Counties in arid and semi-arid regions have been put on the spot about poor births and deaths registration. The poor recording of births and deaths in the regions has been attributed to cultural practices, vastness of the areas and high […]
Dar es Salaam — The government is putting finishing touches to an electronic population register through which full particulars of citizens would be gathered for development planning purposes. The Director General of the National Bureau of Statistics, Dr Alibina Chuwa, […]
Les postes de responsabilité de l’Etat tels que présidents des deux Chambres du Parlement, de président du Conseil constitutionnel, de Premier ministre et de membres du gouvernement, de président de la Cour suprême et du conseil d’Etat, de gouverneur de […]
The High Court has blocked a Harare woman from registering her minor child born out of wedlock in the late father’s name without the relatives’ consent and instead allowed her to register the child in her own family name. Ms […]
O Governo de Angola concedeu a nacionalidade angolana a 95 cidadãos estrangeiros só no mês de julho. Desses, 53 eram portugueses. Só no mês de julho, o Governo de Angola concedeu a nacionalidade angolana a 95 cidadãos estrangeiros, dos quais […]
By Lahja Nashuuta Windhoek – Children born by non-Namibian parents, who are on temporary residence permits, will no longer be allowed to register as Namibian citizens unless both parents are permanent residents in the country, according to Home Affairs Minister […]
By CHUSA SICHONE – THE Ministry of Home Affairs has started receiving applications from people seeking dual citizenship as provided for in the amended Zambian Constitution. Home Affairs Permanent Secretary Chileshe Mulenga said most of the people who had shown […]
By Toni Hancox and Dianne Hubbard THE NAMIBIAN Constitution is the supreme law of the country. All legislation and all government action must be consistent with the Constitution. The President and all lawmakers take an oath to uphold, protect and […]
The Pentecostal Minister of the Gospel represents Liberia in an international church effort to ensure that all Africans have a nationality. The 54-year-old Prelate plans to assemble leaders from the government, UNMIL and other churches next month to confront the […]
CEDAW/C/MLI/CO/6-7 Concluding observations on the combined sixth and seventh periodic reports of Mali The Committee notes as a positive develoment “The amendment to the Personal and Family Code (article 224), Law No. 2011-087 of 30 December 2011, allowing for the […]
By Alex Magaisa Citizenship is one of the most important rights in the Constitution of Zimbabwe. It’s about belonging, identity and access to rights, benefits and privileges. A section of the Constitution, Chapter 3, deals specifically with the issue of […]
Gabon’s National Electoral Commission, CENAP, has validated the candidature of president Ali Bongo Ondimba and 13 others vying for the presidency. “Out of the 13 candidates, there was that of Ali Bongo. There was consensus on the other 13 candidates […]