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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 […]


RDC – Antoine Boyamba : « Pour que tous les Congolais d’origine votent, il faudra réviser la Constitution »

August 12, 2016 10:26 am Published by Comments Off on RDC – Antoine Boyamba : « Pour que tous les Congolais d’origine votent, il faudra réviser la Constitution »

Pour la première fois dans l’histoire de la RD Congo, les Congolais vivant en dehors du territoire national pourront voter ou se faire élire lors de la prochaine présidentielle. Mais, dans un contexte politique tendu, le pays a-t-il réellement les […]


Sénégal: la polémique sur la double nationalité refait surface

August 12, 2016 7:41 am Published by Comments Off on Sénégal: la polémique sur la double nationalité refait surface

#Sénégal : Une proposition du pouvoir, consistant à faire figurer dans la Constitution que tout candidat à l’élection présidentielle de 2019 doit renoncer à sa -ou ses autres- nationalités cinq ans avant le jour du scrutin, a suscité la polémique […]


Malunga’s Public Protector candidacy in doubt over security clearance

August 11, 2016 11:41 am Published by Comments Off on Malunga’s Public Protector candidacy in doubt over security clearance

CAPE TOWN – Deputy Public Protector Kevin Malunga’s candidacy to succeed Thuli Madonsela may be sunk by a warning from the State Security Agency on Thursday that he does not have top secret level security clearance. It emerged half an […]


Kenya: National, county governments to ensure speedy issuance of IDs

August 11, 2016 9:06 am Published by Comments Off on Kenya: National, county governments to ensure speedy issuance of IDs

Garissa residents without official national identification documents can now sigh with relief after the national government hinted at working with counties to stream line speedy issuance of the vital documents. The good news came after a joint and highly consultative […]


Ethiopia: Launching National Vital Events Registration Is Rewarding

August 9, 2016 5:52 pm Published by Comments Off on Ethiopia: Launching National Vital Events Registration Is Rewarding

By Mengisteab Teshome The compilation of vital statistics from civil registration records of births and deaths is the second oldest demographic statistics system in existence. Vital statistics generated from civil registration systems is the conventional data source in producing timely, […]


Sierra Leone National Civil Registration Act No.14 of 2016

August 9, 2016 2:55 pm Published by Comments Off on Sierra Leone National Civil Registration Act No.14 of 2016

Being an Act to provide for the amendment and consolidation of the laws relating to the compulsory registration of citizens and non-citizens resident in Sierra Leone, to provide for the issuance of identity cards, to provide for the establishment of […]