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President Sisi ratifies amendments to grant equal rights to Egyptian citizenship

May 31, 2023 8:33 am Published by Comments Off on President Sisi ratifies amendments to grant equal rights to Egyptian citizenship

Aya Salah President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi has ratified amendments to the Egyptian Nationality Law of 1975, allowing foreign minors born in Egypt to either a man or a woman born in the country or with an Egyptian origin to acquire citizenship […]


Cameroun: Fotokol plus de 2 200 actes de naissance remis aux élèves

May 30, 2023 6:52 am Published by Comments Off on Cameroun: Fotokol plus de 2 200 actes de naissance remis aux élèves

2 246 actes de naissance ont été remis vendredi aux élèves de Fotokol dans l’Extrême-Nord, selon la télévision publique. Ce document permettra aux bénéficiaires de pouvoir passer les examens officiels. Car « beaucoup de nos enfants ont perdu leur acte de naissance lors […]


Tanzania: Heated Debate Ensues in Parliament Over Dual Citizenship

May 30, 2023 5:54 am Published by Comments Off on Tanzania: Heated Debate Ensues in Parliament Over Dual Citizenship

A heated debate has occurred in the parliament on Tuesday over whether or not Tanzania should allow duo citizenship, with members of parliament exchanging emotionally-charged arguments over the issue that has been debated for a while in the country. The […]


Born in Zimbabwe to Zimbabwean parents but stateless for 19 years

May 29, 2023 8:33 am Published by Comments Off on Born in Zimbabwe to Zimbabwean parents but stateless for 19 years

“SHE was born in 2003 and only got a birth certificate at the age of 19 after a long battle.” Smangele Ndebele (50) a Child Care Worker (CCW) and foster mom in Tsholotsho’s Mvundlana village, narrated a sad story of […]


Nigeria: FG introduces ‘Brown Card’ for permanent residency

May 28, 2023 8:49 am Published by Comments Off on Nigeria: FG introduces ‘Brown Card’ for permanent residency

Omeiza Ajayi, Abuja The Federal Government has introduced the ‘Brown Card’, a new legal instrument for permanent residency for eligible foreign nationals. This was as it conferred Nigerian Citizenship on 385 deserving adult foreign nationals from different countries. In his […]


385 Foreigners Become Nigerian Citizens

May 27, 2023 8:41 am Published by Comments Off on 385 Foreigners Become Nigerian Citizens

A total of 385 nationals of other countries on Saturday became Nigerians citizens by Registration and Naturalization to 385 Foreign Nationals at a ceremony held at the Nigerian Correctional Service Headquarters in Abuja. Among the 385 recipients of the 2023 […]


Chito: It took me 10 years to acquire Kenyan citizenship

May 27, 2023 8:37 am Published by Comments Off on Chito: It took me 10 years to acquire Kenyan citizenship

by Penninah Njoki Did you know Morning Kiss host Chito Ndhlovu is not naturally a Kenyan? The talented radio host acquired his Kenyan citizenship by applying for it and the process took him 10 years. Sharing his journey during an […]


Eswatini: Govt challenged over right to pass citizenship by birth

May 26, 2023 8:48 am Published by Comments Off on Eswatini: Govt challenged over right to pass citizenship by birth

By Kwanele Dlamini amd Mbongiseni Na MBABANE – Government has been taken to court over the legislation that prevents women, whose children are fathered by foreigners, from transferring citizenship to their children through birth. It is argued that depriving Eswatini […]


Statelessness in Southern Africa | Quarter 1 Newsletter 2023

May 24, 2023 8:33 am Published by Comments Off on Statelessness in Southern Africa | Quarter 1 Newsletter 2023

The Southern African Nationality Network (SANN) in partnership with UNHCR Regional Bureau for Southern Africa is publishing a quarterly newsletter on statelessness in Southern Africa. The newsletter features updates from organisations and institutions working towards the eradication of statelessness in […]


73rd Ordinary Session of the ACHPR: Intersession Report by Special Rapporteur on Refugees, Asylum Seekers, Internally Displaced Persons and Migrants in Africa

May 20, 2023 10:22 am Published by Comments Off on 73rd Ordinary Session of the ACHPR: Intersession Report by Special Rapporteur on Refugees, Asylum Seekers, Internally Displaced Persons and Migrants in Africa

Extracts: INTRODUCTION This Report, under Rule 64 of the Rules of Procedure of the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights (the Commission), gives an account of the human rights promotion and protection activities carried out during the intersession period […]


Past learnings must be ‘at the heart of implementing’ a digital identity system in Kenya

May 19, 2023 3:20 pm Published by Comments Off on Past learnings must be ‘at the heart of implementing’ a digital identity system in Kenya

Joint statement by: Nubian Rights Forum, Namati Kenya, Access Now, Kenya Human Rights Commission, Haki na Sheria Initiative, Article-19 East Africa, Centre for Minority Rights Development, Katiba Institute, and Defenders Coalition. Download: Kenya-DigitalID-Joint-NGO-Press-Release_19May2023


Kenya: Lobby groups to state: Slow down enactment of digital IDs

May 19, 2023 10:14 am Published by Comments Off on Kenya: Lobby groups to state: Slow down enactment of digital IDs

Civil Society groups have urged the government to slow down the implementation of a Digital Identity System in Kenya. In a joint statement on Friday, the groups said past learnings must be at the heart of implementing the Digital Identity […]