister, and […]


Uganda: Reconsider dual nationality issue

September 21, 1998 8:30 pm Published by Comments Off on Uganda: Reconsider dual nationality issue

By Dr. Muniini K. Mulera In Toronto Kampala — One of the consequences of Uganda’s post-independence insecurity was the forced migration of Ugandan citizens to distant lands around the globe. While the number of Ugandan emigres is not available, they […]