February 24, 2025 4:34 pm
Published by Bronwen Manby
By Lucy Mumbi Family tree verification, electronic biometric capture and school-based registration are among the three new measures that will be used during the vetting of national identification card applicants in North Eastern to enhance transparency, efficiency, and national security. […]
February 21, 2025 5:48 pm
Published by Bronwen Manby
Nearly a decade after the coming into effect of various amendments to the South African Citizenship Act 88 of 1995 (Citizenship Act), which included a new ground of citizenship through the insertion of section 4(3) the Department of Home Affairs […]
February 20, 2025 3:57 pm
Published by Bronwen Manby
By Moraa Obiria Tanzanian widows in Taita Taveta County, remain in limbo without IDs, largely due to a lack of awareness about the citizenship acquisition process. Village elders are attempting to spread information through word-of-mouth, but without proper funding and […]
February 19, 2025 12:37 pm
Published by Bronwen Manby
Le Haut-commissariat des Nations unies pour les réfugiés (HCR) est une agence de l’ONU créée en 1950 pour protéger et aider les réfugiés, les demandeurs d’asile, les apatrides et les personnes déplacées à travers le monde. Son objectif principal est […]
February 17, 2025 9:44 pm
Published by Bronwen Manby
18 February 2024 marked a historic day for the African continent with the adoption at the 37th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of Heads of State and Government of the African Union of the Protocol to the African Charter on […]
February 17, 2025 12:45 pm
Published by Bronwen Manby
Le 18 février 2024 marquait un jour historique pour le continent africain avec l’adoption lors de la 37ème session ordinaire de la Conférence des Chefs d’Etat et de Gouvernement de l’Union Africaine du Protocole à la Charte africaine des droits […]
February 15, 2025 6:16 pm
Published by Bronwen Manby
Investigators from the Department of Home Affairs, assisted by the South African Police Service (SAPS), this morning detained Ms Anabela Rungo, the mother of Ms Chidimma Adetshina, at a property in Cape Town. The Department withdrew Ms Rungo’s South African […]
February 12, 2025 6:29 pm
Published by Bronwen Manby
By: Binta Jaiteh Omar T. Camara, the Acting Commissioner & Government Focal Point at the Gambia Commission for Refugees, has revealed that a total of two hundred and forty-seven (247) Ghanaians living at Brufut/ Ghana Town hold valid or expired […]
February 12, 2025 6:27 pm
Published by Bronwen Manby
By: Jankey Touray The Gambia Refugees Commission under the Gambia Immigration Department (GID) yesterday informed the National Assembly Select Committee on Health, Disaster, Humanitarian Relief and Refugees that Ghana Town residents faced significant risks of barrier to obtaining citizenship due […]
February 9, 2025 5:22 pm
Published by Bronwen Manby
By Robin Lee Francke The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) have come out guns blazing after the executive order by US President Donald Trump sent shockwaves around the globe, saying any Afrikaner who accepted the offer should have their citizenship revoked. […]
February 5, 2025 7:25 pm
Published by Bronwen Manby
It will now be easier for the residents of Northern Kenya to acquire national identification documents after President William Ruto signed a decree ending years of State discrimination in the issuance of the vital documents. Signing the Presidential Proclamation on […]
February 5, 2025 7:18 pm
Published by Bronwen Manby
By Emmanuel Too It will now be easy for residents of border counties to acquire national Identity (ID) cards after President William Ruto signed a proclamation on Wednesday scrapping a 60-year old vetting requirement. The decision, seen as a major […]
