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Namibia: Sham marriages quandary

Published: 13/Feb/2020
Source: The Namibian

by Roxane Bayer THE Ministry of Home Affairs and Immigration is investigating 70 cases of sham marriages between Namibians and foreign nationals. During a media briefing in Windhoek yesterday, the deputy minister of home affairs and immigration, Maureen Hinda-Mbuende, revealed […]

Ethiopia Vote Agency Queries Key Opposition Leader’s Citizenship

Published: 12/Feb/2020
Source: Bloomberg News

Ethiopia’s electoral agency asked immigration authorities to establish the citizenship of a prominent critic of the Horn of Africa government’s leadership, just months before national elections. Jawar Mohammed, a member of the Oromo Federalist Congress, gave up his U.S. citizenship […]

The Weaponization of Identity and Citizenship: The Case of Tanzania

Published: 11/Feb/2020
Source: Development

Aidan Eyakuze & Khalifa Said Development, volume 63, pages 95–99 (2020) The article explores the weaponization of identity and citizenship in Tanzania that is becoming increasingly authoritarian. It illustrates the types of discriminations that a citizen can face for not […]

Declaration on the 2019 Theme of the Year on “Refugees, Returnees and Internally Displaced Persons: Towards durable solution to forced displacement in Africa”

Published: 10/Feb/2020
Source: African Union Assembly of Heads of State and Government

Assembly of the African Union Thirty-Third Ordinary Session 09-10 February 2020 Assembly/AU/Decl.1(XXXIII) 33rd Ordinary Session of the Assembly of the Union, 9-10 February 2020, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Declaration on the 2019 Theme of the Year on “Refugees, Returnees and Internally […]

Uganda: Parliament to consider Bill on Maragoli citizenship

Published: 8/Feb/2020
Source: New Vision (Kampala)

By Moses Walubiri The mooted amendment is tailored to adding the Maragoli to the 56 officially recognized indigenous Ugandan communities. KAMPALA – After years of living in the shadows of a country they have known as their home, Parliament has […]

Tanzania: Bunge Urges Thorough Scrutiny of Refugees

Published: 6/Feb/2020
Source: Tanzania Daily News (Dar es Salaam)

By Leonard Mwakalebela in Dodoma THE Parliamentary Committee on Foreign Affairs, Defence and Security has asked the government to scrutinize thoroughly refugees’ background before granting them citizenship status. Presenting its annual report on Wednesday, the committee cautioned that there were […]