By Ange Aboa Summary Thiam relieved of French citizenship at his request Ex-Credit Suisse boss seen as top contender in October election Questions over nationality risk fuelling tensions ahead of poll ABIDJAN, March 20 (Reuters) – Former Credit Suisse chief […]
Dans ce cadre, le ministère informe les citoyens qu’ils «peuvent se présenter au tribunal le plus proche pour obtenir leur certificat de nationalité, en présentant uniquement la CIN ou le passeport biométrique, sans avoir à présenter d’autres documents administratifs, et […]
Quelque 409 789 élèves des cycles préscolaire et élémentaire ne disposent pas d’acte de naissance, nous apprend l’APS. Des chiffres donnés par le directeur général de l’Agence nationale de l’état civil (ANEC), Aliou Ousmane SALL. Le directeur général de l’ANEC […]
By Ayang Macdonald Fresh concerns have been raised about issues of data privacy, security and exclusion in relation to Kenya’s Maisha Namba digital ID project. The arguments were put forth recently during a court hearing in a matter brought against […]
By Zelda Venter Amendments to the Citizenship Act came under the judicial spotlight after one child born from parents who are legally in the country as refugees after they had fled Rwanda is a citizen of South Africa, while her […]
By Kamau Muthoni Two experts have poured cold water on the Kenya Kwanza digital identification card project. Prof Laura Bingham, an international law expert, and Dr Thomas Fisher, a senior researcher at Privacy International in the UK, yesterday raised questions […]
(21970/2021) [2025] ZAGPPHC 202 (12 March 2025) FLYNOTES: CONSTITUTION – Citizenship – Child born in country – Born after change in law – Application to recognize child as a South African citizen refused – Has no citizenship or nationality – […]
Implementation of the Global Action Plan to End Statelessness Extracts relevant to Africa Action 1: Resolve existing major situations of statelessness In December, in Mali, with UNHCR’s support, a workshop organized by the Ministry of Justice and Human Rights, focused […]
THE Zambian Civil Liberties Union (ZCLU) has argued that all applicants for Zambian citizenship, including refugees, should undergo a non-discriminatory scrutiny process. ZCLU Executive Director Isaac Mwanza has clarified that his petition does not seek automatic citizenship for refugees through […]
Since 2012, UNHCR has issued an annual background note on gender equality in nationality laws related to the conferral of nationality on children. Nationality laws that do not grant women equal rights with men to confer nationality on their children […]
Question NO44 to the Minister of Home Affairs Mogale, Mr T to ask the Minister of Home Affairs (1) Whether Elon Musk, Deon Barnard, Peter Andreas Thiel and David Oliver Sacks are South African citizens; if not, what is the […]
Bouna, 03 mars 2025 (AIP)–Le président du conseil régional du Bounkani, Hien Philippe, a réaffirmé son engagement à apporter une solution durable au problème de l’apatridie dans la région, où des générations entières de familles vivent sans existence légale en […]