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South Africa: Reasons for Guptas’ naturalisation challenged

Published: 28/Fév/2018
Source: The Star / Independent online (South Africa)

By Mayibongwe Maqhina Parliament – A R25 billion investment, employment of 7000 staff and R1million worth of charity in the country were deemed by Home Affairs Minister Malusi Gigaba as “exceptional circumstances” to grant naturalisation of the Gupta family. This […]

Arab Declaration on Belonging and Legal Identity

Published: 28/Fév/2018
Source: League of Arab States

We are the participants in the ministerial conference on « belonging and Legal Identity », which was held on February 28, 2018, under the patronage of His Excellency the President of the Republic of Tunisia, Béji Caid Sibsi, in the presence of […]

South Africa: MPs hear why Guptas were granted citizenship

Published: 27/Fév/2018
Source: eNCA (South Africa)

PARLIAMENT – Home Affairs director-general Mkuseli Apleni gave reasons to Parliament on Tuesday, why the Guptas were granted early naturalisation in 2015, helping them get South African citizenship. Minister Malusi Gigaba came under fire after he admitted to the extraordinary […]

West Africa Intensifies Efforts to Address Statelessness

Published: 26/Fév/2018
Source: CAJ News Africa

By Alexis Doumbia Abidjan — THE Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has pledged to eradicate statelessness by 2024. In the region, there at least 700 000 people that are stateless and many more are believed to be at […]

Amendments to Sudanese Nationality Act approved

Published: 26/Fév/2018
Source: Radio Dabanga

The Sudanese Council of Ministers passed a bill amending the Sudanese Nationality Law on Sunday. Under the chairmanship of First Vice-President and Prime Minister, Lt. Gen. Bakri Hasan Saleh, the Ministers approved the amendments for 2018. Under the new amendments, […]

Citizenship Rights in Kenya

Published: 26/Fév/2018
Source: Namati

The Kenya Citizenship program has developed Flip charts in Kiswahili and a smaller booklet version as paralegal guide. The vision of the flip charts is to guide the paralegals during community meetings. This was as a result of the inconsistency […]

Kenya court enables return of deported opposition firebrand

Published: 26/Fév/2018
Source: News24 (South Africa) / AFP

Nairobi – Kenya’s High Court on Monday ordered immigration authorities to allow an outspoken member of the opposition alliance to return to the country, after his deportation earlier this month. Miguna Miguna, a firebrand member of the National Super Alliance […]