By Polycarp Machira THE application of more than 6000 erstwhile Burundi nationals seeking naturalisation are being examined, the government said yesterday. Jumanne Sagini, the deputy minister for Home Affairs, told the National Assembly that the Burundi nationals were born to […]
A coalition of Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) have sued Government over alleged violations of human rights. CSOs claim that the mandatory nature of the national digital ID system in Uganda, Ndaga Muntu, has excluded poor and marginalized groups from access […]
By Stephen Kwaku Asare, Professor Article 94(2)(a) provides that a person is not qualified to be a member of Parliament if he owes allegiance to a country other than Ghana. This article did not and could not have aimed at […]
By Yankuba Jallow One Haddy Jallow of Banjul has asked the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) to investigate the allegation surrounding the National Assembly member for Banjul South, Fatoumata Njai, regarding her having dual-nationality. Fatoumata Njai is also known as Touma […]
Par Seynabou BA Malgré les efforts consentis par l’Etat et ses partenaires, le problème de l’état civil et sa fiabilité se pose avec acuité au Sénégal. Chaque année, des milliers d’enfants, et en particulier des élèves surtout candidats à différents […]
La semaine dernière, Paul Kagame a effectué une visite de trois jours au Congo-Brazzaville, un pays où plus de 8000 Rwandais attendent leur régularisation après avoir perdu leur statut de réfugié en 2017. Kigali assure que leur sort n’a pas […]
By Mayowa Tijani This journey began in January 2017, at a time when the Nigerian military said it had “accidentally” bombed a civilian camp in Rann, the capital of Kala Balge LGA in north-east Nigeria. I travelled to the region […]
Le chef de l’État rwandais Paul Kagame arrive ce lundi 11 avril à Brazzaville, où il doit s’adresser au Parlement congolais, signer des accords avec son homologue Denis Sassou Nguesso, avant d’aller visiter des fermes au nord, jusqu’à mercredi. Pendant […]
Egypt’s Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly approved Egyptian citizenship to 17 foreigners for bank deposits in Egyptian banks in accordance with the latest amendments passed in 2019 to laws that govern citizenship and residency regulations for foreigners. According to the decree, […]
Bukky Shonibare March 1, 2022 was a sad day for Nigerian women. Despite extensive lobbying, consultations, negotiations, and advocacy, the 9th National Assembly (NASS) joined previous ones to legitimise the discrimination of women in Nigeria. It is particularly worrisome that […]
By Conan Businge The Uganda National Examinations Board wants all candidates registering for the national examinations to have National Identification Numbers (NINs). Much as some of them are below 18 years of age and do not have national identification cards, […]
Introduction 1. Association Démocratique des Femmes du Maroc, the MENA Statelessness Network (Hawiati), Institute on Statelessness and Inclusion (ISI), and the Global Campaign for Equal Nationality Rights, make this joint submission to the Universal Periodic Review (UPR), on the right […]