Author Archives for Bronwen Manby

Submission to ACERWC Special Rapporteur on Birth Registration, Name and Nationality in Africa on the topic of Digitalization of Birth Registration

June 7, 2025 2:52 pm Published by Comments Off on Submission to ACERWC Special Rapporteur on Birth Registration, Name and Nationality in Africa on the topic of Digitalization of Birth Registration

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 […]


Nigeria: NIMC To Capture 95% Of Nigerians Before December 2025 – DG

May 30, 2025 4:15 pm Published by Comments Off on Nigeria: NIMC To Capture 95% Of Nigerians Before December 2025 – DG

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 […]


No identity, no access, no progress

May 29, 2025 7:34 pm Published by Comments Off on No identity, no access, no progress

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 […]


Gambia tells Ecowas Parliament over 600 at risk of statelessness in Ghana Town

May 27, 2025 4:16 pm Published by Comments Off on Gambia tells Ecowas Parliament over 600 at risk of statelessness in Ghana Town

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 […]


Tanzania: Diaspora status debate reignited as minister clarifies legal position

May 19, 2025 10:01 pm Published by Comments Off on Tanzania: Diaspora status debate reignited as minister clarifies legal position

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 […]


Guinée Conakry: Labé, envahi par les demandeurs, le service d’état civil suspend la réception des dossiers

May 16, 2025 5:14 pm Published by Comments Off on Guinée Conakry: Labé, envahi par les demandeurs, le service d’état civil suspend la réception des dossiers

A l’image de plusieurs communes urbaines de la république de Guinée, la mairie de Labé est envahie depuis la matérialisation de la gratuité des extraits de naissance biométriques. Des citoyens venus des 12 sous-préfectures de Labé viennent se greffer à […]


Mali: le projet de loi sur le statut des apatrides et l’adoption de nouveaux textes au Mali

May 14, 2025 5:35 pm Published by Comments Off on Mali: le projet de loi sur le statut des apatrides et l’adoption de nouveaux textes au Mali

Les séances plénières du Conseil National de Transition (CNT) du Mali, présidées par le Général de corps d’armée Malick Diaw, ont récemment permis l’examen et l’adoption de plusieurs projets de lois d’importance. Cette dynamique législative s’inscrit dans un contexte où […]


South Africa: Home Affairs successfully launches rollout of Smart IDs for naturalised citizens and permanent residents from visa exempt countries

May 12, 2025 9:34 am Published by Comments Off on South Africa: Home Affairs successfully launches rollout of Smart IDs for naturalised citizens and permanent residents from visa exempt countries

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. […]


Voici combien d’étrangers ont acquis la nationalité algérienne en 2025

May 7, 2025 4:28 pm Published by Comments Off on Voici combien d’étrangers ont acquis la nationalité algérienne en 2025

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 […]


Nationalité algérienne : 50 étrangers de 22 pays naturalisés

May 6, 2025 4:23 pm Published by Comments Off on Nationalité algérienne : 50 étrangers de 22 pays naturalisés

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 […]


South Africa: Democratic Alliance v Minister of Home Affairs and Another (Constitutional Court)

May 6, 2025 3:56 pm Published by Comments Off on South Africa: Democratic Alliance v Minister of Home Affairs and Another (Constitutional Court)

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 […]