Author Archives for Bronwen Manby
February 22, 2022 8:38 am
Published by Bronwen Manby
JUBA – South Sudan controversial activist Afekuyo Animu Rasasi who has been detained by the South Sudan ministry of interior for almost two months has been released on Thursday after posting a 2,500 United States Dollars bond, her lawyer has […]
February 21, 2022 8:41 am
Published by Bronwen Manby
The Federal High Court, Abuja, on Monday, struck out the suit seeking to challenge former Vice President Atiku Abubakar’s Nigerian citizenship and his eligibility to vie for the office of the president. Delivering judgment, Inyang Ekwo dismissed the suit on […]
February 19, 2022 2:57 pm
Published by Bronwen Manby
REPUBLIC OF KENYA ; THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY; TWELFTH PARLIAMENT – FOURTH SESSION PUBLIC PETITION REGARDING THE WITHDRAWAL OF THE HUDUMA BILL, 2021 FROM THE PARLIAMENT ORDER PAPERS AND STOPPAGE OF ANY FURTHER DELIBERATIONS AND PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT ON IT, IN ITS […]
February 18, 2022 5:42 pm
Published by Bronwen Manby
GOVERNMENT is planning to issue at least two million national identity cards (IDs) and birth certificates during a mobile registration blitz that begins on April 1. Lack of critical national documents has seen a few people, especially in Matabeleland provinces, […]
February 16, 2022 6:33 pm
Published by Bronwen Manby
Concluding observations on the combined fifth and sixth reports of Madagascar CRC/C/MDG/CO/5–6 3. The Committee welcomes progress achieved by the State party in various areas, including … law 2016-038 reforming the Malagasy nationality code …. 20. Taking note of target […]
February 16, 2022 1:11 pm
Published by Bronwen Manby
Pour chaque acte de naissance délivré, les communes seront remboursées par l’Etat togolais. Ce lundi 14 février 2022, à travers un arrêté, le ministre de l’administration territoriale, Payadowa Boukpessi et Sani Yaya, ministre de l’économie et des finances ont communiqué […]
February 15, 2022 7:36 pm
Published by Bronwen Manby
By SHABAN OMAR MPs and rights organisations are pushing for the recognition of the stateless Pemba community. The National Assembly has adopted a report by the National Security and Administration Committee to grant Pembas citizenship. The lawmakers led by Kilifi […]
February 15, 2022 11:32 am
Published by Bronwen Manby
Au cours d’un déjeuner de presse avec les professionnels des médias, le Premier Ministre Jean-Michel Sama Lukonde a tenu à lever l’équivoque entre le recensement voulu pour avoir un fichier d’identité national et permettre à la population d’avoir une carte […]
February 14, 2022 2:35 pm
Published by Bronwen Manby
Le retard dans la délivrance du passeport ivoirien de Charles Blé Goudé, met le leader du COJEP dans une situation des plus embarrassantes. Alors qu’il est définitivement acquitté par la CPI, Blé Goudé n’a toujours pas regagné son pays la […]
February 9, 2022 3:35 pm
Published by Bronwen Manby
By Ayodele Oluwafemi Out of 600 applications received, the federal government has granted Nigerian citizenship to 286 foreign nationals. Rauf Aregbesola, minister of interior, said the applications were approved at the federal executive council (FEC) meeting, which was presided over […]
February 9, 2022 3:07 pm
Published by Bronwen Manby
TWO HUNDRED AND EIGHTY-SIX foreign nationals, including citizens of the United States and some European countries, have been granted Nigerian citizenship. By Vincent Ufuoma Minister of Interior Rauf Aregbesola announced this after the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting on Wednesday. […]
February 8, 2022 5:58 pm
Published by Bronwen Manby
By Fred Mukinda The deportation of self-declared National Resistance Movement “general” Miguna Miguna was crafted and executed while unsuspecting supporters and lawyers waited for him at the Milimani Law Courts. It was a guarded secret that even some of the […]