Archives de l'auteur Bronwen Manby

Cote d’Ivoire: Des jugements supplétifs remis à 800 enfants de N’Guessankro (Bongouanou)

janvier 23, 2016 12:00 am Publié par Commentaires fermés sur Cote d’Ivoire: Des jugements supplétifs remis à 800 enfants de N’Guessankro (Bongouanou)

Bongouanou – Le club « Union africaine Côte d’Ivoire », avec l’appui financier du Fonds canadien d’initiative locale (FCIL), a procédé, vendredi, à une remise officielle de jugements supplétifs à 800 enfants de la sous-préfecture de N’Guessankro (département de Bongouanou). […]


East African Community set to launch new general e-passport

janvier 19, 2016 12:00 am Publié par Commentaires fermés sur East African Community set to launch new general e-passport

East African Community (EAC) citizens will soon be in a position to access the EAC e-passport, the bloc’s secretary general has announced. In a statement from the secretariat, EAC Secretary General Mr Richard Sezibera said that he is looking forward […]


Statelessness in Mauritania: A brief account of a long history of discrimination

janvier 19, 2016 12:00 am Publié par Commentaires fermés sur Statelessness in Mauritania: A brief account of a long history of discrimination

The general population and housing census conducted between March 25 and April 8, 2013 found that Mauritania has a population of 3,537,368. Youth constitute 50.7% of the population, women constitute 51%, and nomadic Bedouins constitute 1.09%. Twenty-seven percent of the […]


L’Association Mission Cris d’Enfant de la Planète

janvier 18, 2016 5:02 pm Publié par Commentaires fermés sur L’Association Mission Cris d’Enfant de la Planète

L’Association Mission Cris d’Enfant de la Planète (MCEP), est créée en 2004 et est reconnue officiellement par l’Etat togolais en 2006 sous le N°OO955 /MATD-SG-DAPOC-DOCA du 20 Septembre 2006. Elle a pour but de contribuer à l’épanouissement social et le […]


Tanzania: Hints on MZ leaders’ row dropped

janvier 18, 2016 12:00 am Publié par Commentaires fermés sur Tanzania: Hints on MZ leaders’ row dropped

A Statement from the Mwanza regional commissioner, Magessa Mulongo claiming that his former Regional Administrative Secretary, Dr Faisal Issa, is a Somali, with controversial Tanzania citizenship, is the root cause of a battle between the two, which culminated in the […]


Seydou Kane: ” Pourquoi j’ai 3 passeports diplomatiques gabonais, malien et sénégalais”

janvier 16, 2016 12:00 am Publié par Commentaires fermés sur Seydou Kane: ” Pourquoi j’ai 3 passeports diplomatiques gabonais, malien et sénégalais”

Dans un entretien avec un journal gabonais, l’homme d’affaires Seydou Kane est revenu sur l’histoire de ses trois passeports diplomatiques gabonais, malien et sénégalais. Pour expliquer cela, Seydou Kane dira : ” Je voudrais d’abord lever l’équivoque sur mon passeport […]


Open letter to Minister of Social Development

janvier 15, 2016 12:00 am Publié par Commentaires fermés sur Open letter to Minister of Social Development

Dear Honourable Minister Bathabile Dlamini. Honourable Minister, I’m writing this letter to you as a matter of concern in relation to an African Granny, the then mother, the then wife and an inhabitant of South Africa by virtue of the […]


Got two passports? You could be in danger of losing SA citizenship

janvier 15, 2016 12:00 am Publié par Commentaires fermés sur Got two passports? You could be in danger of losing SA citizenship

South Africans choosing to work and live in another country, may be surprised to discover they’re no longer citizens of South Africa should they choose to acquire the citizenship of their adoptive country, due to the stricter application of an […]


Returning Zimbabweans battle with bureaucracy

janvier 14, 2016 12:00 am Publié par Commentaires fermés sur Returning Zimbabweans battle with bureaucracy

Zimbabweans who travelled to Zimbabwe before their Special Dispensation Permits were issued have complained of problems on their return to South Africa after the holidays. In November, Minister of Home Affairs Malusi Gigaba said Zimbabweans can travel freely during the […]


Zambia: Constitutional Changes on Citizenship, Elections

janvier 13, 2016 8:14 pm Publié par Commentaires fermés sur Zambia: Constitutional Changes on Citizenship, Elections

(Jan. 13, 2016) Zambia’s President, Edgar Lungu, approved a new Constitution for the country on January 5, 2016. Among other changes, the new document permits dual citizenship and sets a date for the next elections.  (Government Urges Zambians Living in […]


Birthplace wars and conspiracy theories: Five ways in which US presidential race is like an African election

janvier 13, 2016 12:00 am Publié par Commentaires fermés sur Birthplace wars and conspiracy theories: Five ways in which US presidential race is like an African election

The election year begun in earnest in the US, with campaigns heating up and incumbent Barack Obama settled into his final twelve months as president. Obama gave is final State of the Nation address last week. Last year, during his […]


Liberia: Dual citizenship as the law of the land: A myth or a reality?

janvier 12, 2016 12:00 am Publié par Commentaires fermés sur Liberia: Dual citizenship as the law of the land: A myth or a reality?

by Zopon Harris Recently, the idea of granting dual citizenship to nationals of African nations has become a contentious issue. Even those from countries that already recognize some form of dual citizenship are flirting with the idea of repealing such […]