Botswana is making progress in taking pivotal steps to enhance its human rights framework. Government officials and United Nations representatives gathered on Tuesday for a national consultation on the country’s accession to the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural […]
By Umulkher Harun Mohamed (ODM nominated MP) Years ago, when I first visited Johannesburg, I witnessed the kind of fear that turns neighbours into enemies. Posters in the streets demanded that foreigners leave. Taxi drivers whispered angrily about outsiders taking […]
Botswana’s forthcoming citizenship by investment program logged 464 registrations of interest across 77 countries through its portal during its first week, according to data from Arton Capital, the firm the government contracted to develop the program. The program has a […]
By Julie I. Lugulu Every child around the world has the right to a nationality. This right is anchored in international and regional human rights instruments. Globally, treaties such as the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR), the […]
Dangerous Turn Violates Human Rights and Sends Messages to Activists By Lewis Mudge On September 17, the Chadian authorities published a decree purporting to strip blogger Makaila Nguebla and journalist Charfadine Galmaye Saleh of their nationality. The move marks a chilling escalation […]
NEW YORK, Sept 26 (Reuters) – Botswana President Duma Boko said on Friday his country will establish a citizenship-by-investment program, as the southern African country looks to diversify its economy away from its largest export, diamonds. Botswana’s budget has been […]
Arton Capital, the world-leading investment migration consultancy, has today announced an exclusive memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Government of Botswana to build and launch a new Citizenship by Investment Programme (CIP). The CIP is set to revolutionise investor access […]
Abroge & remplace le Code du 1989. Telecharger: Burkina Faso Loi no.012-2025-ALT portant Code des personnes et de la famille Promulguée par le Décret N°2025-1232/PF du 25 septembre 2025
Fresh concerns have emerged about the strength of Ghana’s citizenship and documentation processes, following reports that some foreign nationals – Niharika Handa and her son, Vasu Handa – obtained Ghanaian citizenship despite alleged unresolved inconsistencies in personal records. Investigators earlier […]
Le président tchadien Mahamat Idriss Déby a déchu mercredi par décret deux activistes tchadiens établis en France, dénonçant leur virulence envers le pouvoir et les accusant d’intelligence avec des puissances étrangères. «Messieurs Chafardine Galmaye Saleh et N’Guebla Makaïla sont déchus […]
The government is moving forward with the Statelessness Determination and Protection Bill, a legislative effort aimed at addressing statelessness and ensuring that all eligible citizens have a legal identity. Once passed, the Bill will address the issue of statelessness and […]
By Rodgers Manishimwe, Director, Research Council for Abavadimwe The Banyarwanda—the Hutu, Tutsi, and Twa—are a significant ethnic community in Uganda whose history dates far beyond the colonial boundaries. Despite being declared indigenous by Uganda’s 1995 Constitution; they continue to face […]