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Liberia: “Push-back Against Dual Citizenship Is Due to Inequality”

Published: 21/Dec/2021
Source: Liberian Observer (Monrovia)

… Says a Liberian Scholar  By David S. Menjor and J. Burgess Carter Acclaimed Liberian scholar Dr. Robtel Neajai Pailey has disclosed that public backlash against dual citizenship stems from socio-economic inequalities in Liberia. Dr. Pailey, an Assistant Professor in […]

South Africa: Mahinga v Minister of Home Affairs and Another (SCA)

Published: 17/Dec/2021
Source: South Africa Supreme Court of Appeal

(Case no 1027/2020) [2021] ZASCA 179 Media Summary The following summary is for the benefit of the media in the reporting of this case and does not form part of the judgments of the Supreme Court of Appeal Today the […]

Uganda: Indians to Museveni – We Want to Be Recognized As a Ugandan Tribe

Published: 16/Dec/2021
Source: Nile Post (Kampala)

By Crispus Mugisha Indians in Uganda through their community have told president Museveni to advocate for their inclusion in the Ugandan Constitution as one of the local tribes in the country. Speaking on behalf of the Indian Community, the Chairman […]

DA Takes Loss of South African Citizenship Plight to Supreme Court of Appeal

Published: 14/Dec/2021
Source: Democratic Alliance

Issued by Ludre Stevens & Adrian Roos MP The Democratic Alliance (DA) will take the fight for the rights of South Africans unknowingly deprived of their citizenship to the Supreme Court of Appeal. Section 6(1)(a) of the South African Citizenship […]

Zimbabwe: Citizenship (Passport Fees) Regulations, 2021

Published: 13/Dec/2021

Statutory Instrument 273 of 2021 IT is hereby notified that the Minister has in terms of section 22 of the Citizenship of Zimbabwe Act [Chapter 4:01], made the following regulations: — 1 . These regulations may be cited as the […]

Mali: Modernisation de l’état civil les enjeux expliqués aux hommes de medias

Published: 13/Dec/2021
Source: Malijet

Les travaux d’ouverture étaient présidés par Dr. Abdoulaye ALKADI, directeur national de l’état civil ; qui avait à ses côtés ; le sous-lieutenant Mady DIARRA de la Cellule technique d’accueil citoyen (CTAC); des représentants des services rattachés au ministère ainsi […]

Somali Embassy in Nairobi Accused of Harassing Somali Citizens in Kenya

Published: 11/Dec/2021
Source: Qaran Media (Mogadishu)

Safaarada Soomaaliya ee Nairobi oo lagu Eedeeyay in ay dhibaato ku heyso Muwaadiniin Soomaaliyeed oo ku Nool Waddanka Kenya. Watch video: https://www.facebook.com/qm252/videos/safaarada-soomaaliya-ee-nairobi-oo-lagu-eedeeyay-in-ay-dhibaato-ku-heyso-muwaadi/987610102097079/ English summary supplied by Minority Rights Group: The Somali embassy in Kenya has been harassing Somali nationals, including […]

Zimbos engage Ramaphosa’s deputy over permits

Published: 10/Dec/2021
Source: Newsday (Harare)

BY SILAS NKALA ZIMBABWE Community in South Africa chairperson Ngqabutho Mabhena on Tuesday engaged South African Deputy President David Mabuza seeking his intervention over plans not to renew permits for Zimbabwean immigrants in that country. South Africa recently said it […]

Why a Little-Known Blockchain-Based Identity Project in Ethiopia Should Concern Us All

Published: 7/Dec/2021
Source: Centre for International Governance Innovation (CIGI) (Canada)

There are countless examples of the dangers posed by national ID schemes, including from Kenya, Uganda, Pakistan, India and elsewhere. By Elizabeth M. Renieris Ethiopia has been making international headlines due to the steep escalation of a nearly year-long civil […]