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Uganda: NIRA starts massive 3-month registration for IDs

February 11, 2019 8:51 am Published by Comments Off on Uganda: NIRA starts massive 3-month registration for IDs

By Misairi Thembo Kahungu Kampala. The National Identification and Registration Authority (NIRA) will today commence a three months massive registration of citizens to be enrolled on the national register and for issuance of National Identification Numbers (NINs). NIRA’s public relations […]


Declaration on the African Union Theme of the Year 2019: “The Year of Refugees, Returnees and Internally Displaced Persons: Towards Durable Solutions to Forced Displacement in Africa”

February 11, 2019 7:29 am Published by Comments Off on Declaration on the African Union Theme of the Year 2019: “The Year of Refugees, Returnees and Internally Displaced Persons: Towards Durable Solutions to Forced Displacement in Africa”

32nd Ordinary Session of the Assembly, 10-11 February 2019, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Assembly/AU/Decl.8(XXXII) WE, the Heads of States and Governments of the African Union meeting at the 32nd Ordinary Session of  the Assembly from 10 to 11 February 2019 in […]


Kenya Government mandates DNA-linked national ID, without data protection law

February 8, 2019 9:45 pm Published by Comments Off on Kenya Government mandates DNA-linked national ID, without data protection law

Alice Munyua Last month, the Kenya Parliament passed a seriously concerning amendment to the country’s national ID law, making Kenya home to the most privacy-invasive national ID system in the world. The rebranded, National Integrated Identity Management System (NIIMS) now […]


Loi organique N° 003/2018 du 08/02/2019 portant Code de l’Enfant en République Gabonaise

February 8, 2019 1:36 pm Published by Comments Off on Loi organique N° 003/2018 du 08/02/2019 portant Code de l’Enfant en République Gabonaise

Extrait: Titre III : Des droits, devoirs et libertés de l’enfant Chapitre Ier : Des droits de l’enfant Section 1 : Du droit à la personnalité juridique de l’enfant Article 24 : Les droits suivants sont reconnus à l’enfant, notamment […]


Adopt strategies that address plight of ‘invisible’ children

February 8, 2019 10:07 am Published by Comments Off on Adopt strategies that address plight of ‘invisible’ children

By Dominique Nouvian Ouattara A name, an official identity, and a nationality recognised by everyone: most of us take these things for granted. Yet, for nearly a quarter-billion children around the world, including tens of millions in sub-Saharan Africa, such […]


Ordinary Session of the Executive Council, 7-8 February 2019, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: Decision on the Reports of the Specialised Technical Committees (STCs)

February 8, 2019 7:37 am Published by Comments Off on Ordinary Session of the Executive Council, 7-8 February 2019, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: Decision on the Reports of the Specialised Technical Committees (STCs)

EX.CL/Dec.1032(XXXIV) The Executive Council, 1. TAKES NOTE of the Reports of the Specialized Technical Committees (STCs); […] III. THE 1ST EXTRAORDINARY SESSION OF THE STC ON MIGRATION, REFUGEES AND IDPs, 29 OCTOBER -3 NOVEMBER 2018, EQUATORIAL GUINEA, MALABO-Doc.EX.CL/1107(XXXIV) […] B. […]


Report of the 1st Extraordinary Session of the STC on Migration, Refugees and IDPs, 29 October – 3rd November 2018, Equatorial Guinea, Malabo

February 7, 2019 9:21 am Published by Comments Off on Report of the 1st Extraordinary Session of the STC on Migration, Refugees and IDPs, 29 October – 3rd November 2018, Equatorial Guinea, Malabo

Report of the Specialized Technical Committee (STC) on Migration, Refugees and Displaced Persons submitted to the 34th ordinary session of the AU Executive Council, 7 – 8 February 2019, EX.CL/1107(XXXIV), on an extraordinary session held 2-3 November 2018 in Malabo […]


2.4 million Ugandans don’t have national IDs

February 7, 2019 8:34 am Published by Comments Off on 2.4 million Ugandans don’t have national IDs

By Misairi Thembo Kahungu Kampala. At least 2.4m Ugandans aged 16 and above have not enrolled for the National Identity Cards, Daily Monitor can reveal. These include 585,265 people whose application for National IDs has been queried because they provided […]


What a constitutional clause reveals about Liberians’ ideas of citizenship

February 4, 2019 8:28 pm Published by Comments Off on What a constitutional clause reveals about Liberians’ ideas of citizenship

By Robtel Neejai Pailey In 1973 Liberia introduced its Aliens and Nationality Law. This, and the country’s 1986 Constitution, allow only people of “Negro descent” – those who are black – to obtain Liberian citizenship by birth, ancestry or naturalisation. […]


Nigeria: Atiku Abubakar Is Cameroonian, Nnamdi Kanu Claims

February 3, 2019 8:46 am Published by Comments Off on Nigeria: Atiku Abubakar Is Cameroonian, Nnamdi Kanu Claims

By Biola Adebayo Nnamdi Kanu, the fugitive leader of the banned Indigenous People of Biafra has stirred new dust with his latest claim that the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar is a Cameroonian. Atiku was born […]


South Africa: Constitutional Court win paves the way for immigration progress

February 2, 2019 3:41 pm Published by Comments Off on South Africa: Constitutional Court win paves the way for immigration progress

COMMENT Immigration law expert Stefanie de Saude Darbandi, representing a family from the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), has helped bring about a change in immigration law by taking the case to the high court and Constitutional Court. This […]


Comores: l’ancien vice-président toujours aux prises avec la justice

February 2, 2019 12:34 pm Published by Comments Off on Comores: l’ancien vice-président toujours aux prises avec la justice

L’un des plus sérieux concurrents du président Azali Assoumani à l’élection présidentielle anticipée du mois prochain, Mohamed Ali Soilihi, ancien vice-président, vient d’être entendu par un juge d’instruction dans le cadre de l’affaire dite de la « citoyenneté économique » : plus […]