CAPE TOWN, Sept. 4 (Xinhua) — South Africa’s Parliament said on Tuesday that the probe into the naturalization of the controversial Indian Gupta family should be finalized as soon as possible. « This matter has been in the public domain without […]
By Chikezie OMEJE Each year, more than seven million babies – equal to the population of Sierra Leone – are born in Nigeria. But over four million of these babies do not exist legally because their births are not registered. […]
La Cour constitutionnelle de la RDC a validé lundi la candidature de l’ancien Premier ministre Samy Badibanga à la présidentielle. Mais la polémique autour du recouvrement de sa nationalité congolaise est loin de s’estomper. Samy Badibanga a finalement été repêché. […]
By Chinedu Eze Many Nigerians are claiming the citizenship of other countries in West Africa in order to obtain passports from those countries and travel overseas, THISDAY has learnt. THISDAY gathered that Nigerians who engage in this act, include those […]
Democratic Republic of Congo President Joseph Kabila’s siblings are said to hold Tanzanian nationality while seeking electoral positions, circumstances the ruling party is using to eliminate some opponents ahead of the December 23 general elections. According to La Libre Afrique, […]
par Ftouh Souhail Les responsables du gouvernement algérien bloquent depuis des mois la délivrance des passeports et autres pièces d’identités pour les activistes amazighs et leurs proches. L’État algérien est accusé de violer au quotidien le droit des populations amazighs. Des […]
By Johannes Ndeshimona Shekeni Abstract This exploratory study looks at statelessness in Namibia, focusing on citizenship as a legal status. The study uses the theory of politics of citizenship to assess how the issue of statelessness fits into citizenship discourse […]
By Sonia Farid By On July 16, the Egyptian House of Representatives approved a bill submitted by the government to amend citizenship laws and on August 15, President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi ratified it. According to the new law, foreign nationals […]
Hubert Leclercq Les élections présidentielle, législatives et provinciales en République démocratique du Congo sont toujours annoncées pour le 23 décembre prochain. Avec qui sur la grille de départ ? Pas de réponse définitive, pour l’instant, à cette question. Pour la […]
In London, as many as 320 Ugandans received dual citizenship. The number of Ugandans in the diaspora securing dual citizenship keeps growing by the day. The statistic is expanding thanks to the efforts of the Directorate of Dual Citizenship and […]
Selon la ligue régionale des droits de l’homme du Nord, de milliers des enfants n’ont pas été enregistrés à l’état civil. Que ce soit dans le département du Mayo Rey ou dans la Bénoué, plusieurs enfants en âge scolaire ne disposent […]
A Supreme Court justice nominee, Nene Abayaateye Ofoe Amegatcher, has said that the 1992 Constitution must be amended to allow Ghanaians with dual citizenship to take up ministerial or other positions of trust to contribute their quota to the development […]