September 4, 2009 12:00 am
Published by Bronwen Manby
The Ethiopian Peoples’ Revolutionary Democratic Front (EPRDF), led by its chairman and prime minister, Meles Zenawi, has radically reformed Ethiopia’s political system. The regime transformed the hitherto centralised state into the Federal Democratic Republic and also redefined citizenship, politics and […]
September 1, 2009 7:34 am
Published by Bronwen Manby
Legislators in Mali will have to try harder to win support for the next draft of their new family code after the president sent it back to parliament on 27 August for re-drafting. The current draft code recognizes only secular […]
September 1, 2009 5:52 am
Published by Bronwen Manby
On 8 May 2009, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Representative in Burundi announced at a press conference in Bujumbura, “[w]e are in the final year of repatriation.” This statement reinforced growing pressure on refugees living in Tanzania […]
August 27, 2009 12:00 am
Published by Bronwen Manby
Cidadãos provenientes de várias partes do continente africano, estão a fixar-se ilegalmente na Província de Cabinda, e posteriormente a adquirirem de forma obscura a nacionalidade angolana, segundo depoimentos dos próprios infractores. Para tal, recorrem as conservatórias dos Municípios do Interior, […]
August 19, 2009 12:00 am
Published by Bronwen Manby
HARARE Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirais office has said Zimbabwes unity government will review a controversial law used to strip hundreds of people of their citizenship and right to vote because they were once citizens of other countries or because their […]
August 6, 2009 5:37 pm
Published by Bronwen Manby
By Joseph Konadu INTRODUCTION The Foreign Enlistment Act, 1961 interprets a passport as including “every form of travel document issued on behalf of the Republic”. According to the Immigration Act, 2000 (ACT 573) a “passport means a valid travel document […]
July 22, 2009 12:00 am
Published by Bronwen Manby
By Muthoni Wanyeki Last Sunday, the Nation Media Group published an editorial responding to donor and civil society’s concerns about the inclusion of questions as to ethnicity in the upcoming Kenyan national census. Civil society has, in the past, urged […]
July 15, 2009 12:00 am
Published by Bronwen Manby
An Act to amend the Uganda Citizenship and Immigration Control Act, to provide for dual citizenship; to provide for the board to have a vote of its own; to amend the provisions of the Act relating to the loss of […]
July 7, 2009 7:26 pm
Published by Bronwen Manby
By Arthur Mordaunt LOBAMBA – Swazis who possess dual citizenship could find themselves under arrest if found out. Home Affairs Minister Chief Mgwagwa Gamedze has announced that it was illegal for Swazis to hold dual citizenship and declared that anyone […]
June 30, 2009 5:46 pm
Published by Bronwen Manby
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June 18, 2009 8:47 am
Published by Bronwen Manby
CRC/C/NER/CO/2 Fifty-first session CONSIDERATION OF REPORTS SUBMITTED BY STATES PARTIES UNDER ARTICLE 44 OF THE CONVENTION Concluding observations: Niger Birth registration 35. The Committee notes with satisfaction the adoption in 2007 of a new law on birth registration and a […]
June 18, 2009 12:00 am
Published by Bronwen Manby
CRC/C/NER/CO/2 Committee on the Rights of the Child Fifty-first session Consideration of Reports Submitted by States Parties Under Article 44 of the Convention Concluding observations: Niger Birth registration 35.The Committee notes with satisfaction the adoption in 2007 of a new […]