By Lulu Brenda Harris The Mthwakazi kaMzilikazi Royal Crown Family, which includes the Mzilikazi Royal House and the Khumalo Clan, claims the Emmerson Mnangagwa-led government has shown them generosity by promising to restore Zimbabwean citizenship to members of the royal […]
By Thokozani Mamba JABULA – With immediate effect, businesses operated by foreign nationals on Eswatini National Land (ENL) will be closed if that foreigner has no legitimate citizenship certificate granted by the Citizenship Board. Home Affairs Minister Princess Lindiwe has […]
Watch on Twitter: https://twitter.com/i/broadcasts/1yNGaNZRdwdJj (Formal declaration in English from 19 minutes)
By Maureen Kinyanjui Close to 100,000 Pemba community members will from today (Friday) identify themselves as Kenyan citizens. President William Ruto who is in Kilifi will issue citizenship award to the community at Karisa Maitha Stadium. The community members have […]
GENEVA – UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, applauds the Government of Kenya for granting citizenship to members of the Pemba community. This decisive action is another step in their longstanding commitment to help eliminate statelessness in the country and improve […]
We, experts of the Member States of the International Conference on the Great Lakes Region (ICGLR) — Angola, Burundi, Central African Republic, Republic of Congo, Democratic Republic of Congo, Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda, Republic of Sudan, Republic of South Sudan, Tanzania, […]
The Formation of the Eastern Africa Nationality Network In May 2022, fifteen civil society organisations (the “EANN Founding Members”) came together to establish and launch the Eastern Africa Nationality Network (EANN). EANN aims to cover a geographic scope including Eastern […]
By Ann Nyathira After Aden Farah turned eighteen, he was considered stateless, trapped in his village in Garissa County, having limited options. Farah was a victim of double registration as his Kenyan parents registered him as a refugee and subsequently […]
In 2020, the National Assembly passed recommendations considering a petition to have the Pemba recognised as citizens of Kenya President William Ruto announced that his administration will initiate modalities to recognise the Pemba people as citizens of Kenya Over 9000 […]
High Court judgment ruling inadmissible a challenge to the unconstitutionality of sections 4 and 7 of the Tanzania Citizenship Act and sections 23 and 27 of the Immigration Act relating to the prohibition of dual citizenship. Download judgment: Fundi & […]
By Bronwen Manby This study investigated risks of statelessness among long-term refugees in three countries of the Great Lakes region in Africa: Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Rwanda and Uganda. The study focused on refugees who had left their country […]
Suspectés d’acquisition frauduleuse de la nationalité et de trafic de passeports, une dizaine d’Ivoiriens d’origine libanaise ont été placés en détention à la Maison d’arrêt et de correction d’Abidjan (Maca). Parmi eux, un patron très en vue. Révélations. Les autorités […]