By Josiah Oluwole The Ondo State Election Petitions Tribunal has nullified the election of a member of the House of Representatives, Ikengboju Gboluga. Mr Gboluga represents Okitipupa/Irele federal constituency. He was sacked by the tribunal for allegedly having dual citizenship. […]
Concluding observations on the fourth periodic report of Côte d’Ivoire CEDAW/C/CIV/CO/4 Nationality 37.The Committee notes the adoption of Law No. 2013-654 of 13 September 2013 amending articles 12, 13, 14 and 16 of Law No. 61-415 of 14 December 1961 […]
Concluding observations on the ninth periodic report of Cabo Verde CEDAW/C/CPV/CO/9 Nationality 27. The Committee welcomes the measures taken to address the 220 cases of statelessness identified in the 2010 census and recommends that the State party ratify the Convention […]
Nairobi, July 30, 2019–The Committee to Protect Journalists today called on Tanzanian authorities to immediately release freelance journalist Erick Kabendera, whom police said is being investigated over his citizenship status. Dar es Salaam police chief Lazaro Mambosasa said at a […]
By Halili Letea Dar es Salaam — Time is fast running out for holders of machine readable passports, with only five months to go before the travel document is phased out. But even as clock ticks, only 13.8 per cent […]
Les personnes ne disposant pas d’acte de naissance et qui ont été enregistrées sur témoignage lors du Recensement administratif à vocation d’identification de la population (Ravip), peuvent pousser un ouf de soulagement. Le gouvernement vient de lancer la distribution effective […]
By Florina Pirlea Birth registration refers to the permanent and official recording of a child’s existence by a country’s administration or government. In many economies in Sub Saharan Africa, as well as some countries in South Asia, birth registration in […]
By Luka Biong Deng Kuol* When I was expelled from South Sudan in 2015 for organizing a public lecture at the University of Juba on the Presidential Decree to create 28 states, the government in Juba, in its response to […]
Former Francistown Mayor, Peter Ngoma will contest the upcoming general elections at Tati East constituency under the Alliance for Progressives (AP) ticket. Ngoma who is currently a specially elected councillor in Francistown City Council recently dumped the ruling Botswana Democratic […]
by Brian Sikulu. Kenyans on social media have come out to express mixed reactions after the government proposed a Bill that will deny Kenyans without Huduma Namba access to crucial public service. If the proposed Bill is passed into law, […]
By Marion Ayebazibwe Government has acknowledged mistakes in the process of acquiring new and replacing lost national identification cards. The Minister of State for Internal Affairs, Hon. Obiga Kania, was on Wednesday, 17 July 2019, responding to a matter of […]
By DAVID MWERE The Huduma Namba will serve as the official sufficient proof for identification in the country and its registration will now be mandatory for access to government services if the draft Huduma Bill 2019 is enacted by the […]