Kofi Ndale Le Maroc relance un débat autour de la nationalité des descendants de juifs originaires du Royaume. Une motion législative citoyenne, relayée par plusieurs médias marocains, demande de permettre ou de faciliter le retour dans la nationalité marocaine aux […]
The Constitutional Court of Zambia has issued a unanimous landmark judgment striking down a key provision that prevented refugees from accessing citizenship. In doing so, it opens the door to nationality and associated rights including education, healthcare and employment for […]
Zambia’s Constitutional Court of Zambia has ruled that children born in the country to refugee parents are eligible for citizenship, in a landmark decision on nationality rights. The ruling follows a petition filed by the Zambian Civil Liberties Union (ZCLU), […]
2025/CCZ/003 […] the Petitioner seeks the following relief and remedies: i. Interpretation of Articles 37, 42 (b) and 266 of the Constitution of Zambia as read together with Sections 20 (1) (c) and 49 of the Refugees Act No 1 […]
I. AU TITRE DU MINISTERE DE L’INTERIEUR, DE LA SECURITE PUBLIQUE ET DE L’ADMINISTRATION DU TERRITOIRE 1.1 projet d’ordonnance portant régime de l’état civil au Niger. Le système de l’état civil du Niger a été réorganisé par la loi n° […]
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 […]
GARISSA, Kenya , Apr 8 2026 (IPS) – In 2006, Amina Saida was only two years old when her parents moved to the Dadaab refugee camp in northern Kenya, near the border with Somalia. The Dadaab refugee complex was established […]
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, […]