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Sudan imposes security clearance ahead of citizenship for Syrian refugees

August 9, 2017 3:22 pm Published by Comments Off on Sudan imposes security clearance ahead of citizenship for Syrian refugees

Sudan won’t be “lenient” in granting citizenship to Syrian refugees, Interior Minister Hamid Manan said on Monday. The minister made his comments during an interview with the state-run Blue Nile Channel. Manan explained that Sudan has established a Syrian Refugee […]


Apatridie : Fait social ou politique ?

August 9, 2017 8:04 am Published by Comments Off on Apatridie : Fait social ou politique ?

Par Haoua Touré • Dans le monde, certaines personnes existent juste physiquement mais sont en réalité invisibles, anonymes. Elles ne peuvent pas aller à l’école, exercer un travail professionnel, se marier à l’état civil, voyager…Ce phénomène est le fait de […]


Malawians of Asian origin take NRB to task for infringing their rights

August 8, 2017 11:18 am Published by Comments Off on Malawians of Asian origin take NRB to task for infringing their rights

By Ausborn Banda Some Malawians of Asian origin this week accused the National Registration Bureau (NRB) officers stationed registration centres in some parts of the country, for being biased and discriminatory especially when carrying their duties in the ongoing national […]


Your citizenship doubtful without identification number – NIMC boss tells Nigerians

August 7, 2017 9:08 am Published by Comments Off on Your citizenship doubtful without identification number – NIMC boss tells Nigerians

By Zakariyya Adaramola The National Identity Management Commission [NIMC] has warned that any Nigerian without the National Identification Number [NIN] runs the risk of being regarded as a foreigner. The NIMC’s Director General Engr. Aliyu Aziz who gave the warning […]


Côte d’Ivoire/ La Fondation Sacré coeur s’engage à établir des jugements supplétifs pour des élèves de Taabo

August 6, 2017 10:07 am Published by Comments Off on Côte d’Ivoire/ La Fondation Sacré coeur s’engage à établir des jugements supplétifs pour des élèves de Taabo

Tiassalé- La Fondation Sacré cœur Missionnaires de la charité a annoncé vendredi sur la place publique de Taabo, qu’elle allait établir des jugements supplétifs d’actes de naissance pour les élèves de CM1 et CM2 du département de Taabo à la […]


Burkina Faso : adoption d’un Plan d’action national de lutte contre l’apatridie

August 4, 2017 5:34 pm Published by Comments Off on Burkina Faso : adoption d’un Plan d’action national de lutte contre l’apatridie

Le gouvernement burkinabè a adopté mercredi en Conseil des ministres un Plan d’action national de lutte contre l’apatridie 2017-2024 qui fait référence “au cas d’un individu qu’aucun Etat ne considère comme son ressortissant”, souligne un communiqué gouvernemental. Le phénomène de […]


Cessation clause: Zimbabwe to repatriate Rwandan refugees

August 4, 2017 4:39 pm Published by Comments Off on Cessation clause: Zimbabwe to repatriate Rwandan refugees

By: Kelvin Jakachira in Harare Zimbabwean Vice-President Emmerson Mnangagwa has said the southern African country will repatriate thousands of Rwandan refugees by the end of the year. Mnangagwa, who is also Zimbabwe’s Minister of Justice and Parliamentary Affairs, said Rwanda […]


Zimbabwe: Election Watch 7-2017 — ZEC Press Statement on Voter Registration for Zimbabwean Citizens whose National IDs are Marked “ALIEN”

August 4, 2017 3:16 pm Published by Comments Off on Zimbabwe: Election Watch 7-2017 — ZEC Press Statement on Voter Registration for Zimbabwean Citizens whose National IDs are Marked “ALIEN”

Election Watches 5/2017 and 6/2017 outlined the new Electoral (Voter Registration) Regulations, 2017 [SI 85/2017].  The full text of the SI is available on the Veritas website [link].  The regulations, along with related provisions of the Electoral Act, lay down […]


Zambia announces regulations on dual citizenship acquisition

August 3, 2017 3:28 pm Published by Comments Off on Zambia announces regulations on dual citizenship acquisition

LUSAKA, Aug. 3 (Xinhua) — The Zambian government on Thursday announced that it has come up with regulations to provide guidance on people wishing to get dual citizenship. Under the country’s amended constitution assented to by President Edgar Lungu on […]


Zimbabwe: Minister claimes Mudede never urged the ban of dual citizenship

August 3, 2017 8:43 am Published by Comments Off on Zimbabwe: Minister claimes Mudede never urged the ban of dual citizenship

Home Affairs deputy minister Obedingwa Mguni was this Wednesday taken task over an alleged plea made by Registrar General Tobaiwa Mudede before Zunu PF caucus to ban dual citizenship. According to MDC-T MP, Jessie Majome, Mudede appeared before the ruling […]


Zambia: Dual citizenship clause effected

August 2, 2017 4:21 pm Published by Comments Off on Zambia: Dual citizenship clause effected

By NANCY SIAME, Lusaka GOVERNMENT has started implementing the dual citizenship clause for Zambians in the diaspora who lost their citizenship as a result of acquiring nationality of other countries. The citizenship board will now register within six months a […]


Nigeria: Committee Proposes 3 Years To Issue 180m National ID Cards

August 2, 2017 1:15 pm Published by Comments Off on Nigeria: Committee Proposes 3 Years To Issue 180m National ID Cards

The National Database Harmonisation Committee has proposed three years for the capture of 180 million Nigerians and other residents in the National Identification card scheme. The issuance of the National Identity Cards which started several  years ago had been slowed […]