Extracts relevant to Africa: Implementation of the Global Action Plan Action 1: Resolve existing major situations of statelessness On 12 December, during Kenya’s 59th Jamhuri Day (Independence day) celebrations, President Dr. William Ruto announced that the Government will “initiate modalities […]
Introduction to AHMR Volume 8 Number 3 September – December 2022 The African Human Mobility Review (AHMR) is an interdisciplinary peer-reviewed on-line journal created to encourage and facilitate the study of all aspects (socio-economic, political, legislative and developmental) of human […]
By Mazuba Muchindu AHMR Volume 8 Number 3 September – December 2022 Abstract The risk of statelessness in protracted refugee situations has not received much attention both in academic literature and policy discussions. Yet evidence suggests that for refugees in […]
By Fatima Khan AHMR Volume 8 Number 3 September – December 2022 Abstract In South Africa, section 41 of the Immigration Act requires any person approached on reasonable grounds by a police officer or immigration officer to identify themselves either […]
By Christina Beninger and Rashida Manjoo AHMR Volume 8 Number 3 September – December 2022 Abstract Gender discrimination, both direct and indirect, is a leading cause of statelessness worldwide. Most often, direct discrimination is reflected in patriarchal nationality laws that […]
La carte d’identité biométrique est conçue au Mali et par des Maliens à travers la société malienne M-SI, expérimentée dans le domaine de la biométrie. La base de données et tous les équipements sont au Mali. C’est l’assurance donnée par […]
By Ayang Macdonald Ashu M. just clocked 20 years this November, the legal age for voting in the central African nation of Cameroon. The enthusiastic young man is looking forward to enlisting his name on the biometric voter roll in […]
By Sami Tunji The Nigeria Digital Identification for Development project has partnered with the National Orientation Agency to drive awareness among Nigerians as it begins its pilot identity enrolment in the Federal Capital Territory and six states across the geopolitical […]
Lack of data protection law raises privacy fears By Charles Pensulo MWANZA, Malawi, Dec 27 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – W aiting in line to register his three children with the government for the first time, Malawian motorcycle taxi driver Nyadani […]
By Taurai Mangudhla President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s government on Friday gazetted the Criminal Law Codification and Reform Amendment Bill which seeks to severely punish Zimbabweans for alleged crimes against the country including charging them with treason. The Bill, which has become […]
Par Idrissa Keita En prélude aux élections générales, Nouakchott a évacué les questions portant sur les pièces administratives et le fichier lors de la réunion hebdomadaire du gouvernement. Le conseil des ministres mauritanien a tranché la question du sésame national. […]
By Anette Bayer Forsingdal, Dianne Hubbard and Adrijana Corluka Scope and objectives of the study This report focuses on the nexus between birth registration, citizenship and statelessness in the 16 member states of the Southern Africa Development Community (SADC). The […]