Author Archives for Bronwen Manby

Somali Cabinet okays CRVS bill, seeks digital ID collaboration with Ethiopia

November 21, 2023 11:56 am Published by Comments Off on Somali Cabinet okays CRVS bill, seeks digital ID collaboration with Ethiopia

By Ayang Macdonald Somalia’s Cabinet Ministers have approved a draft civil registration and vital statistics (CRVS) legislation, a major step forward in the country’s quest to modernize its citizen identification system after many years of political turmoil. The document, submitted […]


CEDAW Concluding Observations: Malawi, 2023

November 14, 2023 2:24 pm Published by Comments Off on CEDAW Concluding Observations: Malawi, 2023

Concluding observations on the eighth periodic report of Malawi, CEDAW/C/MWI/CO/8 Extract: Constitutional and legislative framework and visibility of the Convention and the Optional Protocol to the Convention 9. The Committee welcomes the developments in the constitutional and legislative framework since […]


L’imam Chalghoumi a-t-il été déchu de sa nationalité tunisienne ?

November 13, 2023 10:48 am Published by Comments Off on L’imam Chalghoumi a-t-il été déchu de sa nationalité tunisienne ?

L’ancien secrétaire général du Parti Socialiste, Julien Dray a affirmé que la Tunisie avait décidé de retirer la nationalité de l’imam Hassen Chalghoumi, durant son passage du 12 novembre 2023 sur la chaîne française CNews. Invité le 12 novembre 2023 […]


Reprieve for Kenyans as court halts new passports, ID charges

November 12, 2023 7:11 pm Published by Comments Off on Reprieve for Kenyans as court halts new passports, ID charges

By Kamau Muthoni The High Court in Nairobi has frozen a gazette notice introducing new charges for all identification documents issued by the government. Justice Lawrence Mugambi’s orders follow a case by Nakuru-based surgeon Gikenyi Magayi challenging the new charges […]


Press statement on the release of the white paper on Citizenship, Immigration and Refugee Protection: Towards a complete overhaul of the migration system in South Africa

November 12, 2023 5:43 pm Published by Comments Off on Press statement on the release of the white paper on Citizenship, Immigration and Refugee Protection: Towards a complete overhaul of the migration system in South Africa

The Director-General of the Department of Home Affairs; Commissioner: Border Management Authority; Members of the Refugee Appeals Authority; Members of the Standing Committee on Refugee Affairs; Senior Management of the Department of Home Affairs; Journalists of various media houses; All […]


S Africa Radical changes proposed in white paper on citizenship, migration

November 12, 2023 5:36 pm Published by Comments Off on S Africa Radical changes proposed in white paper on citizenship, migration

By Ernest Mabuza The Citizenship Act and Births and Deaths Registration Act must be repealed in their entirely and included in a single piece of legislation dealing with citizenship, immigration and refugee protection. This is one of the proposals contained […]


Kenya – What replacing ID cards, passports will cost you in new fees hike

November 11, 2023 7:14 pm Published by Comments Off on Kenya – What replacing ID cards, passports will cost you in new fees hike

It will now cost you a whopping Sh2,000 to replace your National Identification Card (ID) should you lose it. Equally, you will part with Sh1,000 to register for a new ID card, the Ministry of Interior has announced in the […]


Press release: White Paper on Citizenship, Immigration and Refugee Protection: Towards a Complete Overhaul of the Migration System in South Africa

November 10, 2023 5:44 pm Published by Comments Off on Press release: White Paper on Citizenship, Immigration and Refugee Protection: Towards a Complete Overhaul of the Migration System in South Africa

NO. 4061 10 November 2023 GENERAL NOTICE DEPARTMENT OF HOME AFFAIRS NO. 49690 10 NOVEMBER 2023 PUBLICATION OF THE WHITE PAPER ON CITIZENSHIP, IMMIGRATION AND REFUGEE PROTECTION: TOWARDS A COMPLETE OVERHAUL OF THE MIGRATION SYSTEM IN SOUTH AFRICA The Department […]


Le HCR salue les efforts continus du gouvernement ivoirien dans la lutte contre l’apatridie

November 10, 2023 7:37 am Published by Comments Off on Le HCR salue les efforts continus du gouvernement ivoirien dans la lutte contre l’apatridie

Le HCR, l’agence des Nations Unies pour les réfugiés, salue les efforts continus du Gouvernement ivoirien pour prévenir et réduire l’apatridie, alors que l’organisation marque le 9e anniversaire de sa campagne #Jexiste qui dure depuis une décennie. La Côte d’Ivoire fait partie […]


Le Nigeria lance un système électronique d’enregistrement des faits d’état civil et de statistiques vitales

November 9, 2023 8:21 am Published by Comments Off on Le Nigeria lance un système électronique d’enregistrement des faits d’état civil et de statistiques vitales

Par : Adoni Conrad Quenum Depuis quelques années, la plupart des pays africains sont en transition numérique. Ils prennent des décisions stratégiques et lancent des outils numériques à cette fin. Bola Tinubu, le président de la République fédérale du Nigeria, […]


Apatrides : 4,4 millions de personnes dans l’ombre de la citoyenneté

November 9, 2023 7:32 am Published by Comments Off on Apatrides : 4,4 millions de personnes dans l’ombre de la citoyenneté

Le photographe National Geographic William Daniels a enquêté pour donner un visage aux millions de personnes apatrides, dont les existences ne sont reconnues par aucun État. Ce sont des ombres. Des cohortes fantomatiques d’hommes, de femmes et d’enfants sans existence légale, […]