Author Archives for Bronwen Manby
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, […]
December 9, 2025 8:07 pm
Published by Bronwen Manby
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 […]
December 9, 2025 8:06 pm
Published by Bronwen Manby
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. […]
December 9, 2025 8:03 pm
Published by Bronwen Manby
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 […]
December 6, 2025 7:50 pm
Published by Bronwen Manby
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, […]
December 6, 2025 1:05 pm
Published by Bronwen Manby
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 […]
December 1, 2025 12:44 pm
Published by Bronwen Manby
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 […]