Author Archives for Bronwen Manby

Côte d’Ivoire: Apatridie, le gouvernement et le HCR lancent une opération de cartographie

August 4, 2018 9:31 am Published by Comments Off on Côte d’Ivoire: Apatridie, le gouvernement et le HCR lancent une opération de cartographie

N’Guessan Doffoun, le Directeur général de l’Institut national de statistiques (Ins), a indiqué que c’est la première fois qu’une telle opération va être réalisée.  “L’objectif général de cette étude est de fournir un ensemble d’information permettant de dresser le profil des personnes […]


Kenya: Documenting Frere Town’s slave history for the next generation

August 4, 2018 8:09 am Published by Comments Off on Kenya: Documenting Frere Town’s slave history for the next generation

By Diana Wanyonyi (Mombasa) In the 19th century, slaves en route to Zanzibar were freed by British navy forces and resettled at Frere Town in Mombasa, Kenya. Price Haywood has taken it upon himself to document their journey and his […]


L’INS et le HCR enquêtent sur le nombre de personnes apatrides et à risque d’apatridie en Côte d’Ivoire

August 3, 2018 7:39 pm Published by Comments Off on L’INS et le HCR enquêtent sur le nombre de personnes apatrides et à risque d’apatridie en Côte d’Ivoire

Conformément à l’action 10 du plan d’action global qui vise à mettre fin à l’apatridie, disposer de données quantitatives et qualitatives fiables est d’une importance capitale au niveau de l’Etat de Côte d’Ivoire en raison de l’enjeu qu’elles revêtent en […]


Loi n° 2018-26 du 03 aout 2018 portant autorisation d’enregistrement à titre dérogatoire à l’Etat civil en République du Bénin

August 3, 2018 5:01 pm Published by Comments Off on Loi n° 2018-26 du 03 aout 2018 portant autorisation d’enregistrement à titre dérogatoire à l’Etat civil en République du Bénin

La loi entend déroger aux procédures de délivrance d’acte de naissance et permettre aux personnes déclarées n’ayant pas d’acte de naissance et qui sont enrôlées sur témoignages ou sur la base de la carte Lépi lors du Recensement électoral national […]


Angola: Governante admite falhas na atribuição de nomes

August 2, 2018 6:24 pm Published by Comments Off on Angola: Governante admite falhas na atribuição de nomes

Moçâmedes – As diferentes conservatórias a nível do país e na província do Namibe em particular têm falhado na atribuição de nomes , devido a falta de uma lista onomástica nacional (lista de nomes próprios nacionais), admitiu, hoje, quinta-feira, nesta […]


Constitution of Sierra Leone (Amendment) Bill, 2018

August 2, 2018 6:02 pm Published by 1 Comment

Being an Act to remove the disqualification of dual citizens from contesting election as a member of Parliament and prohibiting the election and/or appointment of dual citizens as President, Vice President, and Speaker. [ ] ENACTED by the President and […]


Home Affairs calls on qualifying naturalisation applicants to update contact details

August 2, 2018 8:00 am Published by Comments Off on Home Affairs calls on qualifying naturalisation applicants to update contact details

The Department of Home Affairs calls on all foreign nationals who have applied for citizenship through naturalisation to approach offices where they lodged their applications to urgently update their contact details. The Department is concluding its adjudication processes to be […]


South Africa: Call for naturalisation applicants to update details

August 2, 2018 7:49 am Published by Comments Off on South Africa: Call for naturalisation applicants to update details

The Department of Home Affairs has called on all foreign nationals who have applied for citizenship through naturalisation to approach offices where they lodged their applications so that they can urgently update their contact details. The department is concluding its […]


Policy Brief: “Legal Identity” and Biometric Identification in Africa

August 1, 2018 10:20 am Published by Comments Off on Policy Brief: “Legal Identity” and Biometric Identification in Africa

By Bronwen Manby There is near-universal consensus on the importance of “legal identity” as a foundation for economic development and respect for rights. But insufficient attention is paid to the risks attendant on a drive to roll out biometric identification […]


Uganda: Kabale, NIRA Embarks On Forceful Registration of Births and Deaths

August 1, 2018 9:18 am Published by Comments Off on Uganda: Kabale, NIRA Embarks On Forceful Registration of Births and Deaths

The National Identification and Registration Authority (NIRA) this week embarked on the compulsory registration of child births and deaths in Kabale district. NIRA Public Relations Assistant Michael Muganga, speaking Monday at a day-long training of sub county chiefs and other […]


‘Prove SA citizenship’

August 1, 2018 8:02 am Published by Comments Off on ‘Prove SA citizenship’

By Nompilo Kunene Home Affairs say that a local man’s South African citizenship is in dispute, despite him being in possession of a green ID book, and having lived in South Africa since the 1980s. Wynand van der Walt said […]