Namibia’s Supreme Court on Monday overturned a decision by a lower court to grant citizenship to a gay couple’s son who was born in neighbouring South Africa through surrogacy. In 2021 the High Court had granted the child citizenship after […]
By Alhadi Hawari Ugandan authorities have refused to receive expelled controversial youth activist, Animu Athiei, according to her lawyer. On Sunday, the South Sudan Immigration Department after an investigation tried to handover Animu to the Ugandan authorities on allegations of […]
UNHCR and the Government of #GuineaBissau have successfully concluded the process of issuing identity cards for refugees living in the country +5000 refugees have been naturalized UNHCR & the US Government commend Guinea-Bissau for its hospitality. U.S. Department of State: […]
South Sudan’s National Security Service (NSS) has allegedly kidnapped former Member of Parliament Animu Athiei who whose appointment into parliament was removed by President Salva Kiir Mayardit in May for allegedly being a Ugandan citizen, family members and friends have […]
Aimed at delivering advanced social, health and economic services Ethiopia is working on distributing digital ID cards to its citizens. Last week, Ministry of Innovation and Technology (MInT) State Minister Huriya Ali had consulted the digital ID distribution project officials […]
The African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights has praised Kenya for recognising the Shona tribe at the 57th Jamhuri Day celebration on December 12. The agency on December 21 stated that the Chairperson of the African Commission on Human […]
Jeremiah Kiplang’at The national elections agency will be forced to use the Huduma Namba identification system as the source of the main voter register if a proposed bill is passed into law. Kenyans will also not be allowed to access […]
By Philani Nombembe A home affairs official’s professional ambition has had unintended consequences for him. Mbemba Pierre Mahinga faces a bleak 2022 after the Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) dismissed his application to stop the home affairs department stripping him […]
By Bronwen Manby Extract from Summary: The categories of people at risk of statelessness in the Horn of Africa are not dissimilar to those in other parts of the African continent. The first category is the most widely dispersed; that […]
… Says a Liberian Scholar By David S. Menjor and J. Burgess Carter Acclaimed Liberian scholar Dr. Robtel Neajai Pailey has disclosed that public backlash against dual citizenship stems from socio-economic inequalities in Liberia. Dr. Pailey, an Assistant Professor in […]
(Case no 1027/2020) [2021] ZASCA 179 Media Summary The following summary is for the benefit of the media in the reporting of this case and does not form part of the judgments of the Supreme Court of Appeal Today the […]
President Yoweri Museveni has promised to sit and discuss with the NRM parliamentary caucus on the possibility of amending the constitution to add Indians as an indigenous tribe. Museveni, while meeting the Indian community in Uganda on Wednesday in Entebbe, […]