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Pan-Africa

Africa’s Next CRVS Decade: From Progress to Universal Legal Identity

Published: 12/Aug/2026
Source: UNICEF

By Nankali Maksud, Senior Adviser, Child Protection & Migration, UNICEF, and Bhaskar Mishra, Global Technical Lead, Civil Registration and Legal Identity, UNICEF Africa Civil Registration and Vital Statistics Day 2026 comes at an important moment for the continent. As Africa […]

Central Africa

São Tomé Introduces Remote Passport Issuance, Clarifies Three-Nationality Rule

Published: 11/Apr/2026
Source: Investment Migration Insider

By Ahmed Abbas São Tomé and Príncipe’s Citizenship Investment Unit (CIU) has issued a memorandum to licensed marketing agents announcing three simultaneous changes to the country’s citizenship by investment (CBI) program, including a formal hold on applications from individuals holding […]

East Africa

South Sudan must end arbitrary citizenship loss, address Statelessness

Published: 25/Aug/2026
Source: The East African

By Michael Gyan Nyarko On August 2, 2025, the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights communicated its landmark decision in Afekuru Animu Risasi Amitai v Republic of South Sudan. The Commission found that South Sudan had arbitrarily deprived Ms […]

North Africa

Southern Africa

Eswatini: Home Affairs moves to curb statelessness

Published: 1/Aug/2026
Source: Eswatini News

By Joseph Zulu MBABANE – There is a reported increase in statelessness in the country. This refers to individuals living without a nationality, leaving them unable to fully participate in society or access basic services. While the issue is often […]

West Africa

Why Legal Equality Doesn’t Guarantee Ghanaian Citizenship

Published: 21/Aug/2026
Source: NewsGhana

By Roger A. Agana Ghana’s Constitution grants men and women equal rights to pass citizenship to their children. In practice, thousands of Ghanaians still struggle to prove it. NewsGhana spoke with Cassadee Yan, author of “The Gendered Politics of Belonging: […]