Author Archives for Bronwen Manby

Alger durcit sa législation sur la déchéance de nationalité

December 23, 2025 6:04 pm Published by Comments Off on Alger durcit sa législation sur la déchéance de nationalité

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 […]


Déchéance de la nationalité algérienne : «Une démarche exceptionnelle», selon Boudjemaâ

December 18, 2025 4:53 pm Published by Comments Off on Déchéance de la nationalité algérienne : «Une démarche exceptionnelle», selon Boudjemaâ

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. […]


Algeria: Inside the Draft Citizenship Revocation Law

December 17, 2025 7:02 pm Published by Comments Off on Algeria: Inside the Draft Citizenship Revocation Law

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. […]


Al-Burhan orders end to withholding identity documents from Sudanese opponents

December 17, 2025 6:11 pm Published by Comments Off on Al-Burhan orders end to withholding identity documents from Sudanese opponents

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, […]


South Africa: Minister Leon Schreiber invites public comment on the Draft Revised White Paper on Citizenship, Immigration and Refugee Protection

December 12, 2025 7:37 pm Published by Comments Off on South Africa: Minister Leon Schreiber invites public comment on the Draft Revised White Paper on Citizenship, Immigration and Refugee Protection

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 […]


The Gambia: Time to End Decades of Statelessness in Ghana Town

December 10, 2025 7:59 pm Published by Comments Off on The Gambia: Time to End Decades of Statelessness in Ghana Town

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, […]


Gambia: Parliament debates urgent need for citizenship reform

December 9, 2025 8:07 pm Published by Comments Off on Gambia: Parliament debates urgent need for citizenship reform

By : Jankey Ceesay The National Assembly yesterday debated over the plight of stateless individuals residing in Ghana Town, Brufut. The matter was brought to the floor by Honorable Alhagie Babou Ceesay, Member for Sabach Sanjal, who urged the House […]


Gambia Parliament Debates Plight of Stateless Residents in Ghana Town

December 9, 2025 8:06 pm Published by Comments Off on Gambia Parliament Debates Plight of Stateless Residents in Ghana Town

By: Fatou Krubally The National Assembly on Monday held an intense debate after Hon. Alhagie Babou Ceesay, Member for Sabach Sanjal, raised a Matter of the Day drawing attention to the decades-long statelessness affecting residents of Ghana Town in Brufut. […]


Liberia: Bishop Kortu K. Brown shares how churches can help promote actions against statelessness

December 9, 2025 8:03 pm Published by Comments Off on Liberia: Bishop Kortu K. Brown shares how churches can help promote actions against statelessness

Bishop Kortu K. Brown, from the Apostolic Pentecostal Church and Church Aid, Inc., in Liberia reflects below on why ending statelessness is the responsibility of churches, and some actions they can take in that direction. Through Church Aid, Inc., and […]


Kenya Moves to Address Statelessness as Communities Struggle Without IDs

December 6, 2025 7:50 pm Published by Comments Off on Kenya Moves to Address Statelessness as Communities Struggle Without IDs

By David Wafula The Kenyan National Assembly has pledged full support for the Kenya Citizenship and Immigration Bill after hearing harrowing stories from residents in Kinondo, Kwale County, who have been living without national identification documents. During a recent engagement, […]


Kenya: 3 chiefs among 29 arrested in multi-agency operation targeting forgery of citizenship documents

December 6, 2025 1:05 pm Published by Comments Off on Kenya: 3 chiefs among 29 arrested in multi-agency operation targeting forgery of citizenship documents

A multi-agency operation in Kenya has arrested 29 people, including three chiefs, for forging citizenship documents, land deeds, and IDs. Authorities warn of serious risks to national security and ongoing investigations. By BRUHAN MAKONG NAIROBI, Kenya, Dec 6 — A […]


Tanzania insists it won’t grant citizenship to refugees still in camps

December 1, 2025 12:44 pm Published by Comments Off on Tanzania insists it won’t grant citizenship to refugees still in camps

By Dotto Lameck DAR ES SALAAM: THE Tanzanian government has reiterated its position that it will not grant citizenship to refugees living in camps within the country, urging them instead to prepare to return to Burundi, where peace and stability […]