Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, April 29, 2021 (ECA) – The Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) and its partners have developed a new framework that is aimed at transforming the way African countries build their Civil Registration and Vital Statistics (CRVS) systems. […]
En marge de sa rencontre avec les parlementaires samedi 24 avril, le Chef de l’État Félix Tshisekedi les a appelés à réfléchir, dans le cadre des réformes, sur la possibilité de détenir une double nationalité. Pour Félix Tshisekedi, il est […]
By Norman Cloete A Namibian father, whose newborn twin girls are stuck in South Africa, has accused his government of blatantly refusing to acknowledge a legal document issued by South Africa. Dr Phillip Lühl and his Mexican husband, Guillermo Delgado, […]
In 2001, socialite Karitas Karisimbi, asked a close friend who was working under former army commander, Maj Gen Mugisha Muntu, to help her obtain a passport. Karitas, a Ugandan of Rwandan origin, was planning a trip to South Africa to […]
Lo dejó entrever ayer el ministro de Justicia Salvador Ondo Nkumu en una comparecencia ante la Comisión Permanente de Derechos Humanos del Senado. Ahora una Comisión Ad-Hoc se encargará de adecuar sobre la incompatibilidad de la nacionalidad ecuatoguineana con otras […]
Si la société reconnaît la filiation naturelle entre la mère et son enfant, ce n’est hélas pas le cas pour la filiation paternelle, Et ce, en dépit de toute expertise scientifique. Et pourtant au Maroc, chaque jour , 200 enfants […]
Introduction Importance of Addressing Gender Gaps and Exclusion in ID Systems An estimated 1 billion people around the world do not have an officially recognized means of identification (ID).The majority live in low-income countries (LICs), particularly in Sub-Saharan Africa and […]
Extracts relevant to Africa: Mobilizing governments and civil society Following a 2020 petition for the recognition of the stateless Pemba as Kenyan nationals hearings were held, in February and March 2021, by the Parliamentary Committee on Administration and National Security […]
The case has become a symbol of Namibia’s LGBTQ+ community’s struggle for equal rights Written by Lisa Plank A Namibian high court denied, on April 19, travel documents to the infant twin daughters of a same-sex couple who were born […]
L’hôtel Hanniel à Yamoussoukro a abrité du mercredi 7 au samedi 14 avril 2021 un atelier de renforcement des capacités des membres des commissions Nationales d’Eligibilité au Statut d’Apatride et de Recours (CNESA-CNRSA) sur l’apatridie et les procédures de détermination […]
En effet, cette enquête dont les chiffres ont vraisemblablement évolué met en lumière les difficultés rencontrées par une grande partie de la population gabonaise quelle que soit sa zone de résidence. Ainsi, cette opération avait permis d’identifier 15 115 personnes […]
Namibia’s High Court on Monday ruled against a gay couple battling to obtain travel documents for their twin daughters, born to a surrogate in South Africa, after authorities refused to do so on the basis the infants were not citizens. […]