The government has taken steps to recognise the Pare community in Taveta Sub-county as part of ongoing efforts to address statelessness in the country. The development was announced during an event presided over by Taita Taveta Governor Andrew Mwadime, with […]
The Deputy Minister of Justice and Constitutional Development, Mr Andries Nel, notes recent media articles in which Mr Carel Crafford, legal representative of Mr Roman Cabanac, the former Chief of Staff of the Minister of Agriculture, claims that several state […]
The President Bola Tinubu-led government has directed the immediate withdrawal and deactivation of Nigerian passports held by individuals who have formally renounced their citizenship. The directive was issued by the Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, who ordered the Nigeria Immigration […]
By Ahmed Abbas São Tomé and Príncipe’s Citizenship Investment Unit (CIU) has issued a memorandum to licensed marketing agents announcing three simultaneous changes to the country’s citizenship by investment (CBI) program, including a formal hold on applications from individuals holding […]
Human rights lawyer Douglas Coltart has publicly stated that he does not hold, nor is he entitled to, British citizenship, emphasising that Zimbabwe is the only country he legally considers home. Writing on X, Coltart explained that his ancestors arrived […]
The Minister of Home Affairs, Dr Leon Schreiber, has welcomed Cabinet’s approval of the Revised White Paper on Citizenship, Immigration and Refugee Protection. Cabinet approval followed after an extensive programme of public consultation undertaken by the Department of Home Affairs, […]
In a small Gambian village founded decades ago by Ghanaian fishermen, many of their descendants languish without ID documents. By Kaddy Jawo Ghana Town, The Gambia – As dawn breaks over Ghana Town, a fishing village along The Gambia’s Atlantic […]
poste par Roxanne Bouenguidi L’ordonnance n° 0004/PR/2026 pose la question de la communauté de destin. Faut-il fonder l’appartenance à la nation sur la biologie, l’ethnie, l’histoire collective ou l’histoire individuelle et l’adhésion à des valeurs partagées ? Que dire de […]
On behalf of the Public Petitions Committee and pursuant to the provisions of Standing Order 227, it is my pleasant privilege and honour to present to this House the Report of the Committee on the Public Petition No. 01 of […]
Par Ayi Renaud Dossavi (Togo First) – Au Togo, depuis décembre 2024 où la digitalisation des demandes de certificat de nationalité a été opérationnalisée à mars 2026, un volume de 165 657 dossiers a été enregistré. Ce bilan a été […]
Par Carl Nsitou L’ancien député de la Transition, Geoffroy Foumboula Libeka Makosso suggère aux gabonais « choqués » par certaines dispositions de l’ordonnance portant sur la réforme du Code de la nationalité gabonaise de proposer leurs modifications par écrit aux […]
The preamble of South Africa’s Constitution featured high on the agenda when the Joint Constitutional Review Committee (CRC) received a briefing on submissions received during the 2025 cycle. The committee’s Content Advisor, Ms Sisanda Siphamla, informed the committee that 1 […]