March 1, 2024 8:13 am
Published by Bronwen Manby
The African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights (the African Commission), welcomes with great satisfaction the adoption of the Protocol to the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights relating to the Specific Aspects of the Right to a Nationality […]
February 27, 2024 3:59 pm
Published by Bronwen Manby
Extracts relevant to Africa: Kenya recognized 7,000 Pemba individuals as citizens, granting them official documents. This ensures their rights and access to public services and opportunities. In Malawi, the Ministry of Home Affairs, officially adopted a National Action Plan (NAP) […]
February 27, 2024 10:38 am
Published by Bronwen Manby
By Mzee Asingwire The National Identification and Registration Authority (NIRA) has introduced detailed guidelines for the forthcoming widespread enrollment and renewal processes. The announcement was made during a press briefing by NIRA’s Executive Director, Rosemary Kisembo, who stressed the critical […]
February 22, 2024 8:46 pm
Published by Bronwen Manby
GENEVA – UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, welcomes the adoption this week of a Protocol by the African Union (AU) Assembly of States to eradicate statelessness and advance inclusion for millions of stateless people on the continent. The Protocol to the […]
February 22, 2024 7:48 pm
Published by Bronwen Manby
Years after Tebogo Khoza was refused an ID document, a high court judgement has restored his rights and offered hope to millions of other undocumented South Africans. By Laura Padoan in Pretoria, South Africa As a game keeper in South […]
February 21, 2024 5:22 pm
Published by Bronwen Manby
By Chidi Odinkalu Last Sunday in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, the Assembly of Heads of State & Govt of the African Union saw off the last sovereign objections from Libya & voted to adopt a new treaty Relating to the Specific […]
February 20, 2024 11:36 am
Published by Bronwen Manby
Could the delayed decision on dual citizenship have resulted in lowest diaspora remittances for Tanzania in 2023? A recent World Bank report has unveiled Tanzania’s position as the second-to-last East African nation in receiving remittances from its diaspora, raising concerns […]
February 20, 2024 9:40 am
Published by Bronwen Manby
By Fred Nasubo On December 5, 2023, the Kenyan High Court suspended the registration and issuance of new digital ID cards, known as Maisha number. In the ruling, Justice John Chigiti ordered the government to ensure public participation and data […]
February 18, 2024 6:17 pm
Published by Bronwen Manby
By Chidi Anselm Odinkalu This past week in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, the Assembly of Heads of State and Government of the African Union (AU) adopted a new treaty Relating to the Specific Aspects to the Right to a Nationality and […]
February 18, 2024 5:33 pm
Published by Bronwen Manby
ASSEMBLY OF THE UNION Thirty-Seventh Ordinary Session 17 – 18 February 2024 Addis Ababa, ETHIOPIA Assembly/AU/Dec. 866-902(XXXVII) Assembly/AU/Decl.1- 4 (XXXVII) Assembly/AU/Res.1- 2 (XXXVII) Assembly/AU/Dec.885 (XXXVII) 37th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of the Union, 17-18 February 2024, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia […]
February 18, 2024 3:33 pm
Published by Bronwen Manby
Adopted 18 February 2024 by the 37th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of the African Union, Decision Assembly/AU/Dec.885(XXXVII) (text of the protocol published online 4 October 2024). English: ACHPR-Protocol-Nationality+Eradication-Statelessness-2024-EN French: CADHP-Protocole-nationalite+eradication-apatridie-2024-FR Download from AU website in all the languages: https://au.int/en/treaties/protocol-african-charter-human-and-peoples-rights-relating-specific-aspects-right […]
February 15, 2024 8:07 pm
Published by Bronwen Manby
Ugandans living in the diaspora will be able to register online for new or renewal of National Identity Cards (IDs), when the mass enrollment for the exercise commences in June this year, the Minister of State for Internal Affairs, Gen. […]
