By Joseph Erunke THE federal government has pledged that it would soon end statelessness in the country, saying it had already initiated plans aimed at permanently ending the development. The government’s pledge to end the development came on the heels […]
By Motasem A Dalloul Since the beginning of the Syrian crisis in 2011, around 5.6 million Syrians have been forced to leave the country. A further 6.2 million have been displaced internally due to the war conditions and systematic ethnic […]
This short documentary by Haki na Sheria Initiative follows the journey of Kenyans denied their right to the National Identity Card as a result of being mistakenly included in the Refugee Database. Their appeal for this important document is a […]
Bondoukou – Le nombre d’élèves du primaire dans la région du Gontougo, sans extrait de naissance, est passé de 42 534 en 2019 à 45 831 en 2020, soit une augmentation de 3 297 élèves, indiquent les résultats de la […]
Le président du Kenya, Uhuru Kenyatta, vient d’accorder la citoyenneté kenyane à au moins 3000 apatrides Zimbabwéens et rwandais. L’agence des Nations Unies pour les réfugiés (HCR) s’est félicitée lundi de cette décision des autorités kenyanes. A l’occasion de sa […]
Following the earlier directive on the suspension of new SIM registration by network operators, the Honourable Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr. Isa Ali Ibrahim (Pantami) convened an urgent meeting of key stakeholders in the Communications industry on Monday, […]
L’état civil est la base de l’enracinement d’une démocratie véritable et d’une bonne planification de tout projet de développement. Au Burkina Faso, en dépit de l’élaboration d’une stratégie nationale de l’état civil depuis 2012, l’enregistrement des faits d’état civil et […]
by Kelly Kapianga GLOBALCIT Country Reports; 2020/14 Defining what ‘citizenship’ is is a difficult task. This is because although there tend to be continuities, the markers of citizenship are often geographically bounded and vary from country to country. Often, it […]
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, welcomes the Government of Kenya’s decision to grant citizenship to 1,670 stateless Shona and 1,300 stateless persons of Rwandan descent who qualify under the law as Kenyan citizens. President Uhuru Kenyatta announced the landmark decision […]
By James Karuhanga Rwanda’s envoy in Kenya has told The New Times that the move by President Uhuru Kenyatta to grant Kenyan citizenship to people of Rwandan origin who moved to Kenya during the colonial era was an important gesture. […]
By John Wanjohi 1,670 members of the stateless Shona community have finally been granted Kenyan citizenship. They were presented with their citizenship documents by President Kenyatta during the 57th Jamhuri Day celebrations at Nyayo Stadium on Saturday. Members of the […]
Sudan on Wednesday withdrew citizenship from 3,548 foreigners granted the nationality by the former regime of ousted President Omar Al-Bashir, the Sudanese Ministry of Interior said in a statement. In May 2019, the Sudanese Ministry of Interior announced forming a […]