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Angola-Moxico: Unita pede reforço no apoio aos ex-refugiados

February 19, 2015 12:00 am Published by Comments Off on Angola-Moxico: Unita pede reforço no apoio aos ex-refugiados

Luena – O secretário provincial da Unita do Moxico, João Muzaza Caweza, considerou importante que a direcção provincial da Assistência e Reinserção Social redobre apoios aos angolanos provenientes da RDC e da Zâmbia, para conferir maior dignidade e reinserção social. […]


Immigration repatriates 166 illegal immigrants

February 19, 2015 12:00 am Published by Comments Off on Immigration repatriates 166 illegal immigrants

The men of the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), Ogun State command has arrested 50 illegal immigrants residing in the state. The state Comptroller of Immigration, Mrs Victoria Isang, who spoke to journalists in Abeokuta, said the feat was achieved due […]


Better off racist? Ex-associate justice defends ‘negro’ clause

February 19, 2015 12:00 am Published by Comments Off on Better off racist? Ex-associate justice defends ‘negro’ clause

Monrovia – The Head of the Independent National Commission on Human Rights (INCHR) and retired Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of Liberia Cllr. Gladys K. Johnson has defended the “Negro Clause” in the Liberian constitution, which forbids white people […]


Unaccompanied migrant children: Why we need to close the legal gaps to protect them

February 19, 2015 12:00 am Published by Comments Off on Unaccompanied migrant children: Why we need to close the legal gaps to protect them

According to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, almost half of the world’s forcibly displaced people are children. A number of factors lead to the migration of foreign children to South Africa. Some flee conflict and unrest, natural disaster […]


Questions et Réponses : la Conférence d’Abidjan rend espoir aux apatrides en Afrique de l’Ouest

February 17, 2015 2:19 pm Published by Comments Off on Questions et Réponses : la Conférence d’Abidjan rend espoir aux apatrides en Afrique de l’Ouest

Le Représentant du HCR en Côte d’Ivoire, Mohamed Askia Touré, passe en revue la situation des apatrides en Côte d’Ivoire avant la prochaine Conférence sur l’apatridie qui se tiendra à Abidjan le 25 février. ABIDJAN, COTE D’IVOIRE, 17 février (HCR) […]


South Africans can soon apply for Smart ID Cards at the bank

February 17, 2015 12:00 am Published by Comments Off on South Africans can soon apply for Smart ID Cards at the bank

As of April, eligible citizens will be able to apply for their Smart ID Cards at the Home Affair’s kiosks in their nearest bank, Home Affairs Minister Malusi Gigaba said on Tuesday. The Minister said this when he led a […]


In support of dual citizenship in Liberia

February 17, 2015 12:00 am Published by Comments Off on In support of dual citizenship in Liberia

During the many years of armed violence and persecution in our Nation, more than 250,000 of our fellow Liberians lost their lives, the Nation’s economy and infrastructure–houses, schools, clinics, roads and bridges were damaged, and more than 900,000 Liberians, out […]


ECOWAS ministers to deliberate on persons without nationalities

February 17, 2015 12:00 am Published by Comments Off on ECOWAS ministers to deliberate on persons without nationalities

The Government of Cote d’Ivoire and the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in collaboration with the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) will jointly host the first Ministerial Conference on Statelessness in West Africa from February 23 […]


Sénégal: Sans pièce d’Etat civil : Génération sacrifiée

February 16, 2015 12:00 am Published by Comments Off on Sénégal: Sans pièce d’Etat civil : Génération sacrifiée

Ils seront des milliers de jeunes élèves à rater les examens du Baccalauréat et du Certificat de fin d’études élémentaires (Cfee) cette année, faute d’actes de naissance. Ces élèves de Tambacounda, de Kédougou, de Sédhiou ou encore de Thiès sont […]


A state of statelessness

February 16, 2015 12:00 am Published by Comments Off on A state of statelessness

Nelisiwe Mathe does not have a South African ID and her one-year-old baby cannot get a birth-certificate, so, as a result, together they are two stateless people born in South Africa, living in Tembisa. The 23-year-old has been frequenting Home […]


Nigerian government has abandoned Bakassi indigenes – Monarch

February 15, 2015 10:40 am Published by Comments Off on Nigerian government has abandoned Bakassi indigenes – Monarch

The Paramount Ruler of Bakassi in Cross River State, Etim Okon-Edet, has accused the federal government of abandoning indigenes of the community. He also appealed to the Federal Government to ensure proper resettlement of Bakassi indigenes who were displaced from […]