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South Africa: Gigaba Dodges Accountability On Guptas’ Citizenship

Published: 27/Jun/2017
Source: News24 (South Africa)

Finance Minister Malusi Gigaba dodged accountability on the naturalisation of some members the Gupta family in Parliament on Tuesday. He and his successor as Minister of Home Affairs, Hlengiwe Mkhize, were due to appear before the portfolio committee on Home […]

Sierra Leone: Action plan on statelessness

Published: 27/Jun/2017
Source: Awoko (Freetown)

By Ade Campbell On Thursday 22 June 2017, over 50 participants concluded a three-day workshop to develop a National Action Plan to End Statelessness at the Bintumani Hotel, Aberdeen. 16 MPs attended and worked to develop the action plan, which […]

Kenya: How life has changed for the Makonde community

Published: 26/Jun/2017
Source: Daily Nation (Nairobi)

By Fadhili Fredrick Statelessness is a story that at its heart reveals the struggle of the human spirit to survive, of families believing in each other, and of communities who will stop at nothing to identify themselves. It is almost […]

Tanzania: Birth Certificates Snags for Check

Published: 25/Jun/2017
Source: Tanzania Daily News

By John Nditi Morogoro — THE problem of people failing to acquire birth certificates in the country will soon become a thing of the past, as the government is in the final stages of enacting a new legislation that will […]

Zimbabwe: Dual Citizenship: Mudede sued

Published: 24/Jun/2017
Source: Daily News (Harare)

By Tendai Kamhungira Registrar General Tobaiwa Mudede has been dragged to the High Court by a citizen who is being denied permission to renew her Zimbabwean passport because she is a holder of a British passport. Tessa Mary Ball cited […]

South Africa: Gigaba Broke the Law for the Guptas Naturalisation

Published: 23/Jun/2017
Source: Democratic Alliance (South Africa)

Press release The DA can confirm that Minister Malusi Gigaba failed to declare the naturalisation of members of the Gupta family to Parliament and in doing so has acted illegally, breaking the Citizenship Act. According to a letter sent by […]

Sierra Leone Citizenship Amendment Bill 2017

Published: 22/Jun/2017

Amends section 5 of the 1973 Act to remove gender discrimination in transmission of citizenship to children born outside the country. The new version provides (deletions in brackets, additions in bold) that : “Every person born outside Sierra Leone on […]

Sénégal : les réfugiés mauritaniens sur le qui-vive

Published: 20/Jun/2017
Source: Les Mauritanies (Nouakchott)

Les réfugiés mauritaniens au Sénégal sont toujours dans une situation difficile. Ils n’arrivent pas à se procurer de cartes d’identité et  commencent même à perdre leur statut de réfugié. Une situation déplorable que pointe du doigt le Haut-commissariat aux réfugiés […]

Tanzania: Stand Up for the National Count, Tanzanians

Published: 20/Jun/2017
Source: Tanzania Daily News (Dar es Salaam)

Despite encouraging response to register with the national civil Registration and vital statistics (CRVS) roster, the legal documents are turning up virtually useless to the holders, apparently. As the government works to encourage people to provide vital statistics on birth, […]