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Egyptians who get approval for immigration abroad in 2018 increase by 10.6%

July 1, 2019 7:01 pm Published by Comments Off on Egyptians who get approval for immigration abroad in 2018 increase by 10.6%

The CAPMAS disclosed that Egyptian males who have obtained approval to immigrate and those who have acquired immigrant status was 319, representing 82.9% of the total number of immigrants, meanwhile female immigrants were 66, representing only 17.1% from the total number. […]


Côte d’Ivoire : Obligatoire à partir de 16 ans, la CNI peut être délivrée aux citoyens ivoiriens d’au moins cinq (05) ans

July 1, 2019 2:32 pm Published by Comments Off on Côte d’Ivoire : Obligatoire à partir de 16 ans, la CNI peut être délivrée aux citoyens ivoiriens d’au moins cinq (05) ans

Le Président Alassane Ouattara a promulgué le 26 juin 2019, la nouvelle loi instituant une nouvelle carte nationale biométrique en Côte d’Ivoire, dont le coût sera de 5 000 FCFA. Obligatoire à partir de 16 ans, la carte nationale d’identité ivoirienne, […]


Niger: Loi n° 2019-29 du 1er juillet 2019, portant régime de l’état civil

July 1, 2019 2:14 pm Published by Comments Off on Niger: Loi n° 2019-29 du 1er juillet 2019, portant régime de l’état civil

Article premier : la présente loi a pour objet de déterminer le régime juridique de l’état civil au Niger. Elle institue un système de l‟état civil. L‟état civil est l‟ensemble des qualités inhérentes à une personne que la loi prend […]


UNHCR Campaign to End Statelessness Update April – June 2019

July 1, 2019 10:21 am Published by Comments Off on UNHCR Campaign to End Statelessness Update April – June 2019

Extracts: Mobilizing Governments and Civil Society From 16 to 18 April, a Ministerial Conference on the Eradication of Statelessness in the Great Lakes Region took place in Nairobi, Kenya. It was organized by the Government of Kenya, the International Conference […]


Stateless: Kenya’s Pemba Community

July 1, 2019 10:19 am Published by Comments Off on Stateless: Kenya’s Pemba Community

Kenya’s Pemba community have been living in statelessness for decades. The consequences of being unable to obtain legal documents and citizenship have grave consequences for community members- unable to access basic services, register birth certificates for their children and excluded […]


Foreign Children in Care: Comparative report of foreign children placed in child and youth care centres in Gauteng, Limpopo and Western Cape Provinces of South Africa

July 1, 2019 7:39 am Published by Comments Off on Foreign Children in Care: Comparative report of foreign children placed in child and youth care centres in Gauteng, Limpopo and Western Cape Provinces of South Africa

INTRODUCTION To have a meaningful existence in South Africa, identification documentation is vital. A variety of rights flow from such a document; it establishes a nationality, an identity, and an ability to function within a formal society. For a child, […]


Zimbabweans trapped as government stops issuing passports

June 30, 2019 3:02 pm Published by Comments Off on Zimbabweans trapped as government stops issuing passports

Ordinary citizens told to try again after 2021, because country does not have funds to import the ink and paper needed for the documents By KEVIN SAMAITA Harare — Zimbabweans seeking travel documents to leave the country are enduring nightmares […]


Zimbabwe: Judge raps RG over citizenship

June 30, 2019 8:44 am Published by Comments Off on Zimbabwe: Judge raps RG over citizenship

BY CHARLES LAITON Supreme Court judge Justice Nicholas Mathonsi has come hard on registrar-general Clemence Masango, who has been denying returning Zimbabweans citizenship status, saying the move by his office is discouraging investment. Justice Mathonsi made the remarks in a […]


Présidentielles en Mauritanie: la sortie ratée d’un Général

June 29, 2019 3:11 pm Published by Comments Off on Présidentielles en Mauritanie: la sortie ratée d’un Général

Par Adama WADE Il avait pris la Somalie et pensait rendre le Botswana. Ce slogan du président Mohamed Abdel Aziz s’est évanoui dans les fumées et les lacrymogènes des manifestations post-électorales qui secouent le pays depuis le 22 juin 2019. […]


CRC Concluding Observations: Cape Verde, 2019

June 27, 2019 9:03 am Published by Comments Off on CRC Concluding Observations: Cape Verde, 2019

CRC/C/CPV/CO/2 Concluding observations on the second periodic report of Cabo Verde Birth registration and nationality 31.The Committee welcomes the State party’s efforts resulting in almost universal birth registration but is concerned about children not yet registered and the difference in […]


Arrestations de noirs en Mauritanie

June 26, 2019 3:22 pm Published by Comments Off on Arrestations de noirs en Mauritanie

Les autorités affirment avoir arrêté des “étrangers” qui voulaient destabiliser le pays. L’opposition et les défenseurs des droits humains affirment qu’il s’agit de Négro-Mauritaniens et parlent de “racisme”. Au moins une centaine de personnes ont été arrêtées depuis le début […]


Cote d’Ivoire: Loi N°2019-566 du 26 juin 2019 instituant une carte d’identité nationale biométrique

June 26, 2019 2:48 pm Published by Comments Off on Cote d’Ivoire: Loi N°2019-566 du 26 juin 2019 instituant une carte d’identité nationale biométrique

L’Assemblée nationale a adopté Le président de la Réplique promulgue la loi dont la teneur suit: Article 1: Il est institué une carte nationale d’identité biométrique. Article 2: La carte nationale d’identité biométrique est une carte à puce électronique sécurisé […]