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The Plight of Stateless People in Zimbabwe

Published: 13/Nov/2016
Source: The Standard (Harare)

By Veneranda Langa FIDEL Mabereza froths at the mouth as he recounts how he ended up at Tongogara Refugee camp in Chipinge after fleeing the civil unrest in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). His eyes are blood-shot and clearly […]

Video: Trekking against Statelessness in Kenya

Published: 9/Nov/2016
Source: Kenya Human Rights Commission

Four-part video by the Kenya Human Rights Commission on the protest march by the Makonde people seeking recognition of Kenyan citizenship. Part 1: The Trek Part 2: Uhuru Park Part 3: State House Part 4: Compilation: citizenship recognised  

The Arduous Journey of the Makonde to Kenyan Citizenship

Published: 9/Nov/2016
Source: CRAI blog

By Diana Gichengo The Makonde community in Kenya arrived in the country in the 1940s mainly as laborers in sugar and sisal plantations at the coast from Mozambique, majority of them settled in Tanzania while the rest were left in […]

Constitution de la Cote d’Ivoire, 2016

Published: 8/Nov/2016

LOI N° 2016-886 DU 08 NOVEMBRE 2016 PORTANT CONSTITUTION DE LA REPUBLIQUE DE COTE D’IVOIRE Article 55Le Président de la République est élu pour cinq ans au suffrage universel direct. Il n’est rééligible qu’une fois. Il choisit un vice-Président de […]

Ugandans in UK urged on dual citizenship

Published: 8/Nov/2016
Source: New Vision, Uganda

The Uganda High Commissioner to UK, Prof. Joyce Kikafunda has called upon Ugandans in the diaspora to lobby the Ugandan government to acquire dual citizenship. See more

SADC: ‘Women biggest victims of statelessness’

Published: 8/Nov/2016
Source: News Day (Zimbabwe)

THE Sadc Parliamentary Forum (PF) Women’s Regional Caucus, which is currently in session in Harare, yesterday urged its affiliate 14 member States to look at the issue of statelessness with a gender lens as it impacted more on women and […]

Allan | Short Documentary 2016

Published: 7/Nov/2016
Source: Lotte Manicom

Short docmentary featuring story of a Kenyan child taken to South Africa who becomes stateless.

Remembering Adam Hussein Adam

Published: 7/Nov/2016
Source: CRAI Blog

By Achieng Akena These lives we lead, these struggles we fight – they are not without a cost that is very personal to each of us. A cost to our health, our relationships… and sometimes we pay the ultimate price, […]