Archives de l'auteur Bronwen Manby

Tanzanians in the diaspora file case over dual citizenship

février 21, 2023 7:21 am Publié par Commentaires fermés sur Tanzanians in the diaspora file case over dual citizenship

Dar es Salaam. The government has opposed a constitutional petition in which six Tanzanians who live and work abroad are challenging sections of the law that prohibit dual citizenship. Through preliminary objections, state lawyers want the High Court to dismiss […]


How the eight “stateless” of the ICTR live in Niger

février 21, 2023 6:50 am Publié par Commentaires fermés sur How the eight “stateless” of the ICTR live in Niger

It’s one of the major misstep of the Arusha’s white elephant, also known as the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals (IRMCT). A year ago, its Arusha branch sent eight acquitted and released Rwandan persons to Niger, but Niger then said it […]


Liberian Passport Regulations Under Scrutiny to Suit Dual Citizenship, Others

février 20, 2023 9:20 am Publié par Commentaires fermés sur Liberian Passport Regulations Under Scrutiny to Suit Dual Citizenship, Others

By Obediah Johnson The Government of Liberia (GOL), through the Minister of Foreign Affairs Minister Dee Maxwell Kemayah has announced the revision of its national passports in keeping with the dual citizenship law passed in the country. It can be […]


Tanzania: Registration and Identification of Persons (General) (Amendment) Regulations 2023

février 17, 2023 2:03 pm Publié par Commentaires fermés sur Tanzania: Registration and Identification of Persons (General) (Amendment) Regulations 2023

GN 96 of 2023 Providing for registration of aliens — including legal residents, refugees, & stateless persons — as well as Tanzanian citizens. Download: Tanzania Registration and Identification of Persons (General) (Amendment) Regulations 2023


UNHCR Campaign to End Statelessness Update October – December 2022

février 16, 2023 7:58 pm Publié par Commentaires fermés sur UNHCR Campaign to End Statelessness Update October – December 2022

Extracts relevant to Africa: Implementation of the Global Action Plan Action 1: Resolve existing major situations of statelessness On 12 December, during Kenya’s 59th Jamhuri Day (Independence day) celebrations, President Dr. William Ruto announced that the Government will “initiate modalities […]


Union africaine: Décisions de la Quarante-deuxième session ordinaire du Conseil Executif

février 16, 2023 1:26 pm Publié par Commentaires fermés sur Union africaine: Décisions de la Quarante-deuxième session ordinaire du Conseil Executif

CONSEIL EXÉCUTIF Quarante-deuxième session ordinaire 15 et 16 février 2023 Addis-Abeba, Éthiopie EX.CL/Dec.1189-1216(XLII) EX.CL/Decl.1(XLII) Original : anglais/français Extrait: EX.CL/Dec.1190(XLII) DÉCISION SUR LES RAPPORTS DES COMITÉS TECHNIQUES SPÉCIALISÉS (CTS) ET DES AUTRES RÉUNIONS MINISTÉRIELLES […] 45. APPROUVE ÉGALEMENT la proposition du […]


Botswana: 16 investors granted citizenship

février 14, 2023 8:26 pm Publié par Commentaires fermés sur Botswana: 16 investors granted citizenship

By Goitsemodimo Kaelo The Ministry of Labour and Home Affairs has granted citizenship to 16 foreign investors during the last five years. The minister of Labour and Home Affairs, Annah Mokgethi told parliament recently that the majority of those granted […]


Submissions to the Portfolio Committee on Home Affairs and the Portfolio Committee on Social Development regarding various developments in the laws related to birth registration as a result of four recent judgments

février 14, 2023 12:09 pm Publié par Commentaires fermés sur Submissions to the Portfolio Committee on Home Affairs and the Portfolio Committee on Social Development regarding various developments in the laws related to birth registration as a result of four recent judgments

Following the recent decisions in Centre for Child Law v The Director-General and Others in High Court a quo, on appeal before a Full Bench, and ultimately at the Constitutional Court, the Births and Deaths Registration Act (BDRA) has undergone significant changes that […]


Having a foreign safety net is costing South Africans their citizenship

février 14, 2023 9:06 am Publié par Commentaires fermés sur Having a foreign safety net is costing South Africans their citizenship

Many don’t know that securing foreign citizenship could strip them of their right to SA citizenship, unless they apply directly to the home affairs minister by STEFANIE DE SAUDE DARBANDI The number of South Africans emigrating, or planning to do […]


Zimbabwe: Zanu-PF Intensifies Voter Registration

février 13, 2023 8:19 pm Publié par Commentaires fermés sur Zimbabwe: Zanu-PF Intensifies Voter Registration

Zanu PF has intensified the voter mobilisation drive, with Mashonaland West Province’s Chegutu district yesterday getting a major boost after taking delivery of an additional 51 bicycles for use. […] Cde Mutsvangwa said he was alive to the fact that […]


Nigeria: Acquiring citizenship for foreigners difficult, says Aregbesola

février 8, 2023 3:32 pm Publié par Commentaires fermés sur Nigeria: Acquiring citizenship for foreigners difficult, says Aregbesola

By Solomon Odeniyi The Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, has lamented the cumbersome process foreigners are subjected to while applying to be citizens of the country. The PUNCH reports that chapter III of the Nigerian 1999 constitution stated that an […]