The Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission (ZHRC) has engaged at least 850 people with question marks around their citizenship in the eight districts of Mashonaland Central province. By Simbarashe Sithole Addressing a media briefing in Bindura last week ZHRC deputy chairperson […]
Nairobi, August 05, 2019—Prosecutors in Tanzania today charged freelance journalist Erick Kabendera with money laundering, tax evasion, and assisting an organized crime racket, according to a copy of the charge sheet. When he was detained on July 29, the Dar […]
By AGGREY MUTAMBO Somalia’s President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmaajo has cemented his nationalistic credentials by renouncing his American citizenship as the electioneering race heats up. On Thursday, President Farmaajo, who had acquired his US citizenship by naturalisation after serving as a […]
Par Edouard Djogbénou L’arrêté interministériel sur l’interdiction des actes à certaines personnes recherchées par la justice béninoise continue de faire des vagues. Le politologue Richard Boni Ouorou s’y est également intéressé. Selon lui, cet arrêté n’est ni plus ni moins une […]
La décision du gouvernement de délivrer des certificats de naissance à 600 enfants de la communauté shona a été saluée comme une mesure de protection importante et un premier pas vers la fin de l’apatridie pour ce groupe.. Par Rose […]
Imigrantes em Cabo Verde contestam a lei da nacionalidade, que não prevê que os seus filhos sejam cabo-verdianos só porque nasceram no país. Os pais precisam de cumprir uma série de requisitos para regularizar as crianças. Muitas chegam quase à […]
By Cletus Mushanawani, Mashonaland Central Bureau Chief IT is an offence not to register a child within 42 days of birth and more needs to be done by way of publicity to ensure people know the importance of the requirement, […]
By Ntwaagae Seleka Gauteng Education MEC Panyaza Lesufi has threatened to take legal action against author Dan Roodt over a tweet claiming Lesufi is not a South African citizen. « … I have read all his [Hendrik Verwoerd] speeches. Yet, Lesufi […]
Extract: 44. Citizenship and nationality (1) Citizenship is the basis of equal rights and obligations for all Sudanese. (2) Anyone born to a Sudanese mother or father has an inalienable right to possess Sudanese nationality and citizenship. (3) The law […]
The President of Somalia, Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed Farmaajo has renounced his citizenship of the United States, according to the humanitarian journalist Moulid Hujale. This comes as 38% of the federal MPs of Somalia have dual citizenship. The issue of Somali […]
By Faustine Kapama THE Immigration Department is suspecting freelance journalist, Erick Kabendera (picture) is a non-citizen, and his nationality status will be known after completion of investigations into the matter. Passport and Citizenship Division Commissioner, Gerald Kihinga told a news […]
Somalia’s President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed has renounced his American citizenship, his office announced Thursday, without elaborating on why the dual citizen chose to give up his adopted passport. Mohamed, known widely by his nickname Farmajo, began the process to relinquish […]