Author Archives for Bronwen Manby
January 7, 2026 5:25 pm
Published by Bronwen Manby
A former South Sudanese lawmaker has called on the government to restore her nationality documents, months after the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights ruled that she was arbitrarily deprived of her South Sudanese citizenship and ordered the state […]
January 4, 2026 5:23 pm
Published by Bronwen Manby
Children from the stateless Rundi community in Kwale County continue to be denied equal access to education due to the lack of legal identification documents, human rights groups have warned. For more than 15 years, the Rundi have sought state […]
January 2, 2026 5:29 pm
Published by Bronwen Manby
By Shaban Omar @Peopledailyke It is a new year, but for Esther Butui Ndambara from Kwale County, there is little to celebrate. For all her 42 years, Ndambara born and raised in Kenya and belonging to the Rundi community, she […]
January 2, 2026 5:26 pm
Published by Bronwen Manby
By Mayeni Jones Many people may take their birth certificate, or similar official papers, for granted – hidden in a drawer and rarely seeing the light of day – but for those without one, it can lead to a shadow […]
December 28, 2025 11:36 am
Published by Bronwen Manby
Le ministre de l’Administration Territoriale, de la Gouvernance Locale et des Affaires Coutumières Colonel Awate Hodabalo et sa collègue de la Transformation Numérique et de l’Efficacité du Service Public Cina Lawson ont annoncé, lundi 15 décembre 2025, la mise en […]
December 24, 2025 3:51 pm
Published by Bronwen Manby
Par Sami Kaidi Journaliste Le projet de loi modifiant et complétant l’ordonnance n°70-86 du 15 décembre 1970, portant code de la nationalité algérienne a été adopté, hier, à l’APN. S’exprimant à cette occasion, le ministre de la Justice, garde des Sceaux, […]
December 23, 2025 6:04 pm
Published by Bronwen Manby
Les autorités ciblent toute « atteinte à la sécurité ou à l’unité de l’Etat » ou « allégeance à une puissance étrangère », faisant craindre un musellement de l’opposition en exil. Par Hamid Nasri (Alger, correspondance) Après avoir décidé de […]
December 18, 2025 4:53 pm
Published by Bronwen Manby
Par Nabila Amir La proposition d’amendement du code de la nationalité du 15 décembre 1970, initiée par le député du Rassemblement national démocratique Hichem Sfar, a finalement été approuvée, malgré la polémique et les spéculations suscitées sur les réseaux sociaux. […]
December 17, 2025 7:02 pm
Published by Bronwen Manby
Algeria’s lower house of parliament is reviewing a bill that would let the state strip some Algerians of their citizenship, including those born Algerian, for actions deemed seriously harmful to national security or unity when committed in Algeria or abroad. […]
December 17, 2025 6:11 pm
Published by Bronwen Manby
December 17, 2025 (PORT SUDAN) – Sudan’s Sovereign Council Chairman and Army Chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan on Wednesday ordered authorities to stop withholding identity documents from citizens, including oppenents facing legal proceedings. Since the conflict began on April 15, 2023, […]
December 12, 2025 7:37 pm
Published by Bronwen Manby
Following approval by Cabinet, the Minister of Home Affairs, Dr Leon Schreiber, has today published the Draft Revised White Paper on Citizenship, Immigration and Refugee Protection in the Government Gazette for public comment. In keeping with a directive by Cabinet […]
December 10, 2025 7:59 pm
Published by Bronwen Manby
The recent debate in The National Assembly over the plight of Ghana Town residents in Brufut exposes a long-standing injustice that The Gambia can no longer ignore. For decades, generations born and raised in Ghana Town have lived without citizenship, […]