Author Archives for Bronwen Manby

Sierra Leone launches new passport, naturalizes 109 as citizens

December 7, 2022 3:20 pm Published by Comments Off on Sierra Leone launches new passport, naturalizes 109 as citizens

By Alpha Abu Copies of an upgraded version of Sierra Leone’s passport have been presented to President Julius Maada Bio and Vice President Dr.Mohamed Juldeh Jalloh. According to State House Communications Unit, Chief Immigration Officer , Andrew Jaiah Kaikai presented […]


Malawi ID Roadmap

December 7, 2022 8:32 am Published by Comments Off on Malawi ID Roadmap

Supplement to ID4Africa livecast discussion with Principal Secretary – NRB Mphatso Sambo Download: https://www.id4africa.com/2022/files/ID4Africa_LiveCast_Supplement_NRB.pdf


Addressing Statelessness Through the Rule of Law

December 6, 2022 1:30 pm Published by Comments Off on Addressing Statelessness Through the Rule of Law

More than 4.3 million people are stateless—that is, they are not recognized as a national by any country. Stateless people are often denied access to education, health care, employment, property ownership, freedom of movement, and political participation, and they are […]


JOINT STATEMENT | Centre for Human Rights and SANN call for the adoption and ratification of the Draft Protocol on Statelessness in Africa

December 6, 2022 12:31 pm Published by Comments Off on JOINT STATEMENT | Centre for Human Rights and SANN call for the adoption and ratification of the Draft Protocol on Statelessness in Africa

The Centre for Human Rights, University of Pretoria, and the Southern African Nationality Network (SANN) call on African states, including members of the Southern African Development Community (SADC), to endorse the adoption of the Draft Protocol to the African Charter […]


UNHCR Campaign to End Statelessness Update July-September 2022

December 5, 2022 10:31 am Published by Comments Off on UNHCR Campaign to End Statelessness Update July-September 2022

Extracts relevant to Africa: Top events and news• Liberia becomes the third country since the start of the #IBelong Campaign to reform legislation to grant women and men equal rights in passing on their nationality to their children.• Nigeria adopts […]


Côte d’Ivoire: Une directrice régionale pour des sanctions contre les parents d’enfants sans extraits de naissance

December 5, 2022 9:15 am Published by Comments Off on Côte d’Ivoire: Une directrice régionale pour des sanctions contre les parents d’enfants sans extraits de naissance

Guiglo– La directrice régionale du ministère de la Femme, de la Famille et de l’Enfant (MFFE) de Guiglo, Marie Louise Nanga, s’est dit favorable à des sanctions contre les parents qui refusent d’établir des extraits d’acte de naissance ou jugements […]


Sierra Leone Government to Grant Citizenship to 100 Foreigners

December 4, 2022 3:45 pm Published by Comments Off on Sierra Leone Government to Grant Citizenship to 100 Foreigners

By Ibrahim Mansaray This year’s Sierra Leone-Diaspora Citizenship program has seen a record number of foreigners certified and set to be granted Sierra Leonean citizenship status. The program, which started in 2019 creates a platform for people whose DNA proves […]


Côte d’Ivoire-AIP/ 17.000 élèves sans extraits de naissance à Bloléquin sur un effectif de 25.000 (Inspecteur EPP)

December 4, 2022 9:20 am Published by Comments Off on Côte d’Ivoire-AIP/ 17.000 élèves sans extraits de naissance à Bloléquin sur un effectif de 25.000 (Inspecteur EPP)

Guiglo, 04 déc 2022 (AIP) – Dix-sept mille élèves du primaire sur un effectif de 25.000 que compte la circonscription éducative de Bloléquin n’ont pas de documents d’identité, a révélé l’inspecteur de l’enseignement préscolaire et primaire (IEPP), Koné Bruno Kigniniman, […]


Indigenous community in Uganda seeks an end to their statelessness

December 1, 2022 4:16 pm Published by Comments Off on Indigenous community in Uganda seeks an end to their statelessness

After decades of statelessness, the Benet community in Uganda are struggling to survive and access basic services like education and health care. By Tukundane Yonna in Mount Elgon, Uganda Moses Mwanga Kapchekwengu sits on an old rocking chair outside his […]


Judicial Responses to Weaponized Citizenship in Zimbabwe

December 1, 2022 11:03 am Published by Comments Off on Judicial Responses to Weaponized Citizenship in Zimbabwe

By Farah Tolu-Honary Penn Undergraduate Law Journal, Fall 2022, Vol. 10, No. 1 Abstract Descendants of migrant laborers living in Zimbabwe were rendered stateless due to the Zimbabwean government’s interpretation of its citizenship laws that banned dual citizenship. Individuals with […]


Benin: Assemblée Nationale: Le Code de Nationalité Béninoise Modifié

December 1, 2022 9:53 am Published by Comments Off on Benin: Assemblée Nationale: Le Code de Nationalité Béninoise Modifié

Les représentants du peuple ont adopté la loi n°2022-32 du 29 novembre 2022 portant code de la nationalité béninoise. C’était au cours d’une séance plénière tenue, mardi 29 novembre 2022, au Palais des Gouverneurs à Porto-Novo sous la houlette du […]


Statelessness and its Risk in Angola and for Angolans Living Abroad

December 1, 2022 9:16 am Published by Comments Off on Statelessness and its Risk in Angola and for Angolans Living Abroad

By Michael Offermann Summary Angola has actively embraced the 10-year #IBelong campaign do eradicate statelessness that UNHCR launched in 2014. The country participated in the 2017 Regional Conference of the Members States of the International Conference of the Great Lakes […]