December 22, 2016 9:55 am
Published by Bronwen Manby
By: Delali Adogla The incoming New Patriotic Party (NPP) administration intends to complete the National Identification system that was commenced by the erstwhile Kufour administration within its first year in office, President-elect Nana Akufo-Addo has said. Nana Akufo-Addo, who was speaking at […]
December 15, 2016 5:11 pm
Published by Bronwen Manby
By Mirna Adjami Executive Summary Côte d’Ivoire became party to the two international statelessness conventions in 2013 and has committed to resolving statelessness in its territory. Doing so will require uncovering and addressing the gaps in Côte d’Ivoire’s nationality system, […]
December 15, 2016 12:19 pm
Published by Bronwen Manby
By Elias Yaa At least 295 members of the Makonde community have been issued with IDs as promised by President Uhuru Kenyatta in October. Kilifi county commissioner Joseph Keter said the number was reached after the second phase of the […]
December 14, 2016 8:36 pm
Published by Bronwen Manby
A meeting that reviewed a study on statelessness has called on the federal government to amend the Constitution to accommodate stateless persons living in Nigeria. In the validation meeting on the study report on “Statelessness in North-East Nigeria,” organized by the […]
December 12, 2016 5:00 pm
Published by Bronwen Manby
Le souverain vient d’annoncer aujourd’hui, par le biais de la Commission nationale chargée de la régularisation et l’intégration des migrants au Maroc, qu’une nouvelle campagne de régularisation des immigrés en situation irrégulière allait être lancée « dans l’immédiat ». La […]
December 9, 2016 8:48 pm
Published by Bronwen Manby
The Presidency has denied claims in the media that President Buhari has given “orders” that national identity cards be used in the 2019 elections. The statement from the Office of the Vice President was in reaction to newspaper reports on Friday […]
December 9, 2016 3:00 pm
Published by Bronwen Manby
ABIDJAN, IVORY COAST: Ivory Coast’s government on Friday announced a programme to provide birth certificates for three million children left undocumented by years of war, poverty and migration. “The ‘One Child, One Birth Certificate’ project focusses on children — from […]
December 8, 2016 6:42 pm
Published by Bronwen Manby
Le ministère de la Justice a désormais en sa possession, le Plan indiquant les lignes directrices à suivre pour l’éradication de l’Apatridie en Côte d’Ivoire. Le Directeur de cabinet du ministre de la Justice, Coulibaly Mahomed Vabé a, réceptionné ce […]
December 8, 2016 3:25 pm
Published by Bronwen Manby
By: Augustine Ehikioya, Abuja The Federal Government on Thursday tasked the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) to leave no stone unturned to ensure that National Identification Number is used to authenticate eligible voters during elections in the nearest future. Read more
December 8, 2016 10:24 am
Published by Bronwen Manby
Burkinabe startup iCivil Africa has developed a technology that digitally registers newborns as a way to alleviate the problem of ghost children in the country. The technology leverages a birth certificate system comprised of a smartphone, a bracelet, and encoded text messages designed […]
December 7, 2016 9:04 pm
Published by Bronwen Manby
Petition update: UNICEF and UNHCR have launched a coalition to end childhood statelessness worldwide. You can join the coalition! The Coalition aims to develop, expand and strengthen international co-operation to raise awareness about and combat the hidden problem of childhood […]
December 7, 2016 8:00 pm
Published by Bronwen Manby
The Italian Government funds UNICEF with Euro 500,000 to UNICEF to strengthen vital events registration system in Oromia and SNNP regions The Italian Agency for Development Cooperation funded UNICEF with a total contribution of €500,000 to strengthen the civil registration […]