Archives de l'auteur Bronwen Manby

Hamadziripi: Zimbabwe Ready to Repatriate Thousands of Citizens from South Africa After Expiration of Exemption Permits

février 2, 2023 12:39 pm Publié par Commentaires fermés sur Hamadziripi: Zimbabwe Ready to Repatriate Thousands of Citizens from South Africa After Expiration of Exemption Permits

The Zimbabwean government says it has concrete plans in place to repatriate thousands of Zimbabweans, whose exemption permits will be terminated on June 30. Speaking to journalists in Johannesburg today, David Hamadziripi, Zimbabwe’s ambassador to South Africa, said they will […]


Communiqué final du conseil des ministres du Gabon du 1er février 2023

février 2, 2023 9:01 am Publié par Commentaires fermés sur Communiqué final du conseil des ministres du Gabon du 1er février 2023

[…] Le projet de décret portant prorogation de la validité de la Carte Nationale d’Identité. Le présent décret pris en application des dispositions de l’article 51 de la Constitution porte prorogation de la validité de la Carte Nationale d’Identité. Par […]


Ethiopia digital ID prompts fears of ethnic profiling

février 1, 2023 3:07 pm Publié par Commentaires fermés sur Ethiopia digital ID prompts fears of ethnic profiling

Zecharias Zelalem The rollout of digital ID Fayda in Ethiopia could entrench discrimination against Tigrayans and other ethnic minorities, rights groups fear Ethiopia introduces digital ID to improve access to services Tigrayans fear the data may be used to discriminate […]


Introduction to AHMR Special Issue on Statelessness

janvier 31, 2023 3:03 pm Publié par Commentaires fermés sur Introduction to AHMR Special Issue on Statelessness

Introduction to AHMR Volume 8 Number 3 September – December 2022 The African Human Mobility Review (AHMR) is an interdisciplinary peer-reviewed on-line journal created to encourage and facilitate the study of all aspects (socio-economic, political, legislative and developmental) of human […]


Presidential Proclamation in the Matter of the Petition by the Pemba Community for Formal Recognition as an Ethnic Community of Kenya

janvier 30, 2023 8:52 am Publié par Commentaires fermés sur Presidential Proclamation in the Matter of the Petition by the Pemba Community for Formal Recognition as an Ethnic Community of Kenya

WHEREAS the National Assembly considered public petition No. 41 of 2020 dated the 19th November, 2020, regarding the recognition of the Pemba people of Kenya as citizens of the Republic of Kenya; WHEREAS the petition posits that the Pemba Community […]


Statelessness in Protracted Refugee Situations: Former Angolan and Rwandan Refugees in Zambia 

janvier 27, 2023 2:11 pm Publié par Commentaires fermés sur Statelessness in Protracted Refugee Situations: Former Angolan and Rwandan Refugees in Zambia 

By Mazuba Muchindu AHMR Volume 8 Number 3 September – December 2022 Abstract The risk of statelessness in protracted refugee situations has not received much attention both in academic literature and policy discussions. Yet evidence suggests that for refugees in […]


Challenging the Practice of Administrative Detention for Stateless Persons in South Africa

janvier 27, 2023 2:08 pm Publié par Commentaires fermés sur Challenging the Practice of Administrative Detention for Stateless Persons in South Africa

By Fatima Khan AHMR Volume 8 Number 3 September – December 2022 Abstract In South Africa, section 41 of the Immigration Act requires any person approached on reasonable grounds by a police officer or immigration officer to identify themselves either […]


The Impact of Gender Discrimination on Statelessness: Causes, Consequences and Legal Responses

janvier 27, 2023 2:04 pm Publié par Commentaires fermés sur The Impact of Gender Discrimination on Statelessness: Causes, Consequences and Legal Responses

By Christina Beninger and Rashida Manjoo AHMR Volume 8 Number 3 September – December 2022 Abstract Gender discrimination, both direct and indirect, is a leading cause of statelessness worldwide. Most often, direct discrimination is reflected in patriarchal nationality laws that […]


Is Kenya’s ‘big Huduma Namba thing’ being adapted to digital-only ID or dropped for a UPI

janvier 27, 2023 9:40 am Publié par Commentaires fermés sur Is Kenya’s ‘big Huduma Namba thing’ being adapted to digital-only ID or dropped for a UPI

By Frank Hersey “It is not the work of government to issue IDs; it is the work of government to identify Kenyans,” said Kenyan President Ruto at the Data Privacy Conference in Nairobi. Following last week’s announcement by cabinet secretary […]


Japa: 309 Nigerians renounce citizenship in 16 years

janvier 26, 2023 3:26 pm Publié par Commentaires fermés sur Japa: 309 Nigerians renounce citizenship in 16 years

Mr Aregbesola said the mass migration is having a huge impact on the functions of his ministry. By Chiamaka Okafor Over 300 Nigerians have renounced their citizenship in the last 16 years, with over half of them renouncing last year, […]


159 Nigerians Renounced Citizenship In 2022, Highest Number So Far – Minister Of Interior, Aregbesola

janvier 26, 2023 9:20 am Publié par Commentaires fermés sur 159 Nigerians Renounced Citizenship In 2022, Highest Number So Far – Minister Of Interior, Aregbesola

The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) issued the highest number of passport booklets totalling 1,899,683 in over seven years, the Nigerian government has said. It was also learnt that at least 150 Nigerians renounced their citizenship between 2006 to 2021, while […]


La mairie de Yaoundé III lance une campagne de recensement des enfants

janvier 26, 2023 8:37 am Publié par Commentaires fermés sur La mairie de Yaoundé III lance une campagne de recensement des enfants

e maire de la commune d’arrondissement de Yaoundé 3, Lucas Owona veut donner une identité aux enfants sans état civil. A cet effet, il lance une campagne de recensement des enfants de 91 jours à 12 ans n’ayant pas d’acte de naissance en vue de leur établissement gratuit. Les […]