Walter Nyamukondiwa, Kariba Bureau THE Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission (ZHRC) is set to roll out a five-month national inquiry on identity documents to establish gaps and the extent of their unavailability among Zimbabweans. The inquiry is part of fostering and […]
Minister of Home Affairs, Dr Aaron Motsoaledi Executive Chairman of ID4Africa, Dr Joseph Atick African government officials Representatives of international agencies and development organisations, Industry experts Distinguished guests Ladies and gentlemen, I am pleased to have the honour of addressing […]
OAHR launches “Right to Return” campaign, which coincides with its participation in the World Conference on Statelessness, which will be held in The Hague, Netherlands, on 26 to 28 June 2019. The campaign was launched to help thousands of Omanis […]
The National Identification Authority (NIA) has responded to a report on social media that seems to suggests that a Togolese national has ‘fraudulently’ acquired the Ghana Card. According to NIA, the said card was genuine. NIA in a statement signed […]
Under the Registration of Persons Act (Cap.107), it is a requirement by the law of Kenya that a Kenyan citizen who attains the age of eighteen must have an Identity card facilitated through the Department of National Registration Bureau. By […]
DEPUTY Minister for Home Affairs, Hamad Masauni yesterday disclosed that five million Tanzanians have been issued with national identification cards, with 13 million others still in the process. Masauni was responding to a question by Buyungu MP, Christopher Chiza (CCM), […]
Case number: HH – 422 – 2019 MATHONSI J: This is an application for a declaration of citizenship by a 66 year old woman who was born in this country when it was still Southern Rhodesia on 1 May 1953 […]
Sixteen-year-old Peter should be preparing for his future by taking his final exams. However, he is one of the 700,000 stateless citizens in Africa, which means he won’t be able to finish his schooling. Peter is part of a small […]
By Elizabeth Buhungiro Every Rwandan aged sixteen years and above is obligated to possess a national identity card. According to LAW N°14/2008 OF 04/6/2008 governing registration of the population and issuance of the national identity card, issuance of the national […]
By Gamal Essam El-Din Kamal Amer, head of the Egyptian parliament’s defence and national security committee, told reporters that the committee has finished debating the amendment of two laws aimed at regulating Egyptian nationality (law 26/1975), and the residence of […]
CAIRO – 11 June 2019: Head of the Parliament’s Defense and National Security Committee Kamal Amer denied granting the Egyptian nationality to foreign investors for $10,000. Amer added during his phone call to Mubasher channel that $10,000 or the equivalent […]
by Mandla Ndlovu There was joy among the 4000 people of Shona origin living in Kenya after the Government of Kenya pledged to recognise them as citizens and register them by 2020. The Shona Community of Kenya had launched a […]