Author Archives for Bronwen Manby

Sénégal : Tambacounda, l’obtention de l’acte de naissance est désormais facile

October 9, 2019 2:46 pm Published by Comments Off on Sénégal : Tambacounda, l’obtention de l’acte de naissance est désormais facile

Le non-enregistrement des enfants à l’état civil après leur naissance est un problème récurrent au Sénégal, surtout en milieu rural. Conscient de cela, le président de l’Ong le Cercle des amis de Tambacounda en Allemagne, par ailleurs directeur du Centre […]


Sénégal: Macky Sall demande aux autorités compétentes d’accélérer la digitalisation intégrale de l’état civil

October 9, 2019 2:42 pm Published by Comments Off on Sénégal: Macky Sall demande aux autorités compétentes d’accélérer la digitalisation intégrale de l’état civil

L’état civil est la situation de la personne dans la famille et la société, résultat d’une procédure écrite d’identification administrative. L’état civil désigne ainsi également le service public chargé de dresser les actes constatant ces faits, notamment les actes de […]


Zimbabwe: Cyclone Idai, large number of citizens lost documentation – ZHRC

October 9, 2019 7:46 am Published by Comments Off on Zimbabwe: Cyclone Idai, large number of citizens lost documentation – ZHRC

LARGE numbers of citizens were left without any form of identification after tropical Cyclone Idai ravaged eastern parts of Manicaland province early this year, an investigation conducted by the Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission (ZHRC) has revealed. The cyclone, which brought […]


Liberia: Official Gazette on the National Referendum – 2020

October 8, 2019 6:33 pm Published by Comments Off on Liberia: Official Gazette on the National Referendum – 2020

Liberia Government Gazette VOL. XIX  TUESDAY, OCTOBER 8, 2019, NO. 52 THE GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF LIBERIA ANNOUNCES: That PURSUANT to Joint Resolution Leg-002/2019 adopted September 30, 2019 by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 54th Legislature […]


Diaspora Liberians See Resentment, Discrimination in Senate Amended Dual Citizenship Bill

October 8, 2019 7:43 am Published by Comments Off on Diaspora Liberians See Resentment, Discrimination in Senate Amended Dual Citizenship Bill

By Rodney Sieh Monrovia – Diaspora-based Liberians are weighing in on a controversial version of the Dual Citizenship Clause proposed by the upper house of the National Legislature. The most controversial component of the Senate proposition deals with the issue […]


Acquisition of identity documents still a challenge in Zimbabwe

October 8, 2019 7:40 am Published by Comments Off on Acquisition of identity documents still a challenge in Zimbabwe

The acquisition of national identity documents, though considered to be a fundamental human right, has remained a challenge and beyond the reach of many Zimbabweans. The story of a 50 year-old Mutare woman, Jessica Makwela, whose parents were from Mozambique […]


African ministers to discuss innovative ways to close identity gap in fifth CRVS conference

October 8, 2019 7:35 am Published by Comments Off on African ministers to discuss innovative ways to close identity gap in fifth CRVS conference

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, October 8, 2019 (ECA) – All is set for the Fifth Conference of African Ministers responsible for Civil Registration (COM5) which takes place from 14 to 18 October 2019 in Lusaka, Zambia. The conference aims to provide […]


End of statelessness in sight for Shona as Kenya issues birth certificates

October 8, 2019 7:30 am Published by Comments Off on End of statelessness in sight for Shona as Kenya issues birth certificates

By Maina Waweru NAIROBI, Kenya (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Happiness Kapota will remember forever the day when her children lined up in Nairobi to receive their birth certificates. Joyce, Caleb and Sidet Moyo were among the first children from Kenya’s […]


Angola adere à Convenção sobre Estatuto do Apátrida

October 7, 2019 12:30 pm Published by Comments Off on Angola adere à Convenção sobre Estatuto do Apátrida

Luanda – O Governo angolano depositou nesta segunda-feira, em Genebra (Suíça), as Cartas de Adesão à Convenção das Nações Unidas sobre o Estatuto dos Apátridas, numa cerimónia que contou com a participação de Estados que já aderiram ao acordo. O […]


Côte d’Ivoire: l’extrait d’acte de naissance est un trésor, il faut l’établir dès la naissance de l’enfant

October 6, 2019 12:31 pm Published by Comments Off on Côte d’Ivoire: l’extrait d’acte de naissance est un trésor, il faut l’établir dès la naissance de l’enfant

“Le Trésor d’Amlan” est une oeuvre de 43 pages, écrite par Serge Toh Sehi. A travers cet ouvrage, l’auteur revient sur l’importance de l’établissement de l’extrait d’acte de naissance. Invité de Marie-Laure N’Goran dans “La Page Culture” du samedi 05 […]


Côte d’Ivoire: Un comité de lutte contre l’apatridie installé à Gborodouo

October 5, 2019 3:11 pm Published by Comments Off on Côte d’Ivoire: Un comité de lutte contre l’apatridie installé à Gborodouo

Bouna, 05 oct (AIP)- Le comité de lutte contre l’apatridie de Gborodouo, dans la sous-préfecture de Doropo, a été installé, jeudi, a constaté l’AIP. La décision de création du comité de lutte contre l’apatridie et de promotion des déclarations de […]


Madagascar: Voyage à l’extérieur – Restriction de sortie pour les femmes

October 5, 2019 11:33 am Published by Comments Off on Madagascar: Voyage à l’extérieur – Restriction de sortie pour les femmes

Par Elise Nandrasanela Sortir à l’extérieur ne serait plus une aventure pour les femmes malgaches. Les conditions sont, désormais, soumises à une restriction sévère. La grogne des passagers commence à se faire entendre à l’aéroport d’Ivato. L’application d’une mesure visant […]