La presse kinoise de mercredi fait grand cas d’un ex-ministre devenu opposant au président Joseph Kabila qui affirme avoir renoncé en juin 2007 à la nationalité belge qu’il possédait – en plus de la congolaise – depuis 2002, en violation […]
L’ADS en randonnee pour l’inscription a l’etat civil et contre la mendicité Sous l’égide de l’Association pour le développement de Sédhiou (ADS), plusieurs centaines de personnes ont pris part, samedi dernier 13 août, à une randonnée pédestre dédiée à l’inscription […]
By Elvis Boh with News Agencies A proposal to ban presidential candidates with dual citizenship is raising controversy in Senegal. According to the proposal, any candidate with dual citizenship should renounce the foreign one five years before running for office. […]
Summary: To encourage foreign investment and help the country’s financial recovery, the Egyptian parliament is considering amending the constitution to grant citizenship to investors. Author: Safiaa Mounir / Translator: Mohammad Khali The Egyptian government has recently proposed a draft law […]
by Shinovene Immanuel PRESIDENT Hage Geingob has admitted that the proposed amendment to the citizenship law is not needed and that lawmakers and the executive should not be seen as sidestepping courts’ decisions. Speaking publicly for the first time on […]
Gabonese President Ali Bongo Ondimba has written off his opponents’ chances in the country’s upcoming presidential election. TVC NEWS’ Bukola Samuel-Wemimo reports that Bongo also dismissed allegations he was not Gabonese, but Nigerian — which would make him ineligible to […]
by Shatha Sbeta If we were to sit back, put aside everything we had learnt, all the ideas that were passed down to us from one generation to another, what would we make of the meaning of marriage? […] Under […]
Pour la première fois dans l’histoire de la RD Congo, les Congolais vivant en dehors du territoire national pourront voter ou se faire élire lors de la prochaine présidentielle. Mais, dans un contexte politique tendu, le pays a-t-il réellement les […]
#Sénégal : Une proposition du pouvoir, consistant à faire figurer dans la Constitution que tout candidat à l’élection présidentielle de 2019 doit renoncer à sa -ou ses autres- nationalités cinq ans avant le jour du scrutin, a suscité la polémique […]
CAPE TOWN – Deputy Public Protector Kevin Malunga’s candidacy to succeed Thuli Madonsela may be sunk by a warning from the State Security Agency on Thursday that he does not have top secret level security clearance. It emerged half an […]
Garissa residents without official national identification documents can now sigh with relief after the national government hinted at working with counties to stream line speedy issuance of the vital documents. The good news came after a joint and highly consultative […]
The Citizenship Rights in Africa Initiative (CRAI) is saddened by the loss of Adam Hussein Adam, who passed away Friday 5 August 2016 after suffering a heart attack. Mr. Adam was a courageous advocate against statelessness and a longtime partner […]