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Continental Consultation Meeting on the Model Law on the Right to Nationality and the Eradication of Statelessness Kicks Off in Pretoria

Published: 10/Nov/2025
Source: Pan-African Parliament

The Continental Consultation Meeting, organized in collaboration with UNHCR, commenced today in Pretoria. This two-day event aims to engage a diverse group of stakeholders, including African Union organs, regional economic and development communities, experts on nationality, and civil society organizations […]

Africa Civil Registration and Vital Statistics Day 2025

Published: 10/Aug/2025
Source: UNECA

Civil registration as the foundation for digital public infrastructure and digital legal identity systems in Africa On 10 August 2025, we will welcome the eighth consecutive commemoration of Africa Civil Registration and Vital Statistics Day, on which occasion governments, civil […]

Returning to Africa: People of African descent seek unique status

Published: 13/Jun/2025
Source: UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights

By deciding to open citizenship applications to all people of African descent around the world, Benin became the latest in a growing list of African countries to formerly recognize historical links with the African diaspora. Benin’s 2 September 2024 law […]

Submission to ACERWC Special Rapporteur on Birth Registration, Name and Nationality in Africa on the topic of Digitalization of Birth Registration

Published: 7/Jun/2025
Source: Child Identity Protection (Geneva)

Child Identity Protection (CHIP) welcomes the opportunity to respond to the Call by the African Committee of Experts on the Rights and Welfare of the Child (ACERWC) Special Rapporteur on Birth Registration, Name and Nationality in Africa on the topic […]

No identity, no access, no progress

Published: 29/May/2025
Source: UNECA

Harare, Zimbabwe, 29 May 2025 (ECA) – In many parts of Africa, lacking legal identity means being shut out of the system, unable to access healthcare, attend school, secure a job or claim legal protection. “We saw it clearly during […]

Digital ID systems in Africa: A dream of inclusion or a threat to privacy?

Published: 21/Apr/2025
Source: Global Voices

It’s important that individuals understand their rights and responsibilities in the digital age by Cecilia Maundu Across Africa, governments are rapidly rolling out digital ID systems to improve service delivery, foster economic inclusion, and enhance security. From Kenya’s Maisha Namba […]

A call for the ratification of the AU Protocol on Nationality and Statelessness in Africa

Published: 10/Apr/2025
Source: Lawyers for Human Rights (LHR), the Centre for Child Law (CCL), and Terre des Hommes (TDH)

This week, during the 45th Ordinary Session of the African Committee of Experts on the Rights and Welfare of the Child (ACERWC), Lawyers for Human Rights (LHR), the Centre for Child Law (CCL), and Terre des Hommes (TDH) came together […]

Birth Registration in Sub-Saharan Africa: Current levels and trends

Published: 25/Mar/2025
Source: UNICEF

This publication presents the latest estimates of the number of unregistered children under age 5 and under age 1 in sub-Saharan Africa as well as at the global level and in other regions of the world. In addition, the report […]

Press release on the first anniversary of the adoption of the Protocol to the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights on Specific Aspects of the Right to a Nationality and the Eradication of Statelessness in Africa

Published: 17/Feb/2025
Source: African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights

18 February 2024 marked a historic day for the African continent with the adoption at the 37th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of Heads of State and Government of the African Union of the Protocol to the African Charter on […]

The importance of ID access in three charts: Insights from Sub-Saharan Africa

Published: 9/Sep/2024
Source: World Bank ID4D

By Saniya Ansar & Julia Clark “Can you please show me your ID?” This is a question that people around the world hear every day as they run errands, like buying a SIM card or opening a bank account. In […]

UNHCR hosts deliberations on new Protocol to secure the right to nationality and end statelessness in Africa

Published: 7/Aug/2024
Source: UNHCR

In a first-of-its-kind event, UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, together with subject matter experts Mr. Ibrahima Kane and Dr. Bronwen Manby, hosted a continental meeting to discuss next steps towards the ratification of the Protocol to the African Charter on […]

Africa Civil Registration and Vital Statistics Day: 10 August 2024

Published: 30/Jul/2024
Source: UNECA

Strengthening the linkage of civil registration and vital statistics to legal identity systems through digitalization for enhanced inclusion Africa Civil Registration and Vital Statistics Day, which is celebrated annually, marks a pivotal moment for reflection, collaboration and action towards strengthening […]

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Continental Consultation Meeting on the Model Law on the Right to Nationality and the Eradication of Statelessness Kicks Off in Pretoria

Published: 10/Nov/2025
Source: Pan-African Parliament

Africa Civil Registration and Vital Statistics Day 2025

Published: 10/Aug/2025
Source: UNECA

Returning to Africa: People of African descent seek unique status

Published: 13/Jun/2025
Source: UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights

Submission to ACERWC Special Rapporteur on Birth Registration, Name and Nationality in Africa on the topic of Digitalization of Birth Registration

Published: 7/Jun/2025
Source: Child Identity Protection (Geneva)

No identity, no access, no progress

Published: 29/May/2025
Source: UNECA

Digital ID systems in Africa: A dream of inclusion or a threat to privacy?

Published: 21/Apr/2025
Source: Global Voices

A call for the ratification of the AU Protocol on Nationality and Statelessness in Africa

Published: 10/Apr/2025
Source: Lawyers for Human Rights (LHR), the Centre for Child Law (CCL), and Terre des Hommes (TDH)

Birth Registration in Sub-Saharan Africa: Current levels and trends

Published: 25/Mar/2025
Source: UNICEF

Press release on the first anniversary of the adoption of the Protocol to the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights on Specific Aspects of the Right to a Nationality and the Eradication of Statelessness in Africa

Published: 17/Feb/2025
Source: African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights

The importance of ID access in three charts: Insights from Sub-Saharan Africa

Published: 9/Sep/2024
Source: World Bank ID4D

UNHCR hosts deliberations on new Protocol to secure the right to nationality and end statelessness in Africa

Published: 7/Aug/2024
Source: UNHCR

Africa Civil Registration and Vital Statistics Day: 10 August 2024

Published: 30/Jul/2024
Source: UNECA

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Source: Global Voices

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Source: Lawyers for Human Rights (LHR), the Centre for Child Law (CCL), and Terre des Hommes (TDH)

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