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Namibia Court Endorses Recognizing Same-Sex Marriage From Other Countries

May 16, 2023 3:51 pm Published by Comments Off on Namibia Court Endorses Recognizing Same-Sex Marriage From Other Countries

By Vitalio Angula WINDHOEK, NAMIBIA — The Supreme Court of Namibia has ruled in favor of recognizing same-sex marriages from other countries, making Namibia only the second nation on the continent to do so after South Africa. A small group […]


Nigeria: Guinean Citizenship: Group asks court to order probe, prosecution of Tinubu

May 16, 2023 3:47 pm Published by Comments Off on Nigeria: Guinean Citizenship: Group asks court to order probe, prosecution of Tinubu

The group pleaded with the court for a speedy hearing and determination of its suit seeking the probe and prosecution of Mr Tinubu over his alleged Guinean citizenship. By Ameh Ejekwonyilo A civil society organisation has asked the Federal High […]


Namibia recognises same-sex marriages concluded abroad with foreign spouse

May 16, 2023 3:45 pm Published by Comments Off on Namibia recognises same-sex marriages concluded abroad with foreign spouse

WINDHOEK – Namibia’s Supreme Court on Tuesday recognised same-sex marriages contracted abroad between citizens and foreign spouses, a landmark ruling in a country where homosexuality is illegal. The decision overturns a ruling reached last year by the High Court, which […]


What Tanzania’s position on dual citizenship means

May 16, 2023 11:05 am Published by Comments Off on What Tanzania’s position on dual citizenship means

By Josephine Christopher Dar es Salaam. International relations experts feel Tanzania was blocking itself from utilising the potential of its diaspora as the government maintained its position to reject dual citizenship. Yesterday, Home Affairs minister Hamad Masauni told the Parliament that […]


DIGITAL ID : Prospects And Challenges For Somalia

May 15, 2023 1:32 pm Published by Comments Off on DIGITAL ID : Prospects And Challenges For Somalia

Advances in technology and improvements in connectivity have given governments new capabilities, such as digitizing records, capturing biometrics, and automating processes. These improvements have enabled new concepts such as digital identity that allow human data to be converted into a […]


FG: 160 women claiming to be Nigerians in Sudan have no passports for evacuation

May 14, 2023 5:05 am Published by Comments Off on FG: 160 women claiming to be Nigerians in Sudan have no passports for evacuation

By Claire Mom The federal government says 160 women claiming to be Nigerians in war-torn Sudan have no passports to fly back to the country. In a press briefing on Sunday, Mustapha Ahmed, director general of the National Emergency Management […]


Only 6 member states have ECOWAS biometric card – Commission

May 11, 2023 6:40 pm Published by Comments Off on Only 6 member states have ECOWAS biometric card – Commission

By Temitope Ponle Dr Omar Touray, President of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Commission said only six out of the 15 member states had the ECOWAS National Biometric Identity Card (ENBIC). Touray said this while presenting his […]


Sierra Leone: President Bio’s government grants citizenship to 50 more African Americans to raise revenue

May 8, 2023 7:46 pm Published by Comments Off on Sierra Leone: President Bio’s government grants citizenship to 50 more African Americans to raise revenue

By Abdul Rashid Thomas Sierra Leone’s Minister of Tourism and Cultural Affairs, Dr. Memunatu Pratt last week granted Sierra Leonean citizenship to 50 African Americans claiming to have Sierra Leonean roots, in a ceremony held at the National Museum in […]


AFRIQUE / AFRIQUE DU SUD – Les enfants apatrides : une plaie ouverte mais cachée en Afrique australe

May 8, 2023 4:41 pm Published by Comments Off on AFRIQUE / AFRIQUE DU SUD – Les enfants apatrides : une plaie ouverte mais cachée en Afrique australe

ohannesburg (Agence Fides) – Plus de 642.000 enfants migrants ou déplacés vivent en Afrique du Sud. Selon les derniers chiffres de l’UNICEF, ce chiffre stérile comprend les réfugiés, les demandeurs d’asile, les victimes de la traite ou du trafic, les […]


AFRICA/SOUTH AFRICA – Stateless children: An invisible problem in southern Africa

May 8, 2023 11:39 am Published by Comments Off on AFRICA/SOUTH AFRICA – Stateless children: An invisible problem in southern Africa

Johannesburg (Agenzia Fides) – According to the latest UNICEF figures, there are more than 642,000 children living in South Africa as migrants or displaced persons. This number includes refugees, asylum seekers, victims of human trafficking or smuggling, and unaccompanied and […]


Egypt: House of Representatives Approves New Amendments to Citizenship Law

May 8, 2023 9:16 am Published by Comments Off on Egypt: House of Representatives Approves New Amendments to Citizenship Law

On April 12, 2023, the Egyptian House of Representatives approved new modifications to Law No. 26 of 1975 on Citizenship. The new amendments pertain to articles 6 and 11 of the Citizenship Law. New Amendments Amendment to Article 6 Under the new […]


Nigeria: Birth Registration Protects Children From Exploitation, Abuse – UNICEF

May 6, 2023 12:28 pm Published by Comments Off on Nigeria: Birth Registration Protects Children From Exploitation, Abuse – UNICEF

BAUCHI –The United Nations Children Fund(UNICEF) has stressed the need for parents to register their children at birth, saying that birth registration protects them from exploitation and abuse as Children without birth certificates are more vulnerable to child labor, child […]