Archives de l'auteur Bronwen Manby

Djibouti: Décret N° 2015-345/PR/MI portant modification du premier article du Décret n°2013-356/PR/MI du 29 décembre 2013 relatif au changement de la Carte Nationale d’Identité

décembre 27, 2015 9:41 am Publié par Commentaires fermés sur Djibouti: Décret N° 2015-345/PR/MI portant modification du premier article du Décret n°2013-356/PR/MI du 29 décembre 2013 relatif au changement de la Carte Nationale d’Identité

LE PRESIDENT DE LA REPUBLIQUE, CHEF DU GOUVERNEMENT VU La Constitution du 15 septembre 1992 ; VU La Loi n°200/AN/81 du 24 octobre 1981 portant code de la Nationalité Djiboutienne ; VU Le Décret n°81-125/PR du 17 novembre 1981 instituant […]


Citizenship and Liberian politics

décembre 27, 2015 12:00 am Publié par Commentaires fermés sur Citizenship and Liberian politics

Editorial The recent article published in the Liberian Observer on the citizenship of former Coca Cola executive Alex Cummings and the public reactions brought to the fore an issue that Liberia has been grappling with since its foundation. First, the […]


Constitution du Rwanda de 2003, révisée en 2015

décembre 24, 2015 8:44 pm Publié par Commentaires fermés sur Constitution du Rwanda de 2003, révisée en 2015

Official Gazette n° Special of 24/12/2015 Adoptée par referendum le 18/12/2015. Article 25: Droit à la patrie et à la nationalité Tout Rwandais a droit à sa patrie. Aucun Rwandais ne peut être banni de son pays. Tout Rwandais a […]


Kenya: MP Shehe meets EACC over citizenship

décembre 24, 2015 12:00 am Publié par Commentaires fermés sur Kenya: MP Shehe meets EACC over citizenship

Ganze MP Peter Shehe yesterday recorded a statement with the EACC affirming his Kenyan citizenship. The Ethics and Anti- Corruption Commission was acting on anonymous leads that Shehe is not a Kenyan but a Swiss national. The petitioner wants Shehe’s […]


West African nations to allow free movement of citizens with ID cards

décembre 24, 2015 12:00 am Publié par Commentaires fermés sur West African nations to allow free movement of citizens with ID cards

The West African Regional bloc ECOWAS has reached a landmark decision for its 15-member states that will allow ease of movement across borders for its citizens with the use of biometric identity cards. The announcement comes after the 48th Ordinary […]


Zambians living in SA hail dual citizenship

décembre 23, 2015 12:00 am Publié par Commentaires fermés sur Zambians living in SA hail dual citizenship

Zambia’s High Commissioner to South Africa Emmanuel Mwamba says Zambians living in that country have praised President Edgar Lungu over the adoption of a dual citizenship clause in the amended constitution. Mr Mwamba said most Zambians living in South Africa […]


Nigeria Should Have Declined ICJ Jurisdiction on Bakassi

décembre 22, 2015 10:52 am Publié par Commentaires fermés sur Nigeria Should Have Declined ICJ Jurisdiction on Bakassi

Mrs. Nella Andem-Rabana SAN Apart from being the Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice of Cross River State from 1999 – 2003, Mrs. Nella Andem-Rabana SAN had the rare privilege of being on the team of counsel that represented Nigeria in […]


More South Africans joining secondary citizenship investment programmes

décembre 18, 2015 12:00 am Publié par Commentaires fermés sur More South Africans joining secondary citizenship investment programmes

More South Africans are joining secondary citizenship investment programmes as they seek alternatives to living or studying in SA. Numerous South Africans have paid hundreds of thousands of rand to attain citizenship of Malta or other countries in order to […]


Uganda: Plan to woo diaspora investors hits rock

décembre 18, 2015 12:00 am Publié par Commentaires fermés sur Uganda: Plan to woo diaspora investors hits rock

Government’s strategy to interest Ugandans working and living abroad to invest in their country through diaspora bond has hit a snag. The system, which already succeeded in Ethiopia, once in place, was meant to help Uganda cut on donor funds. […]


Kenya: Government to ensure youths appearing as refugees get IDs

décembre 17, 2015 12:00 am Publié par Commentaires fermés sur Kenya: Government to ensure youths appearing as refugees get IDs

The Interior Ministry has formed a task force to address concerns raised by youth in Garissa County in getting national identity cards after their fingerprints appeared in the refugees database. Garissa County Commissioner James Kianda said the task force formed […]