Stranded: Stateless in the Dominican Republic

Al-Jazeera Witness Last Modified: 13 Jul 2011 12:41 By Steve Sapienza For many Haitians fleeing dictators and poverty at home and looking for work in the cane fields, the Dominican Republic has long been a refuge. However, possibly a million Haitians or people of Haitian ancestry are now being affected by the adoption of a [...]

Senegal Offers Visa Free Status

International WRITTEN BY BY WI STAFF WRITER THURSDAY, 03 JUNE 2010 10:02 At the conclusion of an official visit to the Republic of Ghana by invitation of Ghana’s Head of State John Atta Mills, Senegalese President Abdoulaye Wade announced his intention to introduce legislation allowing members of the global African Diaspora community to visit Senegal [...]

Actor Isaiah Washington Awarded Sierra Leonean Citizenship

Oath ceremony speech by Isaiah Washington after being sworn in as a Sierra Leonean citizen by Chief Immigration Officer Kholifa Koroma and His Excellency President Ernest Bai Koroma on April 26, 2010 in Freetown, Sierra Leone. ENTIRE SPEECH BELOW As you can hear, there have been and still are many obstacles trying to prevent me [...]

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