Author Archives for Bronwen Manby

One million children to be registered in Ethiopia

August 29, 2017 11:36 am Published by Comments Off on One million children to be registered in Ethiopia

ADDIS ABABA – Getting an identity card – a practice often taken for granted in many parts of the world – is extremely rare in in Ethiopia, where, according to UNICEF data, only 7% of children is registered on national […]


Comores: Programme de citoyenneté économique : la Commission d’enquête veut recueillir les témoignages du président Azali

August 28, 2017 7:40 pm Published by Comments Off on Comores: Programme de citoyenneté économique : la Commission d’enquête veut recueillir les témoignages du président Azali

La Commission d’enquête parlementaire sur la loi relative à la Citoyenneté économique veut recueillir les témoignages du président Azali, en sa qualité d’ancien et actuel chef de l’Etat, sur les enjeux d’ordre sécuritaire, financière et économique liés à la mise […]


Botswana: National Registration (Amendment) Act No.11 of 2017

August 28, 2017 1:04 pm Published by Comments Off on Botswana: National Registration (Amendment) Act No.11 of 2017

Provides among other things that: Section 7 of the Act is amended in subsection (1) by inserting immediately after subsection (3), the following new subsection: “(4) The registrar may refuse to register an applicant who fails to provide the necessary […]


Tanzania: Nchemba Tells Former Refugees – Behave, Else You Forfeit Citizenship

August 24, 2017 12:55 pm Published by Comments Off on Tanzania: Nchemba Tells Former Refugees – Behave, Else You Forfeit Citizenship

By Peti Siyame Mpanda — THE government has warned that it will not hesitate to revoke citizenship and repatriate to their respective countries of origin, newly naturalised Tanzanians who would be found engaging in criminal activities and other social vices. […]


Dreaming of citizenship in Seychelles? Here’s how to do it

August 24, 2017 8:14 am Published by Comments Off on Dreaming of citizenship in Seychelles? Here’s how to do it

By: Salifa Karapetyan Given the great beauty and laid-back atmosphere of Seychelles, the thought of staying for good must cross the mind of many foreigners visiting or working in the island nation. But what does it take to become a […]


Zambians in Diaspora to get first priority on Dual Citizenship-Kampyongo

August 23, 2017 4:55 pm Published by Comments Off on Zambians in Diaspora to get first priority on Dual Citizenship-Kampyongo

MINISTER of Home Affairs Stephen Kampyongo says Government will prioritise applications of Zambians who want to restore their lost Zambian citizenship but are in the diaspora. Mr Kampyongo said priority will be given to Zambians who renounced their citizenship in […]


Togo: Déclaration des naissances, les enfants lancent un plaidoyer dans le Bas-Mono

August 23, 2017 3:08 pm Published by Comments Off on Togo: Déclaration des naissances, les enfants lancent un plaidoyer dans le Bas-Mono

Les enfants de la préfecture du Bas-Mono réunis dans un Conseil Consultatif des Enfants, ont présenté aux autorités locales, un plaidoyer sur l’enregistrement des naissances. Les destinataires du plaidoyer sont constitués des chefs traditionnels et services déconcentrés, OSC interpelés pour […]


Lutte contre l’apatridie : Le mali valide un Plan National d’Action

August 22, 2017 12:37 pm Published by Comments Off on Lutte contre l’apatridie : Le mali valide un Plan National d’Action

Plus de 10 millions de personnes sont affectées par l’apatridie dans le monde et environ un million dans la sous-région ouest-africaine. Privées de nationalité, ces personnes n’ont souvent pas le droit d’aller à l’école, de consulter un médecin, d’occuper un […]


Apatridie : Le Mali valide son plan d’action national contre un phénomène « immoral »

August 22, 2017 11:29 am Published by Comments Off on Apatridie : Le Mali valide son plan d’action national contre un phénomène « immoral »

A travers la déclaration d’Abidjan sur l’éradication de l’apatridie adoptée en février 2015, les pays de la sous-région ouest-africaine se sont engagés à mettre fin à ce fléau qui constitue une violation grave des droits humains. Deux ans après, le […]


Tanzania to Grant Citizenship to Burundians

August 22, 2017 10:07 am Published by Comments Off on Tanzania to Grant Citizenship to Burundians

By Beatrice Materu Tanzania has said it will offer citizenship to more Burundi refugees who have been in the country for more than 45 years. Tanzania has already naturalised more than 162,000 Burundian refugees who fled their country in 1972. […]


Lutte contre l’apatridie au Mali : Le Mali, un exemple

August 22, 2017 9:47 am Published by Comments Off on Lutte contre l’apatridie au Mali : Le Mali, un exemple

Le Ministère de la Justice, Carde des Sceaux en collaboration avec le Haut Commissariat des Nations Unies pour les Refugiés a organisé vendredi dernier à l’Hôtel El Farouk de Bamako, une cérémonie de validation du plan d’action national de lutte […]


How to get birth certificate Nigeria

August 21, 2017 12:43 pm Published by Comments Off on How to get birth certificate Nigeria

A birth certificate is an official document given to every person born in Nigeria. It is given by the National Population Commission (NPC), which is responsible for registering every person born in Nigeria. The NPC has different registration centers in […]