Author Archives for Bronwen Manby

Stateless In Kenya: An Investigation Report on the Crisis of Acquiring Identification Documents in Kenya

August 1, 2015 12:00 am Published by Comments Off on Stateless In Kenya: An Investigation Report on the Crisis of Acquiring Identification Documents in Kenya

Executive Summary The right to acquire identification and travel documents as well as the rights and privileges of citizenship are entrenched in the Constitution of Kenya, 2010. These documents are vital in many ways to Kenyans and the government has […]


Nigeria: Resident card for benefits

July 24, 2015 12:00 am Published by Comments Off on Nigeria: Resident card for benefits

One of the highpoints of the inaugural speech of the Ondo State Governor, Dr Olusegun Mimiko in February 2009 was his desire to know the people of the state by their names, profession, where they live and other relevant information […]


Cote d’Ivoire: Processus électoral: La liste électorale provisoire publiée ce samedi

July 23, 2015 12:00 am Published by Comments Off on Cote d’Ivoire: Processus électoral: La liste électorale provisoire publiée ce samedi

Le Président de la Commission Electorale Indépendante, M. Youssouf Bakayoko, accompagné de son vice-président Gervais Coulibaly et son conseiller spécial Antoine Adou, a pris part ce vendredi 24 juillet 2014 à une réunion au siège du PNUD à Abidjan-Plateau avec […]


Senegal: Fatick: Automatisation de l’enregistrement des naissances et des mariages grâce à un logiciel

July 23, 2015 12:00 am Published by Comments Off on Senegal: Fatick: Automatisation de l’enregistrement des naissances et des mariages grâce à un logiciel

Le ministre de la Gouvernance locale, de l’Aménagement du territoire et du Développement, Abdoulaye Diouf Sarr, a révélé mercredi que la région de Fatick dispose d’un logiciel de gestion automatisée de l’enregistrement des faits d’état-civil (naissances, mariages et décès), dénommé […]


Cote d’Ivoire: Sur les traces des sans-papiers

July 22, 2015 12:00 am Published by Comments Off on Cote d’Ivoire: Sur les traces des sans-papiers

Des deux cents (200) pays et territoires du monde, la Côte d’Ivoire est l’un des  rares à fournir des chiffres concernant les apatrides. Évalués à  plus de sept cent cinquante mille, ces populations résidant sur le sol ivoirien, depuis des […]


Integrate Somali refugees into Kenya society

July 16, 2015 12:00 am Published by Comments Off on Integrate Somali refugees into Kenya society

There are more than half a million refugees in Kenya, trapped in protracted situations with few opportunities for self-reliance. Some Somali refugees have stayed at the Dadaab camp for 25 years. Their prolonged stay is not in any way illegal […]


The AU’s plans for an African passport a pie in the sky?

July 15, 2015 12:00 am Published by Comments Off on The AU’s plans for an African passport a pie in the sky?

Amid the furore over Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir’s attendance, along with celebrities like Angelina Jolie, some of the discussions at last month’s African Union (AU) summit in Johannesburg went largely unnoticed. One of these is a renewed call for African […]


Connecting citizens with government through smartcard

July 14, 2015 12:00 am Published by Comments Off on Connecting citizens with government through smartcard

It must have appeared daunting initially and many in Ondo State, pooh-poohed the idea, dismissing it as unworkable, impracticable. But today, that dream has become a reality and the goal of drastically reducing maternal and child mortality to a level […]


African civil registration experts meet in Zimbabwe

July 13, 2015 12:00 am Published by Comments Off on African civil registration experts meet in Zimbabwe

Representatives of documentation registries from more than 40 African countries are meeting in the Zimbabwean capital Harare to discuss ways of improving the registration processes in their territories.Officially opening the meeting, Zimbabwe’s newly appointed Home Affairs Minister Ignatius Chombo urged […]


The Cairo streets where girls pretend to be boys

July 12, 2015 12:00 am Published by Comments Off on The Cairo streets where girls pretend to be boys

Manal and Ahmed don’t look alike. Manal holds her infant son, who plays with the folds of her hijab. Ahmed looms from a photograph behind her, a baseball cap on his head. Manal is a shy young mum, Ahmed an […]


The flight of the millionaires

July 12, 2015 12:00 am Published by Comments Off on The flight of the millionaires

South Africa has seen a net outflow of 8 000 dollar millionaires over the last fifteen years. According to a new study from LIO Global and New World Wealth, this is among the largest migrations of high net worth individuals […]


ECOWAS to issue new biometric cards for inter-border movement

July 10, 2015 12:00 am Published by Comments Off on ECOWAS to issue new biometric cards for inter-border movement

The cross-border initiative programme of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) may begin to bear fruit next year as the community has planned to issue biometric cards in January 2016. The cards will grant easier access to citizens […]