Archives de l'auteur Bronwen Manby

Liberia: An Act to Amend or Nullify Certain Provisions of the Aliens and Nationality Law 2022

juillet 22, 2022 4:41 pm Publié par Commentaires fermés sur Liberia: An Act to Amend or Nullify Certain Provisions of the Aliens and Nationality Law 2022

Full title: « An Act to Amend or Nullify Certain Provisions of the Aliens and Nationality Law Relating to Citizenship and Restoring the Citizenship Rights Lost As a Consequence of Those Provisions » Preamble: Whereas: subsequent to the enactment of the Aliens […]


The Quest for Legislating the Fulas as an Original Tribe or Ethnic Group of Liberia — A Review

juillet 21, 2022 8:02 am Publié par Commentaires fermés sur The Quest for Legislating the Fulas as an Original Tribe or Ethnic Group of Liberia — A Review

Editorial Recently, as reported in a local daily, Fulas in Liberia are seeking recognition through Legislation to be recognized as one of the original ethnic groups of Liberia. And the reason(s) underlying this appeal for recognition as one of the […]


Liberia: Legislature Passes Amended Alien, Nationality Law Allowing Dual Citizenship

juillet 20, 2022 5:25 pm Publié par Commentaires fermés sur Liberia: Legislature Passes Amended Alien, Nationality Law Allowing Dual Citizenship

By Henry Karmo Capitol Hill, Monrovia – The two chambers of the Liberian Legislature has passed an amended the Country’s Alien and Nationality Law; legalizing dual citizenship for Liberians and people of Negro-decent. However, the law prohibits people with dual […]


Liberia: Lawmakers amend Alien and Nationality law

juillet 20, 2022 5:12 pm Publié par Commentaires fermés sur Liberia: Lawmakers amend Alien and Nationality law

By Bridgett Milton The House of Representatives has passed into law an Act to amend and or nullify certain provisions of the Alien and Nationality Law. It relates to citizenship and restoring the citizenship rights lost as a consequence of […]


Kenya: Birth Registration: Safeguarding the Future of the African Child

juillet 20, 2022 9:26 am Publié par Commentaires fermés sur Kenya: Birth Registration: Safeguarding the Future of the African Child

The documentary highlights the importance of the first legal identification everyone should get and yet the very real obstacles that prevent people in some Kenyan communities from accessing this key documentation. It brings to the fore specific birth registration obstacles […]


The South African Constitutional Court Decides Against Statelessness and in Favour of Children

juillet 20, 2022 6:28 am Publié par Commentaires fermés sur The South African Constitutional Court Decides Against Statelessness and in Favour of Children

By Sherinda, M., & Klaaren, J. The Statelessness & Citizenship Review, 4(1), July 2022,  177-182. Case note on South African Constitutional Court judgment in Chisuse v Director-General, Department of Home Affairs [2020] ZACC 20 Download: https://statelessnessandcitizenshipreview.com/index.php/journal/article/view/405  


Fula Community Want National Recognition; Calls for Legislating Fula As An Official Ethnic Group in Liberia

juillet 19, 2022 8:09 am Publié par Commentaires fermés sur Fula Community Want National Recognition; Calls for Legislating Fula As An Official Ethnic Group in Liberia

By Edwin Genoway, Jr. MONROVIA – Fulanis in Liberia are seeking legislation that will make the tribe legitimately recognized as one of the official tribes in Liberia. The group said its contributions to national development and politics, including the economy […]


Uganda: Government Faces Lawsuit for ‘Omitting Nationality Info’ In ID Registration

juillet 18, 2022 9:31 am Publié par Commentaires fermés sur Uganda: Government Faces Lawsuit for ‘Omitting Nationality Info’ In ID Registration

The Government of Uganda is set to be dragged to courts law for omitting  information about “citizenship by descent” in the registration process for national Identity Cards. The lawsuit is being brought by the National Economic Empowerment Dialogue (NEED), under […]


Décret portant répudiation de nationalité au Burkina : Les précisions du ministère de la justice

juillet 15, 2022 4:22 pm Publié par Commentaires fermés sur Décret portant répudiation de nationalité au Burkina : Les précisions du ministère de la justice

Le Conseil des ministres en sa séance du 13 juillet 2022 a adopté un décret portant autorisation de répudiation de la nationalité burkinabè. Dans ce communiqué en date du 15 juillet 2022, le ministère de la justice et des Droits […]


Congo’s troubled, lucrative biometric passport contract still open?

juillet 15, 2022 9:43 am Publié par Commentaires fermés sur Congo’s troubled, lucrative biometric passport contract still open?

By Jim Nash It still is not known who, if anyone, has won a contract to make biometric passports for the Democratic People’s Republic of Congo. The contract with Congo, a large, south-central African nation of 95 million people, could […]


Tchad : seulement 26% des naissances sont déclarées au Guéra

juillet 13, 2022 8:20 am Publié par Commentaires fermés sur Tchad : seulement 26% des naissances sont déclarées au Guéra

En partenariat avec le Comité français pour l’UNICEF, une mission de la Haute autorité des médias audiovisuels (HAMA) séjourne depuis quelques jours à Mongo, dans la province du Guéra. Cette collaboration s’inscrit dans une approche visant à créer une intégration […]


Botswana: Dual citizenship: The case of Mathe

juillet 12, 2022 10:21 am Publié par Commentaires fermés sur Botswana: Dual citizenship: The case of Mathe

Botswana’s Passport to the Future? By Juwairiyyah Maher In a landmark decision passed on the 29th day of April 2022, the High Court of Botswana declared Sections 15 (1) and 15 (4) of in the Citizenship Act [Cap 01:01] (the […]