By Edgar Muvunyi Tabaro The debate surrounding Banyarwanda citizenship in Uganda has once again resurfaced, this time in the wake of recent public appointments. As has often been the case, the discussion has generated more heat than light, with ethnicity, […]
In this fourth part of the Project Profile investigation into the use of biometrics in the humanitarian sector in Kenya, Naipanoi Lepapa looks at how the UNHCR’s sharing of biometric data with the Kenyan government led to the violation of […]
By Dr. Julie Lugulu, LL.D Statelessness, the lack of a nationality between an individual and any country, is a global issue affecting millions of persons around the world. It remains a pressing human rights concern across Africa and in Kenya, […]
UNHCR, UNICEF and African identity officials call for safeguards, CRVS integration and inclusive digital ID systems By Ayang Macdonald African governments must accelerate efforts to provide legal and digital identity to refugees and stateless populations, according to speakers at the […]
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has announced that all passport applications left incomplete for more than two months after initial submission will automatically be cancelled. In a public notice issued on May 15, the Ministry explained that incomplete applications include […]
GISELLE LOPES D’ALMEIDA, CANDIDATE AFRIQUE DU PARTI AFRICAIN POUR L’INDÉPENDANCE DU CAP-VERT (PAICV) POUR LES LÉGISLATIVES AU CAP-VERT « Um Cabo Verde para todos ». Un Cap-Vert pour tous est le cri de ralliement des militants et sympathisants du Parti […]
Banjul, The Gambia — 14th May 2026 — The Institute for Human Rights and Development in Africa (IHRDA) today submitted a status of implementation report to the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights (ACHPR), highlighting the continued failure of […]
Reportage · Il y a bientôt quinze ans, le Soudan du Sud proclamait son indépendance. Depuis, l’administration tarde à régulariser ses ressortissants : selon le HCR, 90 % des Sud-Soudanais ne seraient pas encore enregistrés sur les bases de données […]
Billy Ogada The Office of the Attorney-General has raised concerns over proposed legislation that seeks to grant citizenship to stateless persons who have been living in the country for the last seven years. Through Solicitor-General Shadrack Mose, the State Law […]
On July 24, 2025, as part of Liberia’s 178th Independence Day celebrations, President Joseph Nyuma Boakai, Grand Master, admitted Eminent Emmanuel S. Wettee into the Humane Order of African Redemption with the rank of Knight Commander for leading the advocacy […]
by Ailin Vilches Arguello Jews are seeing cautious but notable signs of renewed inclusion in North Africa, as Morocco advances a landmark citizenship proposal for descendants abroad while pilgrims begin returning to Tunisia’s historic religious sites under tight security. Last […]
Le Maroc veut naturaliser les enfants et petits-enfants des juifs marocains établis à l’étranger. Une initiative qui divise l’opinion. Par Sonia Lyes Alors que la polémique ne s’est pas encore estompée autour d’une prière improvisée, il y a une semaine, […]