Farooq A. Kperogi, Ph.D The law of attraction says like attracts like, which explains why Muhammadu Buhari is a magnet for mediocrities. Almost all his appointees are, like him, underwhelming, intellectually incurious rubes. It’s no wonder that even the lawyers […]
Since independence the Kenyan state has decided who is an “insider” and who is an “outsider” and which territorial spaces they should occupy. This has led to the politics of exclusion and marginalization based on geographical boundaries, religion or ethnic […]
During a three day meeting held in Nairobi this week, countries from the Great Lakes region have agreed to adopt a common approach to deal with statelessness in the region. This will involve a common legal framework that will guarantee […]
Lawmakers in the Nigerian Senate on Wednesday vehemently rejected a bill seeking to amend the Constitution to allow persons of African origin acquire Nigerian citizenship . The bill sponsored by Senator Ben Murray-Bruce aims at re-integrating and developing the African […]
17th April 2019. Ambassadors accredited to the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) have urged a redoubling of efforts to operationalise existing regional and international legal standards and policy framework in order to effectively protect refugees in the region […]
On Saturday 6 April 2019, the Supreme Constitutional Court in Egypt ruled that the text of Article 6 of the Egyptian Nationality Law was unconstitutional, while it entailed depriving a foreign mother who acquired Egyptian nationality by naturalization from transferring […]
By Joseph Onyekwere (Lagos) and Azimazi Jimoh Momoh (Abuja) Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, yesterday, said he has been vindicated in his submission that he has verifiable and incontrovertible evidence to […]
By George Kegoro I spent the week trying to establish a reliable picture of the experiences around the country in relation to the rollout of the National Integrated Identity Management System (NIIMS). During the week, several officials made statements to […]
Malawi Law Commission is conducting consultative meetings to review the Malawi Citizenship Act meant to provide a forum for various stakeholders to discuss, share experiences and provide guidance on the reformed Act. This week at a daylong workshop at Sunbird […]
By Oludare Richards The All Progressives Congress (APC) has told the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal that the candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in the poll, Atiku Abubakar, is not a Nigerian and therefore not qualified to have contested […]
« Je ne suis pas apatride, parce que je détiens tous les documents officiels requis comme la carte d’électeur, l’acte de naissance, le certificat de nationalité », déclarent la plupart des fonctionnaires du ministère de la justice interrogé sur l’apatridie. En revanche, […]
By Patricia Kapulula The review of the Malawi Citizenship Act is set to address gaps that exist between the citizenship law and the Republic of Malawi Constitution to bring the Act in tandem with the country’s supreme law. Chairperson of […]