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South Sudanese Denied Sudanese Citizenship

Published: 19/Mai/2018
Source: 7D News

By Murtada Ahmed – Yosra Sabir Under a new proposed amendment to the Sudanese Nationality Act of 1994 the Sudanese government will withdraw Sudanese nationality from South Sudanese living in north Sudan unless they can prove residence since before 1924. […]

Registry’s Report on Proof of Identity Documents Available in Mali

Published: 18/Mai/2018
Source: International Criminal Court

Registry’s Report on Proof of Identity Documents Available in Mali and Transmission of Proposed Application Forms for Rule 85(b) RPE Victims and Groups of Victims The purpose of this Report is to provide information about the documents known to be […]

Comoros ex-president says government actions endangering democracy

Published: 18/Mai/2018
Source: Reuters

MORONI (Reuters) – An ex-president of Comoros, who was put under house arrest on Saturday over his suspected role in a scheme to sell citizenship, has accused the government of putting democracy in danger. Ahmed Abdallah Mohamed Sambi was questioned […]

South Africa: Malusi Gigaba defends role in Guptas naturalisation

Published: 16/Mai/2018
Source: Eye Witness News (South Africa)

EFF MP Hlengiwe Mkhaliphi accused Minister Malusi Gigaba of lying to Parliament when granting the Guptas South African citizenship. By Lindsay  Dentlinger JOHANNESBURG – Home Affairs Minister Malusi Gigaba has again had to defend his role in the naturalisation of […]

Miguna Miguna set for showdown with gov’t as he returns to Kenya today

Published: 16/Mai/2018
Source: Africanews

Daniel Mumbere Kenyans are bracing for another standoff between opposition politician Miguna Miguna and the immigration department. Miguna announced that he will be coming back to the country today and the Kenya Human Rights Commission wrote to the immigration department […]

DRC says Kabila foe Katumbi is not a citizen, but will he return?

Published: 15/Mai/2018
Source: AfricaTimes

There’s been much speculation on when and how Moïse Katumbi, the exiled Congolese political leader who announced a presidential run in March, will return to the country. Katumbi, the candidate of the “Together for Change” coalition challenging Democratic Republic of […]

Basotho increasingly favour legalizing dual citizenship, unifying with South Africa

Published: 15/Mai/2018
Source: Afrobarometer

By Mamello Nkuebe, Libuseng Malephane, and Thomas Isbell Lesotho’s Constitution prohibits Lesotho citizens from holding the citizenship of any other country. Basotho who want to become citizens of another country must renounce their Lesotho citizenship, giving up certain rights and […]

Shona community living in Kenya stateless

Published: 14/Mai/2018
Source: SABC News (Johannesburg)

Imagine living all your adult life as a stateless person. This is the case with at least 4,000 members of the Shona community who live in Kenya. Originally from Zimbabwe, Botswana, Malawi, Zambia and South Africa, they came to Kenya […]

Multiple citizenship in Lesotho

Published: 11/Mai/2018
Source: The Post (Maseru)

By: Motlatsi Thabane Some of the causes of political instability in Lesotho are related to the fact that secure livelihood is very difficult for majority of Basotho because Lesotho is a small country with limited natural resources. Against this background, allowing […]

Prove you were born in Zim: Mudede challenges BYO woman

Published: 10/Mai/2018
Source: NewsdzeZimbabwe

THE Registrar-General Mr Tobaiwa Mudede has filed a notice of opposition at the High Court challenging an application by a Bulawayo woman born to Zambian parents who is suing him for refusing to grant her Zimbabwean citizenship. Mrs Ketty Twasa […]

Liberia: Catholic Bishop Supports Dual Citizenship

Published: 9/Mai/2018
Source: FrontPageAfrica (Monrovia)

Harper, Maryland County – Catholic Bishop Francis J. Karnley has joined scores of Liberians in and out of the country to support a dual citizenship law. Bishop Karnley said enacting dual citizenship will provide other nationals the chance to enjoy […]