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MPs raise alarm over 60 years of statelessness in Kenya, back recognition for Pare, Chuka communities

June 19, 2025 5:59 pm Published by Comments Off on MPs raise alarm over 60 years of statelessness in Kenya, back recognition for Pare, Chuka communities

By Maureen Kinyanjui Members of Parliament have raised concerns over the continued existence of stateless communities in Kenya, more than 60 years after independence, as the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics supported fresh petitions seeking the formal recognition of the […]


Liberia launches biometric registration for 269 former Ivorian refugees

June 16, 2025 10:34 am Published by Comments Off on Liberia launches biometric registration for 269 former Ivorian refugees

by Nyantee S. Togba MONROVIA — The Liberia Refugee Repatriation and Resettlement Commission (LRRRC), in collaboration with the Liberia Immigration Service (LIS), has launched a biometric registration exercise aimed at issuing resident permits to 269 former Ivorian refugees who have […]


Liberia: Nimba Citizens Call for Additional Biometric ID Centers

June 13, 2025 11:52 pm Published by Comments Off on Liberia: Nimba Citizens Call for Additional Biometric ID Centers

By Ishmael F. Menkor Hundreds of frustrated citizens and government workers have called on the National Identification Registry (NIR) and the Government of Liberia to open additional National ID card enrollment centers in Nimba County, as the only operational center […]


Returning to Africa: People of African descent seek unique status

June 13, 2025 5:49 pm Published by Comments Off on Returning to Africa: People of African descent seek unique status

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 […]


Namibia: Statelessness stirs concerns in Zambezi

June 12, 2025 11:23 am Published by Comments Off on Namibia: Statelessness stirs concerns in Zambezi

CHOI – Dual citizenship and statelessness have emerged as contentious issues among residents of Choi and Kongola. They raised serious concerns over national identity, legal status and access to government benefits. Community members voiced frustration on Monday during a civil-military […]


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

June 7, 2025 2:52 pm Published by Comments Off on Submission to ACERWC Special Rapporteur on Birth Registration, Name and Nationality in Africa on the topic of Digitalization of Birth Registration

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 […]


Nigeria: NIMC To Capture 95% Of Nigerians Before December 2025 – DG

May 30, 2025 4:15 pm Published by Comments Off on Nigeria: NIMC To Capture 95% Of Nigerians Before December 2025 – DG

The Director-General of the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC), Abisoye Coker-Odusote, has declared the agency’s ambitious plan to register 95% of Nigerians into the National Identity Database before December 2025. Speaking during a briefing in Abuja, Coker-Odusote said the goal […]


No identity, no access, no progress

May 29, 2025 7:34 pm Published by Comments Off on No identity, no access, no progress

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 […]


Gambia tells Ecowas Parliament over 600 at risk of statelessness in Ghana Town

May 27, 2025 4:16 pm Published by Comments Off on Gambia tells Ecowas Parliament over 600 at risk of statelessness in Ghana Town

By: Jankey Ceesay Presenting The Gambia’s report to the Ecowas Parliament 2025 First Ordinary Session in Abuja, Hon. Alhagie S. Darboe, on behalf of the Gambian delegation revealed that approximately 94% of the more than 600 residents are at significant […]


Tanzania: Diaspora status debate reignited as minister clarifies legal position

May 19, 2025 10:01 pm Published by Comments Off on Tanzania: Diaspora status debate reignited as minister clarifies legal position

In an event organised by Tanzania’s ministry of Foreign Affairs and East African Corporation in Dar es Salaam, the minister in charge of the docket, Ambassador Mahmoud Thabit Kombo, discussed a range of issues [….] .The hot topic that has […]


South Africa: Home Affairs successfully launches rollout of Smart IDs for naturalised citizens and permanent residents from visa exempt countries

May 12, 2025 9:34 am Published by Comments Off on South Africa: Home Affairs successfully launches rollout of Smart IDs for naturalised citizens and permanent residents from visa exempt countries

The Department of Home Affairs has this morning successfully launched its rollout of Smart IDs for naturalised citizens and permanent residents from visa exempt countries. The system is stable and we are encouraged by the scale of uptake by clients. […]


Voici combien d’étrangers ont acquis la nationalité algérienne en 2025

May 7, 2025 4:28 pm Published by Comments Off on Voici combien d’étrangers ont acquis la nationalité algérienne en 2025

L’Algérie a accordé sa nationalité à plusieurs dizaines de ressortissants étrangers au cours du premier semestre 2025. Cette décision s’inscrit dans le cadre de la politique de naturalisation prévue par la législation algérienne. Selon le Journal Officiel numéro 26 daté […]