Author Archives for Bronwen Manby

Le pastoralisme transfrontalier et le droit à la nationalité : quelles perspectives en Afrique de l’Ouest ?

March 23, 2023 9:06 am Published by Comments Off on Le pastoralisme transfrontalier et le droit à la nationalité : quelles perspectives en Afrique de l’Ouest ?

Par Abdou Khadre Diop African Sociological Review, Vol. 26 No. 2 (2022) Abstract La question du droit à la nationalité, décrit pat Hannah Arendt comme « le droit d’avoir des droits », comme celle de l’éradication de l’apatridie, reste une […]


Namibia: Registration needed for boy’s citizenship – court

March 22, 2023 3:41 pm Published by Comments Off on Namibia: Registration needed for boy’s citizenship – court

by Werner Menges A FOUR-YEAR-OLD boy at the centre of a legal battle about his nationality will have Namibian citizenship by descent once his birth has been registered at the ministry of home affairs or a Namibian diplomatic mission outside […]


Namibia: Supreme Court revokes surrogate child citizenship

March 22, 2023 3:36 pm Published by Comments Off on Namibia: Supreme Court revokes surrogate child citizenship

By Roland Routh Five judges of the Supreme Court ruled on Monday that the Windhoek High Court was wrong when it ordered the Ministry of Home Affairs and Immigration to grant citizenship to the child of same-sex couple Phillip Lühl […]


A Study on Statelessness and Risks of Statelessness in Malawi

March 22, 2023 2:22 pm Published by Comments Off on A Study on Statelessness and Risks of Statelessness in Malawi

Background and context The Ministry of Homeland and Security’s Department for Refugees which is responsible for managing refugees and asylum seekers engaged the Consultant to undertake a study on statelessness and the risks of statelessness in Malawi. The engagement followed […]


Namibia Supreme Court Rules Against Same-Sex Couple in Citizenship Case

March 21, 2023 3:34 pm Published by Comments Off on Namibia Supreme Court Rules Against Same-Sex Couple in Citizenship Case

By Vitalio Angula WINDHOEK, NAMIBIA — Gay rights activists in Namibia are decrying a Supreme Court decision that will effectively deny citizenship to a child born through surrogacy to a same-sex couple in South Africa. The case has ignited public […]


Son of Namibian gay couple in citizenship limbo after court ruling

March 21, 2023 3:30 pm Published by Comments Off on Son of Namibian gay couple in citizenship limbo after court ruling

Namibia’s Supreme Court on Monday overturned a decision by a lower court to grant citizenship to a gay couple’s son who was born in neighbouring South Africa through surrogacy. In 2021 the High Court had granted the child citizenship after […]


Hell Affairs – a South African was stuck in limbo for four years trying to prove her identity and citizenship

March 21, 2023 7:35 am Published by Comments Off on Hell Affairs – a South African was stuck in limbo for four years trying to prove her identity and citizenship

By Dianne Hawker A mother of three had her ID blocked by Home Affairs – leaving her in anguish, and unable to live a normal life. Expensively obtained affidavits, letters and a DNA test left officials unmoved about the lack […]


Ghana: Electoral Commission faces resistance over new voter registration requirement

March 14, 2023 7:26 am Published by Comments Off on Ghana: Electoral Commission faces resistance over new voter registration requirement

By Jonas Nyabor Ahead of Ghana’s crucial general elections in 2024, the electoral commission is proposing a constitutional change that will make a controversial national identity card the sole document for confirming one’s nationality and age to register as a […]


Egypt: Dissidents Abroad Denied Identity Documents

March 13, 2023 2:53 pm Published by Comments Off on Egypt: Dissidents Abroad Denied Identity Documents

(Beirut) – The Egyptian authorities in recent years have systematically refused to provide or renew the identity documents of dozens of dissidents, journalists, and human rights activists living abroad, Human Rights Watch said today. The refusal is apparently intended to […]