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MIDSA Conclusions and Recommendations 2016

August 18, 2016 10:51 am Published by Comments Off on MIDSA Conclusions and Recommendations 2016

Technical Migration Dialogue for Southern Africa Addressing Mixed Migration in Southern Africa: Linking Protection, Immigration, Border Management and Labour Migration Gaborone, Botswana: 16 – 18 August 2016 Conclusions and Recommendations […] Statelessness 2.1 Continue to advocate for the adoption and […]


Etat civil : Des experts américains apprécient la plateforme de test burkinabè « iCivil »

August 17, 2016 1:33 pm Published by Comments Off on Etat civil : Des experts américains apprécient la plateforme de test burkinabè « iCivil »

La célèbre revue scientifique américaine « Biometric », spécialiste des technologies d’identification biométriques, dans sa parution du 9 août 2016, loue le niveau technologique de pointe de la plateforme « iCivil ». Elle trouve que « iCivil » aidera les Etats africains et autres pays en […]


Trends in the completeness of birth registration in Nigeria: 2002–2010

August 17, 2016 12:12 pm Published by Comments Off on Trends in the completeness of birth registration in Nigeria: 2002–2010

By: Olusesan Ayodeji Makinde, Bolanle Olapeju, Osondu Ogbuoji, Stella Babalola Demographic Research, Vol. 35, pages 315−338 Background: Nigeria is a signatory to the Convention on the Rights of the Child, which identifies birth registration as a child’s right. However, it […]


RDC: un ex-ministre devenu opposant dit avoir renoncé à la nationalité belge

August 17, 2016 10:16 am Published by Comments Off on RDC: un ex-ministre devenu opposant dit avoir renoncé à la nationalité belge

La presse kinoise de mercredi fait grand cas d’un ex-ministre devenu opposant au président Joseph Kabila qui affirme avoir renoncé en juin 2007 à la nationalité belge qu’il possédait – en plus de la congolaise – depuis 2002, en violation […]


Sénégal: Sedhiou – mobilisation en faveur des droits des enfants

August 16, 2016 2:23 pm Published by Comments Off on Sénégal: Sedhiou – mobilisation en faveur des droits des enfants

L’ADS en randonnee pour l’inscription a l’etat civil et contre la mendicité Sous l’égide de l’Association pour le développement de Sédhiou (ADS), plusieurs centaines de personnes ont pris part, samedi dernier 13 août, à une randonnée pédestre dédiée à l’inscription […]


Macky Sall accused of using dual citizenship to sideline political opponents

August 16, 2016 8:01 am Published by Comments Off on Macky Sall accused of using dual citizenship to sideline political opponents

By Elvis Boh with News Agencies A proposal to ban presidential candidates with dual citizenship is raising controversy in Senegal. According to the proposal, any candidate with dual citizenship should renounce the foreign one five years before running for office. […]


Will investors shell out cash for Egyptian citizenship?

August 15, 2016 9:53 pm Published by Comments Off on Will investors shell out cash for Egyptian citizenship?

Summary: To encourage foreign investment and help the country’s financial recovery, the Egyptian parliament is considering amending the constitution to grant citizenship to investors. Author: Safiaa Mounir / Translator: Mohammad Khali The Egyptian government has recently proposed a draft law […]


Namibia: President rejects citizenship bill

August 15, 2016 8:03 am Published by Comments Off on Namibia: President rejects citizenship bill

by Shinovene Immanuel PRESIDENT Hage Geingob has admitted that the proposed amendment to the citizenship law is not needed and that lawmakers and the executive should not be seen as sidestepping courts’ decisions. Speaking publicly for the first time on […]


Gabonese President denies Nigerian citizenship allegation

August 13, 2016 8:55 am Published by Comments Off on Gabonese President denies Nigerian citizenship allegation

Gabonese President Ali Bongo Ondimba has written off his opponents’ chances in the country’s upcoming presidential election. TVC NEWS’ Bukola Samuel-Wemimo reports that Bongo also dismissed allegations he was not Gabonese, but Nigerian — which would make him ineligible to […]


Opinion: My Problems with Libya’s Citizenship Laws

August 13, 2016 8:16 am Published by Comments Off on Opinion: My Problems with Libya’s Citizenship Laws

by Shatha Sbeta If we were to sit back, put aside everything we had learnt, all the ideas that were passed down to us from one generation to another, what would we make of the meaning of marriage? […] Under […]