‘Are Malawians sleep walking into a surveillance state?’ by Steve Sharra This article is part of UPROAR, a Small Media initiative that is urging governments to address digital rights challenges at the Universal Periodic Review (UPR). In Malawi, authorities increasingly […]
By Tshepo Magoma The level of corruption is the biggest stumbling block that prevents many countries in Africa to move ahead and to realise their true potential as emerging markets despite their valuable key resources. For instance, even if South […]
Textes: Togo Loi relative a l’identification biometrique 2020 (version adoptée par l’Assemblée nationale, 3 septembre 2020) Togo identification biometrique rapport au fond Togo identification biometrique expose de motifs
By Wale Odunsi The federal government has given an insight into the transfer of the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) to the Ministry of Communications and Digital Economy. Isa Pantami, Minister of Communications and Digital Economy said with the development, […]
By Nicole Breen Under current South African law – now being challenged in the Constitutional Court – a child’s birth cannot be registered if the person registering the birth is an unmarried father and is doing so without consent of […]
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, welcomes Côte d’Ivoire’s adoption this week of Africa’s first Statelessness Determination Procedure. This will help protect thousands of people in the country who are without a nationality. Two regulations signed on 2 September formally establish […]
La Représentation nationale, sous la présidence de Mme Yawa Djigbodi TSEGAN a adopté, à l’unanimité le projet de loi relatif à l’identification biométrique des personnes physiques au Togo, le 02 septembre 2020 au cours de la deuxième séance plénière de […]
Télécharger: 1. Arrête Interministériel No. 836/MAE/MJDH du 02 septembre 2020 portant création, organisation et fonctionnement de la Commission nationale d’éligibilité au statut d’apatride 2. Arrête Interministériel No. 837//MAE/MJDH du 02 septembre 2020 portant création, organisation et fonctionnement de la Commission […]
By Kwame Ohene Asare Whilst we endure the restrictions brought on by the ongoing pandemic and savour the unison, if not euphony of speeches and even having endured the petering out of rants, rages and chants triggered by the wicked […]
By Leroy Dzenga No children born after March 30 this year have birth certificates, one of the biggest groups missing critical documents since the Registrar General’s office decided only burial orders would be issued under the Covid-19 decongestion programme. While […]
What are the Draft Amendment Regulations on the Citizenship Act? On 24 July 2020, the South African government published the Draft Amendment Regulations on the Citizenship Act, 1995. These Draft Regulations were open to public comment. The Scalabrini Centre of […]
By Nkechi Onyedika-Ugoeze President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the transfer of the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) to the Federal Ministry of Communications and Digital Economy. Minister of Communication and Digital Economy, Mallam Isa Ali Pantami in a statement said […]