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Liberia: Dual Citizenship, Land Ownership Bills Delayed before Committees

Published: 19/Mar/2018
Source: Liberian Observer

By Leroy M. Sonpon, III A permissible campaign to recall the Citizenship and Land Ownership Resolutions from committees’ room has intensified in the Legislature with a credible political will of the Resolutions at the edge of passage. Besides the heat-up […]

Moroccan Women will soon Pass Nationality to Foreign Spouses

Published: 18/Mar/2018
Source: North Africa Post

Morocco is working on new legislation enabling Moroccan women to pass nationality to their foreign spouses, said family minister Bassima Hakkaoui. “Borders should never deprive people from enjoying nationality rights,” Hakkaoui said in a recent statement to the press on […]

South Africa: Guptas show what home affairs can do

Published: 16/Mar/2018
Source: Mail & Guardian (South Africa)

By Dan Brotman I was admitted in 2013 as a permanent resident under “exceptional skills” and have been ordinarily resident in South Africa for more than five years, as required by section 5(1)(c) of the South African Citizenship Act of […]

Namibia: Citizenship granted to 3 000 foreigners

Published: 12/Mar/2018
Source: The Namibian (Windhoek)

by Okeri Ngutjinazo HOME affairs minister Frans Kapofi last week said over 3 000 foreign nationals were granted Namibian citizenship from 2010 to 2016. Kapofi revealed this in the National Assembly last Thursday when answering questions from Rally for Democracy and […]

South Africa: The Guptas’ passport bonanza

Published: 11/Mar/2018
Source: City Press / News 24 (South Africa)

Erika Gibson The Gupta brothers have each been provided with a plethora of South African passports that will ensure they can still get around for a long time.City Press’ sister newspaper Rapport has obtained copies of computer records from the […]