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Niger: Experts of the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination … Ask Questions on Descent-Based Slavery and Child Statelessness

April 14, 2023 7:10 pm Published by Comments Off on Niger: Experts of the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination … Ask Questions on Descent-Based Slavery and Child Statelessness

Experts of the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination Welcome Restoration of “A” Status for Niger’s National Human Rights Commission, Ask Questions on Descent-Based Slavery and Child Statelessness The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination today concluded its […]


Gupta brothers are still South African citizens, says Aaron Motsoaledi

April 14, 2023 7:21 am Published by Comments Off on Gupta brothers are still South African citizens, says Aaron Motsoaledi

Questions raised over brothers’ Vanuatu citizenship Kgaugelo Masweneng Reporter The Gupta brothers, Atul and Rajesh, are still using South African passports and are still citizens, says home affairs minister Aaron Motsoaledi. The minister revealed this during a news briefing on […]


House of Representatives approves amendments to Egyptian Citizenship Law

April 12, 2023 7:47 am Published by Comments Off on House of Representatives approves amendments to Egyptian Citizenship Law

CAIRO – 12 April 2023: The House of Representatives approved Wednesday the amendment of Article 6 of law no. 26/1975 on the Egyptian citizenship, granting women of foreign origin the right to pass the nationality to their minor children whose […]


Afrique de l’ouest – régularisation de tous les apatrides, avant 2024 : le Foscao rappelle aux Etats leur engagement

April 11, 2023 8:58 am Published by Comments Off on Afrique de l’ouest – régularisation de tous les apatrides, avant 2024 : le Foscao rappelle aux Etats leur engagement

Le Forum de la société civile de l’Afrique de l’Ouest (Foscao) a fait face à la presse, le vendredi 7 avril 2023. Au cours de ce face à face avec des journalistes, tenu à Dakar, le Foscao a invité les […]


Uganda’s Bagabu’s long fight for ancestral land, recognition

April 11, 2023 8:37 am Published by Comments Off on Uganda’s Bagabu’s long fight for ancestral land, recognition

By BAMUTURAKI MUSINGUZI Uganda’s indigenous community the Bagabu has never recovered from the trauma of being evicted from their ancestral land, Bunyampaka Chiefdom, by the British colonial government where it established Queen Elizabeth National Park. In the 17th century, majority […]


En RDC, une proposition de loi qualifiée de raciste fait des remous

April 10, 2023 5:55 pm Published by Comments Off on En RDC, une proposition de loi qualifiée de raciste fait des remous

La proposition de loi dite « Tshiani » prévoit que les candidats aux plus hautes fonctions de l’Etat soient de père et de mère congolais. Un projet qui inquiète à huit mois de la présidentielle. Des puissants dirigeants de l’Eglise catholique congolaise […]


Kenya : La communauté Pemba n’est plus apatride

April 10, 2023 9:04 am Published by Comments Off on Kenya : La communauté Pemba n’est plus apatride

Arrivés dans les années 30, le peuple Pemba vit sur la côte kényane le long de l’océan Indien. Il est privé de titres de propriété, de sécurité sociale, d’accès aux études ou d’autorisations de pêche. Le gouvernement vient officiellement de […]


RDC: la proposition de loi sur la “congolité” divise

April 6, 2023 6:00 pm Published by Comments Off on RDC: la proposition de loi sur la “congolité” divise

En RDC, la loi dite “loi Tshiani” vise à réserver les plus hautes fonctions de l’État, dont la présidence de la République, aux seuls Congolais nés de père et de mère congolais. Débat. Déposé à l’Assemblée nationale en juillet 2021, […]


Over 1M Undocumented Ethnic South Sudanese Thought to Be in Sudan

April 3, 2023 4:43 pm Published by Comments Off on Over 1M Undocumented Ethnic South Sudanese Thought to Be in Sudan

More than 10 years after South Sudan split from Sudan, as many as 1.2 million ethnic South Sudanese could be living in Sudan without citizenship for either country, the U.N. refugee agency says. In this report from Sudan’s capital, Khartoum, […]


Ethiopian National ID Program

April 3, 2023 7:52 am Published by Comments Off on Ethiopian National ID Program

What is the newly adopted Ethiopian Digital Identity Proclamation Number 1284/2023 all about? Download PDF: Ethiopian National ID Program Apr2023