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Namibia: Mass National Documents Registration Served Thousands

July 18, 2024 8:03 pm Published by Comments Off on Namibia: Mass National Documents Registration Served Thousands

Niël Terblanché The government’s mass registration outreach programme, aimed at providing national documents to residents across the country, is nearing its conclusion. Over 94 317 individuals have already benefited from this initiative, which started on 5 February and will conclude […]


Tanzania proposes law changes to encourage diaspora investment

July 14, 2024 5:36 pm Published by Comments Off on Tanzania proposes law changes to encourage diaspora investment

By APOLINARI TAIRO Targeting more foreign investments, the Tanzania government has proposed amendment of its laws to grant special status to Tanzanians in diaspora, to set up business in key priority economic sectors. Relaxing its prohibitive laws and legislations, the […]


Ethiopia lifted travel ban on 10,000 citizens

July 12, 2024 5:10 pm Published by Comments Off on Ethiopia lifted travel ban on 10,000 citizens

Ethiopia’s Immigration and Citizenship Service on Friday held a press conference with journalists in the capital Addis Ababa to highlight performance during the budget year. Selamawit Dawit, the Director, revealed a major change that has been undertaken this year. According […]


Malawi: ACB arrests eight immigration officers, two civilians in passport corruption scandal

July 11, 2024 9:45 pm Published by Comments Off on Malawi: ACB arrests eight immigration officers, two civilians in passport corruption scandal

Burnett Munthali LILONGWE-(MaraviPost)-In a significant crackdown on corruption, the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) has arrested eight immigration officers and two civilians involved in alleged corrupt practices related to the issuance of passports at the Lilongwe office of the Department of Immigration […]


Gabon : 6 565 actes de naissance distribués en 2023 avec le concours de l’UNICEF

July 11, 2024 2:37 pm Published by Comments Off on Gabon : 6 565 actes de naissance distribués en 2023 avec le concours de l’UNICEF

L’Organisation des Nations Unies multiplie ses activités au Gabon. A cet effet, les représentants résidents de l’ONU ont rendu public un rapport de toutes les actions menées au cours de l’année écoulée. Le document réalisé par l’ensemble des organisations onusiennes présentes […]


Kenya: Citizenship Rights: The Quest for Identification

July 10, 2024 8:46 pm Published by Comments Off on Kenya: Citizenship Rights: The Quest for Identification

For certain communities in Kenya, citizenship is presented as an issue of ineligibility, and as a matter of national security rather than rights. By Fred Nasubo and David Ngira Civil rights organisations and community-based organisations in Kenya have disparaged the […]


Nigeria: AFRIDU Appeals for Citizenship to Descendants in Diaspora

July 9, 2024 3:49 pm Published by Comments Off on Nigeria: AFRIDU Appeals for Citizenship to Descendants in Diaspora

By Margaret Ebeshi, Abuja The African Diaspora Union (AFRIDU), has appealed to the Nigerian government to consider the option of granting citizenship for African Descendants who were victims of the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade. Speaking at a press briefing in Abuja […]


En RDC, obtenir le certificat de nationalité se complique

July 3, 2024 6:15 pm Published by 1 Comment

Jean-Noël Ba-Mweze Pour lutter contre des “infiltrations massives”, la demande d’un certificat de nationalité devra notamment passer par le feu vert du renseignement congolais. En République démocratique du Congo, l’obtention du certificat de nationalité sera désormais conditionnée à un avis […]


Gabon launches new national ID system

July 1, 2024 6:05 pm Published by Comments Off on Gabon launches new national ID system

By Ayang Macdonald After more than a decade of waiting, Gabonese will now be able to apply for and obtain a national digital ID card. The identity credential, known officially as the National Electronic Identity Card (CNIE), was launched last […]


South Africa: ‘Disregard for human rights’ – Frozen IDs still not unblocked by home affairs

June 29, 2024 8:08 am Published by Comments Off on South Africa: ‘Disregard for human rights’ – Frozen IDs still not unblocked by home affairs

South Africa’s Home Affairs fails court order, leaving 700,000 IDs blocked amid fraud suspicions unresolved. By Masoka Dube The department of home affairs (DHA) has failed to implement a court ruling instructing it to release some of the identity documents […]