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Kenya: New regulations pave way for Huduma Namba cards

Published: 16/Oct/2020
Source: Business Daily (Nairobi)

By JOHN MUTUA Kenyans are inching closer to getting their long-awaited Huduma Namba identification cards after the State published the issuing rules. The Registration of Persons (National Integrated Identity Management System) Rules, 2020 will guide the operations of the National […]

Stateless Shona plead for Kenyan citizenship

Published: 15/Oct/2020
Source: The Star (Nairobi)

The community arrived in the country as missionaries in 1960s and is settled at Kinoo In Summary • Governor Nyoro says the Shona should be treated as Kenyans for their contribution to the country’s development since their arrival from Zimbabwe […]

UNHCR Campaign to End Statelessness Update July-September 2020

Published: 15/Oct/2020
Source: UNHCR

Extracts relevant to Africa: Mobilizing governments and civil society On 26 August, the Minister of Interior of South Sudan endorsed a National Action Plan to End Statelessness (NAP). The NAP includes the accession of South Sudan to the UN Statelessness […]

Malawi: R v Mussa & Ors. (Criminal Case 2 of 2017)

Published: 13/Oct/2020
Source: High Court of Malawi (Lilongwe)

Media neutral citation [2020] MWHC 118 Case concerning fraudulent issue of naturalisation certificates. Download: https://old.malawilii.org/mw/judgment/high-court-general-division/2020/118

DPP’s Uladi Mussa falls: Convicted in Malawi passport case

Published: 13/Oct/2020
Source: Nyasa Times (Lilongwe)

The High Court in Lilongwe has convicted Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) vice-president Uladi Mussa and former Regional Immigration Officer, David Kwanjana for awarding Malawian passports to foreigners. Judge Chifundo Kachale has since reserved the sentencing in the case to next […]

Black African returnees at crossroads over Gambian citizenship

Published: 11/Oct/2020
Source: PanAfrican News Agency

Banjul, Gambia(PANA) – The journey to acquiring Gambian citizenship for Black African returnees suffered a setback after parliament rejected the “Promulgation Bill 2020” on the country’s draft constitution late last month. Section 188 of the draft constitution guaranteed the acquisition […]

RDC: Dieudonné Tshibuabua relance le débat sur la double nationalité

Published: 11/Oct/2020
Source: La Prosperité (Kinshasa)

“Des voix s’élèvent de plus en plus pour réclamer une révision de l’article 10 de la Constitution de la République démocratique du Congo qui consacre le principe de l’unité et l’exclusivité de la nationalité congolaise”. Assez de vivre dans l’hypocrisie, […]