By Lucy Hovil On 29 September 2014, at the annual meeting of the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees’ Governing Executive Committee in Geneva, the government of Tanzania announced that it finally intends to deliver on its 2008 […]
President Jakaya Kikwete has presented certificates of Tanzanian citizenship to former 162,156 refugees from Burundi who fled to Tanzania 42 years ago in 1972 amid conflicts in their country. The head of state presented the certificates which recognize the former […]
CRC/C/MAR/CO/3-4 Observations finales concernant les troisième et quatrième rapports périodiques du Maroc soumis en un seul document Enregistrement des naissances/nom et nationalité Le Comité se félicite de la reconnaissance de la filiation maternelle dans le cadre de la modification apportée […]
When tougher new immigration rules were first announced by the South African government earlier this year they sparked panic and uncertainty among many Zimbabwean expats living and working in the country. Some feared losing their jobs, others believed that it […]
About 242 000 Zimbabweans still in possession of the expired permits – called the dispensation of Zimbabweans project – are eligible for new permits. The new special dispensation permit, which is valid for three years, is for Zimbabweans working, studying […]
Tanzania said Tuesday it will grant citizenship to some 200,000 refugees from neighbouring Burundi, a move hailed by the UN refugee agency. “Those to be granted citizenship are refugees who have stayed in Tanzania since 1972 and have voluntarily opted […]
Tanzania said on Tuesday it will grant citizenship to about 200 000 refugees from neighbouring Burundi, a move hailed by the UN refugee agency. “Those to be granted citizenship are refugees who have stayed in Tanzania since 1972 and have […]
By Mike Sanderson Abstract: Following the secession of South Sudan from Sudan on July 9, 2011, both South Sudan and Sudan have passed new citizenship laws with dramatic effects for the rights of individuals on both sides of the new […]
The National Identification Authority (NIA) has justified its decision to go for a 115 million dollar Chinese loan facility. The authority has come under public criticism recently for ‘wasting’ state funds in an exercise that was meant to issue Ghanaians […]
More than half a century under his belt, Ibrahimu Ally (75) admits that he is a citizen of Sierra Leone and not a Tanzanian as he has purported to authorities all these years Ally has lived in Tanzania for 51 […]
By : António Rocha A manifestação do grupo de jovens angolanos do Movimento Revolucionário visa denunciar uma proposta de alteração à Lei da Nacionalidade, que contém 26 modificações, enviada à Assembleia Nacional pelo Presidente de Angola, José Eduardo dos Santos. […]
By Lameck Masina BLANTYRE — Pressure is mounting on the government of Malawi to fast-track the process of issuing national identity cards (IDs) to address the challenges Malawians have long faced due to the absence of the documents. Malawi is the […]