By Frank Hersey The use of biometrics by electoral commissions is once again at the fore in digital ID news in Africa. The dispute continues over establishing an entirely new – and costly – biometric electoral roll in Ghana, and […]
L’Agence nationale des titres sécurisés (Anats) a lancé, le 22 janvier 2020, les activités de son système intégré de gestion des populations et des titres sécurisés (Sigpts). “L’enrôlement est gratuit. Toute personne enrôlée peut, à sa demande, recevoir un acte […]
Les services de l’état civil sont de plus en plus sollicités par les citoyens guinéens dans le cadre de la recherche de documents. L’état civil de la mairie de Ratoma, l’une des cinq (5) communes de Conakry, est de nos […]
Plus de 200 enfants trouvés ou abandonnés de parents inconnus, obtiennent une nationalité. Une première historique ! Editorial: Ouvrir les portes de la vie aux enfants trouvés de parents inconnus. Mohamed Askia TOURÉ, Représentant Résident du HCR en Côte d’Ivoire. […]
By Mia Harbitz Introduction The purpose of this report is to provide a brief introduction to the civil registration and vital statistics (CRVS) system in Niger. The information is based on a questionnaire completed by the Niger Civil Registry along […]
By Fatima Khan Potchefstroom Electronic Law Journal Vol. 23, No. 1 https://hdl.handle.net/10520/EJC-20497a5719 Abstract The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees set a 10-year timeline in 2014 to prevent childhood statelessness and believes this is possible if the following four steps […]
Includes the following information from Africa: Mobilizing governments and civil society On 3 October, UNHCR organized a roundtable discussion in Juba, South Sudan, on accession to the two UN Statelessness Conventions. The roundtable was organized in close collaboration with the […]
Dans la ville de Port Elizabeth, à l’extrémité méridionale de l’Afrique du Sud, le lycée de Phakamisa est situé dans la rue qui a vu grandir le champion de rugby et nouvelle icône nationale, Siya Kolisi. Mais c’est pour une […]
By Meddy Mulisa in Bukoba As the December 31, 2019 deadline for biometric SIM card registration draws near, some Kagera residents have appealed to the National Identification Agency (NIDA) to speed up issuance of identity cards to avoid inconvenience. Mr […]
By A. Teage Jalloh, Esq., ateage@gmail.com, Contributing Writer Some constitutional provisions are ambiguous and subject to multiple interpretations. One provision that is not ambiguous, however, is Article 28 of the 1986 Liberian Constitution which states, in relevant part, that “Any […]
Question p.61 “Let us talk for a moment about Gambian citizenship. Do you agree or disagree that children born in the country of two non-Gambian parents should be given Gambian citizenship?” [Strongly agree: 81 %; Somewhat agree 6%; Somewhat disagree […]
By Rodney Sieh Monrovia – A Supreme Court ruling Monday, inspired by the perseverance of Cllr. Seward Cooper, a former legal advisor to former President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf and his client Attorney A Teage Jalloh, nullifying the controversial laws barring dual […]