The principal object of the Bill is to amend the Kenya Citizenship and Immigration Act, Cap 170, to remove the time limit for applications for citizenship by stateless people and migrants. Proposed by Owen Yaa Baya, MP for Kilifi North. […]
Executive Summary The rapid adoption of biometric and digital identification systems is transforming governance and public administration across Africa. Promoted as tools to modernize service delivery, enhance electoral integrity, and strengthen state capacity, these systems are becoming central to how […]
By Claudia Pizzocri, Claudia Pizzocri is CEO at immigration and citizenship law firm Eisenberg & Associates. In South Africa, liminality has migrated from anthropology into government administration practice, particularly in matters that pertain to citizenship. In its condescending routine the […]
By Cassadee Yan Addis Abeba – More than two decades after Ethiopia pledged full gender equality in its nationality law, women continue to face barriers that men rarely encounter. From registering their children’s citizenship to retaining their nationality after marriage, […]
Last Friday, 7th November 2025, Captain Ibrahim Traoré welcomed 700 African Americans, Afro-Caribbeans and Afro-Europeans, who affirmed their commitment to live and invest in Burkina Faso. They were in Burkina Faso for a Welcome Home event sponsored by the Ministry […]
The Continental Consultation Meeting, organized in collaboration with UNHCR, commenced today in Pretoria. This two-day event aims to engage a diverse group of stakeholders, including African Union organs, regional economic and development communities, experts on nationality, and civil society organizations […]
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 […]
THE Ministry of Home Affairs is working with the Office of the Attorney General to draft the necessary regulations to facilitate the effective implementation of the Stateless Determination and Protection Bill, which is expected to serve as the primary legal […]
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 […]
par Mohamed Rahmani Une proposition de loi relative à la Nationalité algérienne a été déposée à l’Assemblée populaire nationale par un groupe de députés. Ce texte vise à introduire un dispositif de retrait de la nationalité algérienne dans des cas […]
Publié au Journal officiel ce vendredi 24 octobre 2025, le décret actant la perte de nationalité malgache de l’ex-président Andry Rajoelina est d’ores et déjà appliqué. L’ancien chef de l’État dispose de voies de recours pour contester cette perte de […]
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 […]