Today brought a life-changing moment for communities in Northern Kenya: a pivotal court judgement declaring that the denial of nationality documents to double registered people was both unconstitutional and infringed on their rights. Three years ago, Haki Na Sheria, an […]
January 16, Bissau – The Council of Ministers of the Republic of Guinea Bissau today approved the citizenship of nine Afro Descendants, all of them Balanta descendants and members of the Balanta B’urassa History and Genealogy Society In America (BBHAGSIA). […]
By Maureen Kinyanjui Despite previous attempts to address the issue, including a letter sent to the President, the community has yet to receive an official response. Members of the Pare community, who mainly live in Taita Taveta County, have formally […]
By Ayang Macdonald Somalia is certainly on the right path in the pursuit of its digital transformation ambitions, thanks in large part to foundational identity infrastructure built with support from Pakistan’s National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA). After the putting […]
By Moustafa Daly, Cairo A month after launching its GO-FOR-GOLD (GFG) Permanent Residency Program, Sierra Leone has introduced fast-track citizenship routes within the same framework. These new pathways give GFG investors direct paths to citizenship in as little as 60 […]
Sierra Leone has introduced fast-track citizenship pathways within its GO-FOR-GOLD (GFG) Permanent Residency Program, offering investors a clear route to citizenship in as little as 60 days. This groundbreaking initiative provides an efficient alternative to the traditional naturalization process, which […]
A new legal case is likely to be made involving Farhat Omar Bengdara, on top of two previous suits. This one is based on the ruling of the Tripoli Court of Appeal, which determined in October that the head of […]
By Richard Mshomba What you need to know: A special status that is not permanent creates an element of uncertainty which would make potential investors refrain from long-term investments. Tanzania is one of a handful of African countries that fully […]
On December 23, 2024, Cameroon’s National Assembly passed Law No. 2024/016, granting legal recognition to customary marriages. This reform aims to integrate traditional practices into Cameroon’s formal legal framework, enhance protection for couples married according to local customs, and address […]
La ministre de la Promotion de la femme et de la famille (Minproff), Marie-Thérèse Abena Ondoa, a signé, fin décembre 2024, des contrats avec 12 municipalités pour faciliter l’enregistrement de 14 222 enfants à l’état civil. Le ministère a à […]
Highlights • The League of Arab States launched the Arab Declaration on Belonging and Legal Identity to address issues of conflict, displacement, and statelessness by strengthening birth registration systems and advancing legal identity rights, with a particular focus on women’s […]
By Jeremiah Lemeriah A Bill before Kenya’s National assembly is seeking to pave way for Africans living in diaspora to come out and claim a right to become Kenyan citizens, upon proving their ancestral ties to the country. The Kenya […]