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Visa deadline looms for Zimbabweans in South Africa

Published: 31/May/2023
Source: Deutsche Welle

Thuso Khumalo Should they fail with a court challenge to secure their continuous stay in South Africa, thousands of Zimbabwean nationals could be forced to leave the country. Many don’t want to return home and start all over again. Almost […]

Tanzanians in the Diaspora to get special status by December

Published: 31/May/2023
Source: The Citizen (Dar es Salaam)

By Jacob Mosenda Dar es Salaam. Tanzania is set to complete the process of instituting special status for its citizens living in the Diaspora by the end of 2023. Winding up debate on her docket’s Sh247.9 billion budget for 2023/24, […]

Cameroun: Fotokol plus de 2 200 actes de naissance remis aux élèves

Published: 30/May/2023
Source: Actu Cameroun

2 246 actes de naissance ont été remis vendredi aux élèves de Fotokol dans l’Extrême-Nord, selon la télévision publique. Ce document permettra aux bénéficiaires de pouvoir passer les examens officiels. Car « beaucoup de nos enfants ont perdu leur acte de naissance lors […]

Tanzania: Heated Debate Ensues in Parliament Over Dual Citizenship

Published: 30/May/2023
Source: The Chango (Dar es Salaam)

A heated debate has occurred in the parliament on Tuesday over whether or not Tanzania should allow duo citizenship, with members of parliament exchanging emotionally-charged arguments over the issue that has been debated for a while in the country. The […]

Born in Zimbabwe to Zimbabwean parents but stateless for 19 years

Published: 29/May/2023
Source: New Zimbabwe

“SHE was born in 2003 and only got a birth certificate at the age of 19 after a long battle.” Smangele Ndebele (50) a Child Care Worker (CCW) and foster mom in Tsholotsho’s Mvundlana village, narrated a sad story of […]

Nigeria: FG introduces ‘Brown Card’ for permanent residency

Published: 28/May/2023
Source: Vanguard (Abuja)

Omeiza Ajayi, Abuja The Federal Government has introduced the ‘Brown Card’, a new legal instrument for permanent residency for eligible foreign nationals. This was as it conferred Nigerian Citizenship on 385 deserving adult foreign nationals from different countries. In his […]

385 Foreigners Become Nigerian Citizens

Published: 27/May/2023
Source: Voice of Nigeria

A total of 385 nationals of other countries on Saturday became Nigerians citizens by Registration and Naturalization to 385 Foreign Nationals at a ceremony held at the Nigerian Correctional Service Headquarters in Abuja. Among the 385 recipients of the 2023 […]

Chito: It took me 10 years to acquire Kenyan citizenship

Published: 27/May/2023
Source: KISS FM (Nairobi)

by Penninah Njoki Did you know Morning Kiss host Chito Ndhlovu is not naturally a Kenyan? The talented radio host acquired his Kenyan citizenship by applying for it and the process took him 10 years. Sharing his journey during an […]

Eswatini: Govt challenged over right to pass citizenship by birth

Published: 26/May/2023
Source: Times of Swaziland

By Kwanele Dlamini amd Mbongiseni Na MBABANE – Government has been taken to court over the legislation that prevents women, whose children are fathered by foreigners, from transferring citizenship to their children through birth. It is argued that depriving Eswatini […]

Statelessness in Southern Africa | Quarter 1 Newsletter 2023

Published: 24/May/2023
Source: Southern Africa Nationality Network (SANN) and UNHCR

The Southern African Nationality Network (SANN) in partnership with UNHCR Regional Bureau for Southern Africa is publishing a quarterly newsletter on statelessness in Southern Africa. The newsletter features updates from organisations and institutions working towards the eradication of statelessness in […]