By Jacinta Mutura For eight years, Blessings Iminza has lived without an identity. Each new day is a painful reminder that her dream of returning home remains just that—a dream. She is not alone; thousands of children born to Kenyan […]
By Mpho Lakaje Botswana’s new president has told the BBC that he wants undocumented Zimbabweans to be legalised by granting them temporary work and residence permits. “They do jobs that would otherwise not get done,” Duma Boko told the BBC […]
The government has proposed amendments to its laws so as to introduce a ‘special status’ to citizens of other countries with Tanzanian roots. Tabled in Parliament on Friday, November 8, 2024, the Written Laws (Miscellaneous Amendments) (No 4) Bill, 2024, […]
By Stephen Grootes While our politicians often dive into the realm of identity politics, the Constitutional Court will now have to make a decision about dual citizenship that could reopen many difficult arguments. At the heart of the legal case […]
The Constitutional Court of South Africa has reserved its judgment following a virtual sitting on Tuesday on the long-running citizenship battle led by the Democratic Alliance (DA) Abroad. This decision follows a notable ruling by the Supreme Court of Appeal […]
GENEVA – The Republic of South Sudan has taken a major step towards eradicating statelessness in the country by acceding yesterday to two key treaties – the 1954 Convention Relating to the Status of Stateless Persons and the 1961 Convention […]
Les autorités nigériennes ont annoncé mardi de nouvelles déchéances provisoires de nationalité visant des responsables et proches du pouvoir civil renversé en juillet 2023 par un coup d’État. Ces sept personnes sont soupçonnées « d’attentats terroristes » ou encore « […]
By: Sanna Camara Amie Sanneh, 56, is the sister of the current Alkalo of Brufut. She was a member of the girl children present at the inauguration of the new fishing village of Ghana Town, which his father, the then […]
The Gambia Commission for Refugees (GCR), in partnership with The Gambia Immigration Department, and GAFNA on Friday, November 1st ended a week-long assessment of statelessness in Ghana Town, in Brufut, West Coast Region. The initiative is supported by the United […]
Unable to access her documentation, Esther* found herself trapped in a spiral of abuse typical of Kenya’s child labour problem By Caroline Kimeu As a preteen, Esther*, now 20, says she could not wait for the weekdays to come around. […]
By Ibrahim Batambuze & Mark Mulobi “My great grandfather was a Ugandan. My granddad was a prominent Ugandan businessman. Here is my granddad’s Ugandan passport and here is my late father’s passport. Why do you then declare I am not Ugandan?” […]
By Danai Nesta Kupemba Beauty queen Chidimma Adetshina, who has been at the centre of a fierce nationality row, is to be stripped of her South African identity and travel documents. The Department of Home Affairs began investigating her case […]