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Pres. George Weah’s Jamaican Wife to Carry Liberian Passport

Published: 25/Jan/2018
Source: FrontPageAfrica (Monrovia)

Report by Bettie K. Johnson Mbayo Monrovia – When President George Weah was Senator he had requested the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to issue his wife a Liberian passport. She was denied on grounds that she was not a Liberian […]

Maroc: Etat civil : 6% des enfants non enregistrés

Published: 23/Jan/2018
Source: Aujoudhui.ma

Selon un dernier rapport non encore publié de l’Unicef, 6% des enfants ne sont pas inscrits à l’état civil alors que 94% le sont déjà. Une source du ministère de l’intérieur précise que jusqu’à présent aucun chiffre indiquant le nombre […]

South Africa: Inept Home Affairs creating a generation of children who don’t exist

Published: 22/Jan/2018
Source: Cape Times / Independent Online (South Africa)

By Stefanie de Saude-Darbandi Incompetence, inconsistency and constant policy flip-flops by the Department of Home Affairs (DHA) is causing chaos among foreigners seeking residence and citizenship in South Africa. Despite exhaustive efforts by refugees, asylum seekers and skilled immigrants to […]

Comoros says abuse of passports-for-cash scheme worries Gulf allies

Published: 20/Jan/2018
Source: Reuters

By Ali Amir Ahmed MORONI (Reuters) – Comoros has sold citizenship to nearly 52,000 foreigners since 2009, the government said in the first official statement on the scale of a passports-for-cash deal with Gulf states. Most of the documents had […]

South Africa: Street kid receives huge gift

Published: 20/Jan/2018
Source: KathorusMail

By Aaron Damane A good Samaritan, Rev Kellinah Khumalo of The Alliance Church in South Africa, came in time to save his life. Owethu Mlilo (13), whose home country is Swaziland, spent every day roaming the streets of Katlehong. Now […]

Liberian Senate to Deny Presidential Appointees With Dual Citizenship

Published: 20/Jan/2018
Source: FrontPageAfrica (Monrovia)

Monrovia – President-elect George Weah is yet to start the formation of his government, in fact, he’s yet to be sworn into office, but FrontPageAfrica has reliably learned that the Senate has already decided to reject nominations of persons with […]

Sierra Leone: Govt. betrays CRC’s efforts on dual citizenship

Published: 19/Jan/2018
Source: Awoko (Freetown)

According to the report from the Constitutional Review Committee (CRC), delivered to the President in January 2017, Section 75 and 76 of the 1991 Constitution should be replaced, to enable citizens by naturalization to hold Public Office and Elected offices, […]

Liberia: Draft Act Amendatory of certain Provisions of Part III, Chapter 20, 21 and 22 of the Alien and Nationality Law to make such provisions compliant with the constitution and to restore citizenship to Liberians who have lost their citizenship

Published: 18/Jan/2018
Source: The Liberian Senate

Co-Sponsored by Senators Varney G Sherman, Armah Zolu Jallah and Geraldine Doe-Sheriff. Download: Liberia Bill for Amendment Aliens and Nationality Law Jan.2018 Sourced from : https://www.liberianlawmakerswatch.org/bill/act-amendatory-certain-provisions-part-iii-chapter-20-21-and-22-alien-and-nationality-law-make

RDC: Passeports: perquisitions au siège belge de Semlex

Published: 18/Jan/2018
Source: La Libre Belgique / AFP

Le parquet fédéral belge a fait exécuter mercredi des perquisitions au siège de la société uccloise Semlex et au domicile de son CEO, Albert Karaziwan, rapporte l’agence Reuters. Le parquet fédéral a confirmé l’information. Selon son porte-parole, qui n’a pas […]

Sierra Leone’s dual nationality constitutional fiasco

Published: 15/Jan/2018
Source: Sierra Leone Telegraph

By Abdul Rashid Thomas On the 9th of January 2018, Cocorioko Newspaper wrote that the “ruling All People’s Congress (APC) will be adhering to Section 76(1), Act No. 6 of the 1991 constitution, in awarding symbols for the forthcoming Parliamentary […]