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Kenya: When nationality becomes a lifetime wait

Published: 3/Nov/2025
Source: Development & Cooperation (Germany)

In the informal settlements of Kenya’s capital Nairobi, thousands of people born and raised in Kenya remain stateless. Without an ID card, they are living invisible lives in their own country. People in many other African countries share the same […]

Algerian Lawmakers Consider Stripping Citizenship from Nationals Abroad

Published: 30/Oct/2025
Source: North Africa Journal (Boston, MA)

A plan resurfacing in Algeria’s parliament would allow authorities to strip citizenship from Algerians who commit acts abroad deemed seriously harmful to state interests or national unity, or who demonstrably shift their loyalty to another country. Though supporters say this […]

Algérie : le projet de déchéance de nationalité refait surface

Published: 25/Oct/2025
Source: Tout sur l’Algérie (Alger)

Des députés ont annoncé avoir proposé un projet de loi sur la déchéance de nationalité algérienne. Une première tentative du genre a échoué en 2021. Par Rafik Tadjer Trois ans après, on parle de nouveau en Algérie de la déchéance […]

Madagascar revokes ousted president Rajoelina’s nationality

Published: 25/Oct/2025
Source: RFI

Madagascar’s new government has stripped ousted president Andry Rajoelina of his Malagasy nationality, according to media reports confirmed by RFI, 10 days after he was removed in a military takeover. The decision bars him from contesting future elections. A decree […]

Ousted Madagascan president stripped of citizenship

Published: 25/Oct/2025
Source: BBC News

Former Madagascan President Andry Rajoelina, who was ousted in a coup last week, has been stripped of his citizenship by the new regime. The order, signed by new Prime Minister Herintsalama Rajaonarivelo, cited local laws stipulating that people who acquired […]

Madagascar: l’ex-président Andry Rajoelina perd sa nationalité malgache

Published: 24/Oct/2025
Source: RFI

C’est une décision retentissante : à Madagascar, le gouvernement a déclaré ce vendredi 24 octobre la perte de sa nationalité malgache par l’ancien président Andry Rajoelina. Le décret signé par le Premier ministre Herintsalama Rajaonarivelo, dont l’authenticité a été confirmée […]

Kenya: Minority communities in Kwale demand greater recognition

Published: 23/Oct/2025
Source: Kenya News (Government of Kenya)

Minority communities in the coastal county of Kwale are calling for greater recognition with demands for inclusion in political appointments, equitable resource distribution and protection of their rights. The minorities said they have endured decades of historical injustices and marginalisation […]

Bot­swana moves closer to rat­i­fy­ing key human rights cov­en­ants

Published: 21/Oct/2025
Source: The Monitor (Gaborone)

The Gov­ern­ment of Bot­swana has reaf­firmed its com­mit­ment to rat­i­fy­ing key inter­na­tional cov­en­ants focused on human rights, includ­ing the Inter­na­tional Cov­en­ant on Eco­nomic, Social, and Cul­tural Rights (ICESCR) and the 1961 Con­ven­tion on the Reduc­tion of State­less­ness. Speak­ing on Fri­day […]