The ANC is reviewing South Africa’s dual-citizenship policy in a bid to stop South African citizens from taking up arms for the Jewish state.Any such move would affect millions of other South Africans as well – those who hold dual […]
By Stephen Grootes The issue of nationality, nationalism and what it means to be South African is something we, as a relatively young nation, are still grappling with. Normally, we try to concentrate on the warm and fuzzy; we all […]
The Commision on Administrative Justice better known as the office of the Ombudsman has raised the red flag over rampant corruption within the gov’t registration and immigration departments, saying that I.D cards and other documents are being sold for up […]
A court yesterday stopped the prosecution of former Wajir South MP Mahamud Sirat over allegations of false acquisition of Kenyan citizenship. Sirat was to plead to the charges but this did not happen after his lawyer informed Nairobi chief magistrate […]
As adopted by the 18th Extraordinary Session of the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights, August 2015 Download from ACHPR website: https://www.achpr.org/public/Document/file/English/draft_citizenship_protocol_en_sept2015_achpr.pdf In French: Projet de Protocole nationalite FR Sept2015 CADHP
Ousmane Koné, PhD dissertation, University of Montreal Abstract (French followed by English) L’objectif de cette thèse est d’analyser et de comprendre la dynamique de la controverse autour de l’adoption en 2009 du code des personnes et de la famille au […]
This report analyzes the Identity Management System of the Republic of Botswana with respect to 1) accessibility, 2) robustness, 3) integration and regulated access to data, and 4) legal frameworks and data protection, and documents the extent to which the […]
Since the beginning of 2013, approximately 10,000 African asylum seekers who had fled to Israel seeking refuge have left. Israeli authorities classify these departures as “voluntary”, but in reality those choosing to leave do so as a result of severe […]
Vice President Victor Bockarie Foh, on Monday 31st August 2015 at the Ministry of Internal Affairs conference Room in Freetown, officially launched the new electronic passport jointly organized by the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the Immigration Department. The ceremony […]
Highlights African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights adoption of a draft protocol on the right to a nationality in Africa. Download file here.
The Government of Nigeria has taken its fight against foreigners’ participation in the country’s elections a step higher with the introduction of National Identification Cards. This comes at a time all indications point to an obvious participation of many foreigners […]
BACKGROUND With just one year to go before the end of its term in August 2016, the Federal Government of Somalia (FGS) remains committed to achieving priorities for vision 2016 and PSG1 (Inclusive Politics) milestones. As a lead agency of […]