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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 […]

Tanzania: ADC candidate pledges to legalize dual citizenship

Published: 20/Oct/2025
Source: Daily News (Dar es Salaam)

KATORO: THE presidential candidate for the Alliance for Democratic Change (ADC), Wilson Mulumbe, has pledged that if elected in the 2025 general election, his government will legalize dual citizenship for the diaspora. Speaking during a campaign rally held in Katoro […]

Bot­swana advances Human Rights through inter­na­tional Acces­sion Con­sulta­tions

Published: 17/Oct/2025
Source: Botswana Guardian

Bot­swana is mak­ing pro­gress in tak­ing pivotal steps to enhance its human rights frame­work. Gov­ern­ment offi­cials and United Nations rep­res­ent­at­ives gathered on Tues­day for a national con­sulta­tion on the coun­try’s acces­sion to the Inter­na­tional Cov­en­ant on Eco­nomic, Social and Cul­tural […]

The danger of questioning citizenship of Kenyan Somalis

Published: 10/Oct/2025
Source: The Nation (Nairobi)

By Umulkher Harun Mohamed (ODM nominated MP) Years ago, when I first visited Johannesburg, I witnessed the kind of fear that turns neighbours into enemies. Posters in the streets demanded that foreigners leave. Taxi drivers whispered angrily about outsiders taking […]

Botswana CBI Program Records 464 Registrations in First Week

Published: 6/Oct/2025
Source: Investment Migration Insider

Botswana’s forthcoming citizenship by investment program logged 464 registrations of interest across 77 countries through its portal during its first week, according to data from Arton Capital, the firm the government contracted to develop the program. The program has a […]

Chad’s Weaponization of Citizenship

Published: 2/Oct/2025
Source: Human Rights Watch

Dangerous Turn Violates Human Rights and Sends Messages to Activists By Lewis Mudge On September 17, the Chadian authorities published a decree purporting to strip blogger Makaila Nguebla and journalist Charfadine Galmaye Saleh of their nationality. The move marks a chilling escalation […]