The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has reached a critical level of its operation where external funding is inevitable, but it appears the federal government is either unwilling to fund NIMC’s operation or does not understand the importance of national […]
Thoughtleader: Comment and analysis from across the continent By Gary Eisenberg The removal of citizenship, and permanent residence, from South Africa’s statute books is the holy grail of a political conspiracy hatched somewhere in the deep state of the department […]
Ndubusi Nwabudike, a Liberian citizen of Nigerian descent, has offered his resignation as chairman of the country’s anti-corruption commission. This development is coming in the wake of allegations that he obtained his Liberian citizenship illegally, FrontPage Africa reports. George Weah, […]
Tens of thousands in Uganda belong to tribes that aren’t recognized by the country’s constitution. That means they can’t access government services – and can’t become citizens. By Nakisanze Segawa KIRYANDONGO, UGANDA — In 2014, Sagwa Moses Masaba wanted the […]
The ongoing National Identification Number (NIN) and Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) integration exercise has been extended by 8 weeks, with a new deadline of April 6, 2021. This message was conveyed by the Honourable Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, […]
AU CHAPITRE DES MESURES LEGISLATIVES ET REGLEMENTAIRES AU TITRE DU MINISTERE DE LA JUSTICE ET DES DROITS DE L’HOMME Sur le rapport du ministre de la Justice et des Droits de l’Homme, Garde des Sceaux, le Conseil des Ministres a […]
By Dianne Hubbard Namibian citizenship only came into being when Namibia became an independent nation on 21 March 1990, after a decades-long liberation struggle. During Namibia’s colonial occupation, its inhabitants were identified against their will first as German nationals (from […]
By KEVIN ROTICH For decades, the Shona community endured socio-economic challenges before President Uhuru Kenyatta recognised them as a Kenyan tribe on December 12, 2020. This can be traced to between the 1950s and 1960s when their ancestors first came […]
Extracts relevant to Africa: Mobilizing Governments and Civil Society On 7 November, the Consolidated Action Plan of the International Conference on the Great Lakes Region (ICGLR) on the Eradication of Statelessness (2017-2024) was validated during a regional inter-ministerial committee meeting. […]
By Bernard Mugendi The Shona community lived in the shadows and were previously not willing to engage with activists due to the fear generated by numerous arrests and harassment they’d been systematically subjected to, especially during the Moi era. Resultantly, […]
By Keren Weitzberg ‘I do not have any documentation that shows that I am a Kenyan,’ Adan lamented. ‘My children have a birth certificate that says: “single parent”. It’s like I had died. And yet I am alive.’ Adan is […]
Law activist and academician, Prof Stephen Kwaku Asare aka Kwaku Azar has once again penned a position challenging the explanation given by some individuals on the position of the law on dual citizenship. The outspoken lawyer in his article explained […]