Libreville, Mercredi 20 Août 2025 (Infos Gabon) – Le gouvernement gabonais a adopté un projet d’ordonnance portant Code de la nationalité. Ce texte, appelé à remplacer la loi n°37/98 du 20 juillet 1999, ambitionne de moderniser et d’harmoniser les règles […]
By Xolile Mtembu Earlier this year, Home Affairs Minister Leon Schreiber sounded the alarm on what he described as a ‘silent crisis’ gripping the country, as millions of South Africans continue to live without identity documents. This quandary has only […]
Africa is not merely inviting its diaspora home but cultivating them as partners in a continental renaissance Written by Pamela Ephraim Some West African nations have introduced laws granting citizenship to members of the African diaspora as part of broader […]
Africa-Press – Namibia. The Ministry of Home Affairs, Immigration, Safety and Security has successfully registered over 16 000 members of the San community through its ongoing mobile outreach programme. The ministry has surpassed its target ahead of the official deadline […]
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency and Niger authorities today officially launched the Global Alliance to End Statelessness in the West African country. Launched globally in October 2024, this multi-stakeholder initiative brings together governments, United Nations agencies, civil society, regional organizations, […]
Mogadishu, (SONNA) – Somalia today joined the rest of the continent in marking the 8th Africa Civil Registration and Vital Statistics (CRVS) Day, under the theme “Civil Registration as the Foundation of Africa’s Legal Identity Infrastructure and Digital Systems.” […]
Civil registration as the foundation for digital public infrastructure and digital legal identity systems in Africa On 10 August 2025, we will welcome the eighth consecutive commemoration of Africa Civil Registration and Vital Statistics Day, on which occasion governments, civil […]
Solomon Ekanem São Tomé and Príncipe, a West African island nation, has officially joined the growing list of countries offering citizenship through financial contributions, launching a new citizenship by investment (CBI) program aimed at attracting foreign capital. The small West […]
Stateless since birth, she was called a “border hopper” by Home Affairs officials By Tania Broughton Primrose Modisane, who has endured a life of statelessness and a decades-long battle with the Department of Home Affairs (DHA), has finally received her […]
La chanteuse américaine Ciara a obtenu la nationalité béninoise aux côtés de deux autres Afro-descendants, dans le cadre d’une initiative inédite lancée par les autorités de Cotonou pour renforcer les liens avec la diaspora. En visite à Ouidah, elle a […]
« My Afro Origins » est le nom d’une plateforme numérique qui vient d’être lancée par le gouvernement du Bénin. Elle s’adresse à tous les afro-descendants qui souhaitent obtenir la nationalité béninoise. Il suffit de remplir certains critères : avoir […]
Joint Submission to the Human Rights Council at the 51st Session of the Universal Periodic Review, 4th Cycle Apr-May 2026 Association des femmes chefs de Famille (AFCF), Equality Now, the Global Campaign for Equal Nationality Rights and the Institute on […]