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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
Un décret présidentiel portant acquisition de la nationalité algérienne a été publié au dernier numéro du Journal officiel. En vertu de ce décret daté du 22 avril dernier, une cinquantaine de ressortissants étrangers, nés en Algérie pour certains et à […]
Case CCT 184/23 [2025] ZACC 08 Hearing Date: 05 November 2024 Judgement Date: 06 May 2025 Post Judgment Media Summary The following explanatory note is provided to assist the media in reporting this case and is not binding on the Constitutional […]