By Memoscar Lasuba The Government of South Sudan is preparing to overhaul its civil registration system by introducing a nationwide digital registry that will transfer the issuance of birth certificates from hospitals to the Directorate of Civil Registry, Nationality, Passports […]
South Sudan’s identification ecosystem remains severely underdeveloped, limiting individuals’ access to services, economic opportunities, and formal participation. An estimated 90 percent of the population lacks identification, creating barriers to financial inclusion, education, and employment, while undermining service delivery efficiency and […]
Synopsis Nearly 90% of people in South Sudan lack government-recognized ID, limiting access to jobs, aid, finance, and services. The World Bank’s new ID4D diagnostic shows how stronger civil registration and digital ID systems could expand inclusion, protect vulnerable groups, […]
Le gouvernement malien a adopté, le 17 juillet 2026, un projet d’ordonnance élargissant la possibilité de déchéance de nationalité aux Maliens d’origine, une mesure jusqu’ici principalement réservée aux personnes naturalisées. Présentée comme un renforcement de l’arsenal juridique contre les atteintes […]
In the recent decision of Minister of Home Affairs and Another v Sakharov (2024-044391) [2026] ZAGPPHC 648 (22 June 2026), the Pretoria High Court had to determine whether the Department of Home Affairs (DHA) could rescind a Court Order directing […]
MONROVIA – A 178-year-old constitutional clause restricting citizenship to persons of Negro descent has returned to center stage. Dr. Robtel Neajai Pailey, an LSE scholar, brought a decade of research on the clause to the House of Representatives Tuesday. Her […]
By Leroy Maxwell Sonpon III The nation’s decades-old constitutional debate over citizenship, identity, and land ownership has resurfaced with renewed intensity following a caution from renowned Liberian political economist and scholar Robtel Neajai Pailey, who has urged lawmakers to proceed […]
By Sinenhlanhla Masilela The North Gauteng High Court in Pretoria has dismissed an application by the Minister of Home Affairs and the Director-General of Home Affairs to overturn an earlier order declaring a foreign national, Mikhail Sakharov as a South […]
By Sinenhlanhla Masilela| The North Gauteng High Court in Pretoria has rejected an application from the Minister of Home Affairs and the Director-General of Home Affairs to overturn a previous ruling that granted Mikhail Sakharov, a foreign national, South African […]
By John Sharp Cassandra Lewis’s path to citizenship in the African country of Benin began decades ago. As the youngest of nine children, she grew up listening to her father recount stories that were not fantasy tales of slave ships […]
GMAS along with regional networks has formulated this session on statelessness and digital ID systems from different angles and across regional context, presenting the essential advocacy efforts and ways forward for creating an inclusive future. Watch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PKV0n_Jj5wU
By Lukholo Mazibuko The Minister in the Presidency for Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities, Lydia Sindisiwe Chikunga, has denounced what she calls a “malicious and orchestrated” social media campaign falsely claiming she is not a South African citizen. In […]