Archives de l'auteur Bronwen Manby

Sierra Leone: Our Disingenuous Dual Citizenship Debate, By Lans Gberie

janvier 27, 2018 10:08 am Publié par Commentaires fermés sur Sierra Leone: Our Disingenuous Dual Citizenship Debate, By Lans Gberie

A pointless and potentially dangerous controversy has recently been triggered by an argument about the extent of rights to be enjoyed by dual citizens of Sierra Leone. This is in part because the ruling All Peoples Congress (APC) has opportunistically, […]


Occupy Ghana petitions AG over blacklisted names by Births and Deaths

janvier 26, 2018 12:03 pm Publié par Commentaires fermés sur Occupy Ghana petitions AG over blacklisted names by Births and Deaths

Pressure Group, Occupy Ghana, has written to the Attorney General, Gloria Akuffo, to complain about the blacklisting of certain names such as Nana, Nii, Junior, among others from being registered by the Births & Deaths Registry. Occupy Ghana in the letter argued that, […]


Zimbabwe: 40% of Matabeleland children do not have birth certificates

janvier 26, 2018 11:53 am Publié par Commentaires fermés sur Zimbabwe: 40% of Matabeleland children do not have birth certificates

Speaking during a feedback meeting with civic organisations and stakeholders at Esigodini Town Council on Wednesday, Women in Leadership Development (WILD) programmes officer, Permanent Ngoma said children in the three provinces face challenges in accessing identity documents. “According to the […]


Pres. George Weah’s Jamaican Wife to Carry Liberian Passport

janvier 25, 2018 6:56 pm Publié par Commentaires fermés sur Pres. George Weah’s Jamaican Wife to Carry Liberian Passport

Report by Bettie K. Johnson Mbayo Monrovia – When President George Weah was Senator he had requested the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to issue his wife a Liberian passport. She was denied on grounds that she was not a Liberian […]


Maroc: Etat civil : 6% des enfants non enregistrés

janvier 23, 2018 7:39 pm Publié par Commentaires fermés sur Maroc: Etat civil : 6% des enfants non enregistrés

Selon un dernier rapport non encore publié de l’Unicef, 6% des enfants ne sont pas inscrits à l’état civil alors que 94% le sont déjà. Une source du ministère de l’intérieur précise que jusqu’à présent aucun chiffre indiquant le nombre […]


L’enquête sur la vente de passeports diplomatiques aux Comores progresse

janvier 22, 2018 7:06 pm Publié par Commentaires fermés sur L’enquête sur la vente de passeports diplomatiques aux Comores progresse

Le gouvernement comorien veut faire toute la lumière sur un juteux marché de passeports diplomatiques comoriens. Voir: https://la1ere.francetvinfo.fr/mayotte/enquete-vente-passeports-diplomatiques-aux-comores-progresse-551769.html


South Africa: Inept Home Affairs creating a generation of children who don’t exist

janvier 22, 2018 3:15 pm Publié par Commentaires fermés sur South Africa: Inept Home Affairs creating a generation of children who don’t exist

By Stefanie de Saude-Darbandi Incompetence, inconsistency and constant policy flip-flops by the Department of Home Affairs (DHA) is causing chaos among foreigners seeking residence and citizenship in South Africa. Despite exhaustive efforts by refugees, asylum seekers and skilled immigrants to […]


Comoros says abuse of passports-for-cash scheme worries Gulf allies

janvier 20, 2018 7:02 pm Publié par Commentaires fermés sur Comoros says abuse of passports-for-cash scheme worries Gulf allies

By Ali Amir Ahmed MORONI (Reuters) – Comoros has sold citizenship to nearly 52,000 foreigners since 2009, the government said in the first official statement on the scale of a passports-for-cash deal with Gulf states. Most of the documents had […]


South Africa: Street kid receives huge gift

janvier 20, 2018 10:28 am Publié par Commentaires fermés sur South Africa: Street kid receives huge gift

By Aaron Damane A good Samaritan, Rev Kellinah Khumalo of The Alliance Church in South Africa, came in time to save his life. Owethu Mlilo (13), whose home country is Swaziland, spent every day roaming the streets of Katlehong. Now […]


Liberian Senate to Deny Presidential Appointees With Dual Citizenship

janvier 20, 2018 8:56 am Publié par Commentaires fermés sur Liberian Senate to Deny Presidential Appointees With Dual Citizenship

Monrovia – President-elect George Weah is yet to start the formation of his government, in fact, he’s yet to be sworn into office, but FrontPageAfrica has reliably learned that the Senate has already decided to reject nominations of persons with […]


Sierra Leone: Govt. betrays CRC’s efforts on dual citizenship

janvier 19, 2018 7:16 pm Publié par Commentaires fermés sur Sierra Leone: Govt. betrays CRC’s efforts on dual citizenship

According to the report from the Constitutional Review Committee (CRC), delivered to the President in January 2017, Section 75 and 76 of the 1991 Constitution should be replaced, to enable citizens by naturalization to hold Public Office and Elected offices, […]


Liberia: Draft Act Amendatory of certain Provisions of Part III, Chapter 20, 21 and 22 of the Alien and Nationality Law to make such provisions compliant with the constitution and to restore citizenship to Liberians who have lost their citizenship

janvier 18, 2018 8:16 pm Publié par Commentaires fermés sur Liberia: Draft Act Amendatory of certain Provisions of Part III, Chapter 20, 21 and 22 of the Alien and Nationality Law to make such provisions compliant with the constitution and to restore citizenship to Liberians who have lost their citizenship

Co-Sponsored by Senators Varney G Sherman, Armah Zolu Jallah and Geraldine Doe-Sheriff. Download: Liberia Bill for Amendment Aliens and Nationality Law Jan.2018 Sourced from : https://www.liberianlawmakerswatch.org/bill/act-amendatory-certain-provisions-part-iii-chapter-20-21-and-22-alien-and-nationality-law-make