December 19, 2023 3:37 pm
Published by Bronwen Manby
by Sami Zaptia In an explosive development, the expanding controversy over the role of Farhat Omar Bengdara as Chairman of the Board of Directors of the National Oil Corporation has now moved from the media arena to a formal judicial […]
December 18, 2023 5:40 pm
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Media Statement South African nationals to avoid joining foreign armed forces which may contribute to the violation of domestic and international law The South African Government is gravely concerned by reports that some South African citizens and permanent residents have […]
December 7, 2023 5:26 pm
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En République démocratique du Congo (RDC), la campagne pour les élections générales du 20 décembre 2023 bat son plein. À moins de deux semaines du scrutin, la polémique sur la nationalité d’un des candidats à la présidentielle, Moïse Katumbi, a […]
December 7, 2023 12:26 pm
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Le projet de loi modifiant la loi n°61-415 du 14 décembre 1961 portant code de la nationalité telle que modifiée par les lois n°72-852 du 21 décembre 1972, n°2004-662 du 17 décembre 2004 et n°2013-654 du 13 décembre 2013, a […]
December 7, 2023 12:09 pm
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Abidjan – Le conjoint étranger souhaitant obtenir la nationalité ivoirienne sera assujetti à une période probatoire de cinq ans à partir de la date de la célébration du mariage, avant de faire la demande auprès des autorités compétentes pour l’obtention […]
December 7, 2023 12:06 pm
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par Jean Kelly KOUASSI En Côte d’Ivoire, plus de 9000 cas de mariages frauduleux ont été recensés au cours des trois dernières années, a révélé Sansan Kambilé, garde des Sceaux et ministre de la Justice, lors d’une session plénière à […]
December 5, 2023 11:25 am
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By Tamsin Metelerkamp Representatives of various civil society organisations criticised the White Paper on Citizenship, Immigration and Refugee Protection at a Lawyers for Human Rights roundtable on Monday, describing the draft policy as ‘vague’ and ‘poorly drafted’. Civil society representatives […]
December 5, 2023 8:04 am
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The High Court has suspended new digital IDs and urged the government not to register persons or issue new generation IDs. Justice John Chigiti has issued the orders after certifying the matter as urgent. An application filed at Milimani law […]
December 3, 2023 4:19 pm
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Karl Makemba C’est la question qu’il convient de se poser au regard des agissements de certains hauts cadres de la République du Gabon, qui, au nom de la double nationalité, jouissent de la protection hors de nos frontières. Plus encore, […]
December 1, 2023 10:13 pm
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Hussain, Taofik Oyewo (2023) “Statelessness in the Bakassi Peninsula: A Humanitarian Crisis in the Making,” Journal of African Conflicts and Peace Studies: Vol. 5: Iss. 2. The Bakassi Peninsula is a resource-rich region straddling the border between Cameroon and Nigeria. […]
December 1, 2023 9:56 pm
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New permits to be issued to the approximately 233,000 existing permit holders By Joseph Chirume Minister of Home Affairs Aaron Motsoaledi announced on Friday that new permits will be issued for holders of the Lesotho Exemption Permit (LEP) and the […]
December 1, 2023 6:08 pm
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By Cristiano d’Orsi d’Orsi, C. (2023). One Step Forward, Half Step Back: the Still Long Way to Go to End Statelessness in Madagascar. African Human Mobility Review, 9(3). https://doi.org/10.14426/ahmr.v9i3.1131 Abstract This work sheds light on the still unresolved plight of […]