Archives de l'auteur Bronwen Manby

Ugandans in diaspora to register for National Identity Cards (IDs)

février 15, 2024 8:07 pm Publié par Commentaires fermés sur Ugandans in diaspora to register for National Identity Cards (IDs)

Ugandans living in the diaspora will be able to register online for new or renewal of National Identity Cards (IDs), when the mass enrollment for the exercise commences in June this year, the Minister of State for Internal Affairs, Gen. […]


Liberia: Rep. Bility Introduces Bill Calling for Amendment of Liberia Aliens and Nationality Law of 2022

février 15, 2024 8:02 pm Publié par Commentaires fermés sur Liberia: Rep. Bility Introduces Bill Calling for Amendment of Liberia Aliens and Nationality Law of 2022

CAPITOL HILL, Monrovia – Representative Musa Hansan (Bility) District #7, Nimba County) has introduced a bill seeking the amendment of the Liberia Aliens and Nationality Law of 2022. In a statement accompanying the draft law, Rep. Bility described the proposal […]


Conseil éxécutif de l’Union Africaine : Décision sur les rapports des Comités techniques spécialisés (CTS) et autres réunions ministérielles

février 15, 2024 7:57 am Publié par Commentaires fermés sur Conseil éxécutif de l’Union Africaine : Décision sur les rapports des Comités techniques spécialisés (CTS) et autres réunions ministérielles

CONSEIL EXÉCUTIF Quarante-quatrième Session ordinaire 14 – 15 février 2024 Addis-Abeba, Éthiopie EX.CL/Dec. 1233-1264(XLIV) DECISIONS […] HUITIÈME (8E) ET NEUVIÈME (9E) SESSIONS EXTRAORDINAIRES ET NEUVIÈME (9E) SESSION ORDINAIRE DU COMITÉ TECHNIQUE SPÉCIALISÉ SUR LA JUSTICE ET LES AFFAIRES JURIDIQUES ET […]


Uganda: Registration for upgraded national IDs to start June 2024

février 13, 2024 9:34 am Publié par Commentaires fermés sur Uganda: Registration for upgraded national IDs to start June 2024

By Elizabeth Kamurungi Mass enrolment to register or renew expiring Identity Cards (IDs) of close to 30 million Ugandans is expected to start June 1, a year later than the original date, internal affairs state minister Gen David Muhoozi, told […]


South Africa: LHR makes submission on poorly written White Paper from Home Affairs, calls for its withdrawal

février 1, 2024 8:52 pm Publié par Commentaires fermés sur South Africa: LHR makes submission on poorly written White Paper from Home Affairs, calls for its withdrawal

Yesterday, 31 January 2024, was the deadline for public comments and submissions on the Department of Home Affairs (DHA) White Paper on Citizenship, Immigration and Refugee Protection: Towards a complete overhaul of the migration system in South Africa. In spite […]


Digital ID in Kenya: An Advisory Policy Paper providing a roadmap to the implementation of a Rights Respecting Digital ID Regime in Kenya

janvier 31, 2024 7:45 am Publié par Commentaires fermés sur Digital ID in Kenya: An Advisory Policy Paper providing a roadmap to the implementation of a Rights Respecting Digital ID Regime in Kenya

Introduction The Government of Kenya has prioritised improvement of service delivery to its citizens through leveraging Information and Communications Technology (ICT) in the reform strategy/agenda. Many of the services are also revenue streams for the government that it intends to […]


Zimbabwe: Citizenship (Amendment) Regulations, 2024 (No. 23)

janvier 30, 2024 4:08 pm Publié par Commentaires fermés sur Zimbabwe: Citizenship (Amendment) Regulations, 2024 (No. 23)

SI 2024-008 IT is hereby notified that the Minister of Home Affairs and Cultural Heritage has, in terms of section 22 of the Citizenship of Zimbabwe Act [Chapter 4:01], made the following regulations:— 1. These regulations may be cited as […]


The quest for legal ID by inhabitants of disputed Cameroonian territory Bakassi

janvier 29, 2024 7:26 pm Publié par Commentaires fermés sur The quest for legal ID by inhabitants of disputed Cameroonian territory Bakassi

By Ayang Macdonald Along the coastline of the Atlantic Ocean in southwestern Cameroon lies an oil-rich peninsular called Bakassi, a territory full of history. Once controlled by Nigeria for dozens of years, the disputed area is now under the control […]


UNHCR applauds São Tomé and Principe’s pledge to eradicate statelessness

janvier 26, 2024 9:03 pm Publié par Commentaires fermés sur UNHCR applauds São Tomé and Principe’s pledge to eradicate statelessness

GENEVA – UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, extends its appreciation to the Government and people of São Tomé and Principe for their commitment to ending statelessness through the recent accession to two statelessness conventions. On 15 January, São Tomé and […]


UK resident wins legal battle for Kenyan citizenship

janvier 25, 2024 4:38 pm Publié par Commentaires fermés sur UK resident wins legal battle for Kenyan citizenship

By Sam Kiplagat Court Reporter The High Court has given the government up to six months to grant Kenyan citizenship to a Kenyan-born UK resident. Justice Lawrence Mugambi ruled that the delay in processing Hamza Mohamed Osman’s documents was unreasonable […]