By: Andrea Marilyn Pragashini Immanuel Since 1976, after the end of Spanish colonial domination, Western Sahara has been considered a non-self-governing territory. The legal status of the territory remains disputed with Morocco occupying a part of the territory and the Polisario Front, a […]
Alors que ce projet de loi réservant les fonctions de président de la République aux Congolais nés de père et de mère congolais avait été retoquée il y a deux ans, le projet de loi Tshiani sur la « congolité » doit […]
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 […]
Kenya Gazette Supplement No. 35 (Senate Bills No. 11) Extracts: Amendment of section 10 of No. 12 of 2011. [Regaining citizenship] 3. Section 10 of the principal Act is amended in subsection (2) by inserting the following new paragraphs immediately […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
By Ayang Macdonald A proposal for the amendment of Ghana’s electoral law to make the Ghana Card the only ID document to confirm one’s identity at the time of enlisting on the voter roll has been a source of discord […]
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 […]