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Mali : la déchéance de nationalité étendue aux citoyens d’origine

Published: 18/Jul/2026
Source: APA News

Le gouvernement malien a adopté, le 17 juillet 2026, un projet d’ordonnance élargissant la possibilité de déchéance de nationalité aux Maliens d’origine, une mesure jusqu’ici principalement réservée aux personnes naturalisées. Présentée comme un renforcement de l’arsenal juridique contre les atteintes […]

Liberia: Dr. Pailey Reignites Citizenship Reform, Land Security Debate

Published: 8/Jul/2026
Source: Liberian Observer

By Leroy Maxwell Sonpon III The nation’s decades-old constitutional debate over citizenship, identity, and land ownership has resurfaced with renewed intensity following a caution from renowned Liberian political economist and scholar Robtel Neajai Pailey, who has urged lawmakers to proceed […]

Court ruling reinforces citizenship rights for foreign spouse in South Africa

Published: 5/Jul/2026
Source: Cape Argus / IOL.co.za

By Sinenhlanhla Masilela| The North Gauteng High Court in Pretoria has rejected an application from the Minister of Home Affairs and the Director-General of Home Affairs to overturn a previous ruling that granted Mikhail Sakharov, a foreign national, South African […]

Clotilda descendant becomes first to gain Benin citizenship

Published: 4/Jul/2026
Source: AL.com

By John Sharp Cassandra Lewis’s path to citizenship in the African country of Benin began decades ago. As the youngest of nine children, she grew up listening to her father recount stories that were not fantasy tales of slave ships […]

The Black Box: Statelessness and the Hidden Harms of Digital ID

Published: 4/Jul/2026
Source: Global Movement Against Statelessness

GMAS along with regional networks has formulated this session on statelessness and digital ID systems from different angles and across regional context, presenting the essential advocacy efforts and ways forward for creating an inclusive future. Watch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PKV0n_Jj5wU

Mary Omerere v. Republic of Ghana

Published: 23/Jun/2026
Source: ECOWAS Community Court of Justice

Application No: ECW/CCJ/APP/25/25 Judgment No. ECW/CCJ/JUD/30/26 Extracts: INTRODUCTION 4. The Application concerns the alleged violation of the Applicant’s right to freedom of movement, including her right to leave and return to her country of nationality, as guaranteed under Article 12(2) […]

South Africa: Minister of Home Affairs and Another v Sakharov

Published: 22/Jun/2026
Source: High Court of South Africa, Gauteng

(2024-044391) [2026] ZAGPPHC 648 (22 June 2026) Brief Facts [2]          It is common cause that on or about 9 December 2013 the respondent was granted a permanent residence permit to reside in South Africa.  It is also common cause that […]

Eswatini: King Mswati grants diplomatic passport to Zimbabwean businessman Wicknell Chivayo previously convicted and linked to multibillion fraud and money-laundering cases, an alleged ally to President Emmerson Mnangagwa.

Published: 21/Jun/2026
Source: Swaziland News

by Zweli Martin Dlamini MBABANE: Wicknell Munodaani Chivayo, the Zimbabwean businessman who recently received a diplomatic passport from King Mswati after being granted Eswatini citizenship, is an ex-convict, an alleged fraudster and/or multibillion money-launderer. A brief research conducted by this […]