juin 2, 2023 12:09 pm
Publié par Bronwen Manby
A civil society organisation (CSO), Save Nigeria Movement (SNM) has asserted that the eligibility conditions and process for granting permanent residency status or Nigerian citizenship to a foreigner can only be reviewed through a constitution amendment. The group therefore urged […]
juin 1, 2023 6:41 pm
Publié par Bronwen Manby
Introduction Statelessness is defined as the condition of not being considered a national by any state under the operation of its laws. This condition, however, may be the result of a human rights violation that always leaves stateless persons without […]
juin 1, 2023 4:22 pm
Publié par Bronwen Manby
Zahra Albarazi and Thomas McGee A new regional network on statelessness in the Middle East and North Africa region is raising awareness and providing a platform for mobilisation. Statelessness has been an issue across the Middle East and North Africa […]
juin 1, 2023 11:22 am
Publié par Bronwen Manby
Zimbabwe’s president Emmerson Mnangagwa is expected to sign into law the Patriotic Bill, which critics and the opposition say is the most draconian law ever passed in the country’s post-colonial history. The bill is an amendment to the Criminal Law […]
juin 1, 2023 10:16 am
Publié par Bronwen Manby
The Bill will amend the Criminal Law Code in four respects: It will create the crime of “wilfully damaging the sovereignty and national interest of Zimbabwe” [this is the “patriot” part of the Bill] It will provide mandatory minimum prison […]
juin 1, 2023 10:05 am
Publié par Bronwen Manby
(Togo First) – Au Togo, une nouvelle étape vient d’être franchie dans la mise en place du système d’identification biométrique. L’Agence togolaise d’identification, (ANID-TOGO), a annoncé dans un communiqué publié ce jeudi 1er juin 2023, avoir confié la construction du […]
mai 31, 2023 11:29 am
Publié par Bronwen Manby
Thuso Khumalo Should they fail with a court challenge to secure their continuous stay in South Africa, thousands of Zimbabwean nationals could be forced to leave the country. Many don’t want to return home and start all over again. Almost […]
mai 31, 2023 10:22 am
Publié par Bronwen Manby
By Jacob Mosenda Dar es Salaam. Tanzania is set to complete the process of instituting special status for its citizens living in the Diaspora by the end of 2023. Winding up debate on her docket’s Sh247.9 billion budget for 2023/24, […]
mai 31, 2023 8:33 am
Publié par Bronwen Manby
Aya Salah President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi has ratified amendments to the Egyptian Nationality Law of 1975, allowing foreign minors born in Egypt to either a man or a woman born in the country or with an Egyptian origin to acquire citizenship […]
mai 30, 2023 6:52 am
Publié par Bronwen Manby
2 246 actes de naissance ont été remis vendredi aux élèves de Fotokol dans l’Extrême-Nord, selon la télévision publique. Ce document permettra aux bénéficiaires de pouvoir passer les examens officiels. Car « beaucoup de nos enfants ont perdu leur acte de naissance lors […]
mai 30, 2023 5:54 am
Publié par Bronwen Manby
A heated debate has occurred in the parliament on Tuesday over whether or not Tanzania should allow duo citizenship, with members of parliament exchanging emotionally-charged arguments over the issue that has been debated for a while in the country. The […]
mai 29, 2023 8:33 am
Publié par Bronwen Manby
“SHE was born in 2003 and only got a birth certificate at the age of 19 after a long battle.” Smangele Ndebele (50) a Child Care Worker (CCW) and foster mom in Tsholotsho’s Mvundlana village, narrated a sad story of […]
