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JOINT STATEMENT | Centre for Human Rights and SANN call for the adoption and ratification of the Draft Protocol on Statelessness in Africa

Published: 6/Dec/2022
Source: Southern African Nationality Network

The Centre for Human Rights, University of Pretoria, and the Southern African Nationality Network (SANN) call on African states, including members of the Southern African Development Community (SADC), to endorse the adoption of the Draft Protocol to the African Charter […]

Experts Group Meeting of the 6th Conference of African Ministers Responsible for Civil Registration

Published: 24/Oct/2022
Source: UNECA

A Decade into APAI-CRVS: Reflecting on progress and accelerating efforts towards 2030 through transformed systems. Experts Group Meeting of the 6th Conference of African Ministers Responsible for Civil Registration will be held from 24-28th October 2022 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia […]

More than half of world’s unregistered children under 5 in Africa – UNICEF

Published: 24/Oct/2022
Source: UNCEF

Concerted efforts and focus are urgently needed to raise birth registration levels among the poorest children. ADDIS ABABA, 24 October 2022 — Of the 164 million unregistered children under 5 worldwide, more than half (around 91 million) live in Africa, […]

A Statistical Update on Birth Registration in Africa

Published: 21/Oct/2022
Source: UNICEF

The adoption of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by the United Nations General Assembly in September 2015 placed birth registration firmly on the international development agenda. It includes a dedicated target (16.9) under Goal 16 – namely, to provide legal […]

A tale on belonging in Africa: an analysis of the African approach to statelessness

Published: 1/Oct/2022
Source: Pretoria University Law Press

By Mumbi Gichuhi and Sandra Bucha Chapter in: Frans Viljoen, Humphrey Sipalla and Foluso Adegalu (eds.) Exploring African approaches to international law: Essays in honour of Kéba Mbaye, Pretoria University Law Press, 2022 Download book: https://www.pulp.up.ac.za/edited-collections/exploring-african-approaches-to-international-law-essays-in-honour-of-keba-mbaye Download chapter: https://www.pulp.up.ac.za/edocman/edited_collections/exploring_african_approaches/2022%20KM%20chapter%206.pdf

The State We’re In: Ending Sexism In Nationality Laws – 2022 Edition – Update For A Disrupted World

Published: 7/Jul/2022
Source: Equality Now

We have seen good progress in achieving equality in nationality laws with 19 countries making partial or full legal reforms and making significant commitments at the regional and global levels since Equality Now began in-depth work advocating for the reform […]

Surveillance-enabling Identity Systems in Africa: Tracing the Fingerprints of Aadhaar

Published: 28/Jun/2022
Source: Centre for Internet and Society, India

Research and Writing by Shruti Trikanad and Vrinda Bhandari In the recent past, political justifications for national biometric identity systems has shifted from security and terrorism to the promotion of human development and social and economic inclusion, particularly for the […]

Expert Group Meeting of African registrar generals kicks off in Kigali, Rwanda

Published: 26/Nov/2021
Source: UNECA

Addis Ababa, 26 November 2021 – A four day Expert Group Meeting of African Registrar Generals and Director Generals of Civil Registration has officially begun in Kigali, Rwanda. The meeting that runs between November 23 – 26 is organized by […]

Assessing socio-digital identity ecosystems in Africa

Published: 1/Nov/2021
Source: Research ICT Africa and the Centre for Internet and Society

Research ICT Africa and the Centre for Internet and Society (Delhi, India) partnered in 2021 to examine the design, development, governance, and implementation of evolving socio-digital identity ecosystems in ten African countries. (We explained the background to and reasons for […]

Lagos to Mombasa: How Can Digital ID Be Harnessed for Development?

Published: 21/Oct/2021
Source: Center for Global Development (Washington DC)

Podcast host: W. Gyude Moore The scope and sophistication of ID systems have advanced remarkably in the last 20 years, with over 60 developing countries establishing national ID programs. And digital technologies, such as biometrics, have dramatically expanded the capabilities […]

Without documentation, who are you?

Published: 19/Oct/2021
Source: The Africa Report

By Abdul Noormohamed, Luminate’s Africa Director Over half of African children are legally unregistered, thereby lacking legal documentation that excludes them from civic life. Here is a look at the journey and strategies employed to support such individuals in East […]

Achieving universal birth registration in the context of COVID-19: Where do we stand in Africa?

Published: 9/Aug/2021
Source: UNICEF

The regional consultations organized by the African Union and UNICEF in June and July 2021 show that progress has been made despite COVID-19, but that drastic measures are needed to achieve the SDG goal of universal birth registration. Dakar, 9th […]

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JOINT STATEMENT | Centre for Human Rights and SANN call for the adoption and ratification of the Draft Protocol on Statelessness in Africa

Published: 6/Dec/2022
Source: Southern African Nationality Network

Experts Group Meeting of the 6th Conference of African Ministers Responsible for Civil Registration

Published: 24/Oct/2022
Source: UNECA

More than half of world’s unregistered children under 5 in Africa – UNICEF

Published: 24/Oct/2022
Source: UNCEF

A Statistical Update on Birth Registration in Africa

Published: 21/Oct/2022
Source: UNICEF

A tale on belonging in Africa: an analysis of the African approach to statelessness

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Source: Pretoria University Law Press

The State We’re In: Ending Sexism In Nationality Laws – 2022 Edition – Update For A Disrupted World

Published: 7/Jul/2022
Source: Equality Now

Surveillance-enabling Identity Systems in Africa: Tracing the Fingerprints of Aadhaar

Published: 28/Jun/2022
Source: Centre for Internet and Society, India

Expert Group Meeting of African registrar generals kicks off in Kigali, Rwanda

Published: 26/Nov/2021
Source: UNECA

Assessing socio-digital identity ecosystems in Africa

Published: 1/Nov/2021
Source: Research ICT Africa and the Centre for Internet and Society

Lagos to Mombasa: How Can Digital ID Be Harnessed for Development?

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Source: Center for Global Development (Washington DC)

Without documentation, who are you?

Published: 19/Oct/2021
Source: The Africa Report

Achieving universal birth registration in the context of COVID-19: Where do we stand in Africa?

Published: 9/Aug/2021
Source: UNICEF

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