International

It used to be a quiet family story: a grandparent’s birthplace, a parent’s paperwork, a child’s future. Now, passing on citizenship has become a high-stakes legal puzzle as governments tighten rules, courts revisit old files, and families scattered across borders try to prove belonging with documents that sometimes no longer exist. From Europe’s shifting nationality codes to diaspora communities navigating consulates and backlogs, citizenship is increasingly treated less like an inheritance and more like a case to be argued, and won. Citizenship rules are moving under families’ feet Who “gets” citizenship, and when, has never been uniform, but the ground is shifting faster than many families realize. Over the past decade, several countries have revisited nationality laws in response to...

An opposition leader in Senegal has been charged with rape. However, he was released on bail as protests rocked several cities.  Senegal's opposition leader in rape charges The protest in Senegal has continued after security forces charge government critics Ousmane Sonko with rape. After days of demonstrations which are bloody, he has been released on bail. According to his legal counsel, Etienne Ddione 'Ousmane is going home.'  Mr. Sonok, 45, has been accused of sexually assaulting a lady working in a fashion salon.  However, Mr. Ousmane has said the case is politically created to prevent him from entering elections in 2024. During the last presidential polls, he came a distant third acquiring 17% of the total votes. During the case proceedings, there were various protests outside the...