The process to register members of the Pemba community in an effort to issue them with identity cards has kicked off in Kwale. This follows the recognition of the Pemba as an ethnic community in Kenya in a Special Gazette […]
By R. Joyclyn Wea After granting him his Liberian Citizenship by Civil Law Court “B” in Liberia, Cllr. Austin Ndubuisi Nwabudike’s next move has met the bottleneck with the higher court holding his approval. The Supreme Court of Liberia is […]
National Unity Government Decree No. 209 of 2022 and its impact on the legal status of children of Libyan women married to foreigners By Khadija Elboaishi Resolution No. 209 of 2022 was recently issued by the Presidency of the Government of […]
By Maja Lazić While there is a clear, legal definition of statelessness, the real number of stateless people in the world is not as clear, and the reality of their lives even less visible. Without citizenship of any country, stateless people […]
Press statement: On 27 February 2023, the Gauteng High Court handed down judgment in favour of Tebogo Khoza, ordering the Department of Home Affairs (DHA) to register Tebogo’s birth in terms of the Birth and Deaths Registration Act, to declare […]
By Tamsin Metelerkamp The Department of Home Affairs has been given 30 days to register the birth of Tebogo Khoza, a stateless man born in South Africa. The Pretoria high court found that since Khoza first attempted to have his […]
By Kioko Nyamasyo The Kenyan government will finally recognise the Pemba Community as citizens thanks to President William Ruto’s intervention. This is after national registration exercise of the community kicked off in Kilifi County on Wednesday, February 1. The exercise […]
By Frank Hersey The identity landscape in Kenya continues to shift as birth registration goes digital on 1 March and funding for Huduma Namba, the national biometric ID card, is cut dramatically. The National Integrated Identity Management System (NIIMS), generally known as […]
By Eric Nana Yaw Kwafo The Minority in Parliament has made a strong argument why it is against the decision by the Electoral Commission (NDC) to rely on only the Ghana Card for voter registration. In a new Constitutional Instrument […]
The Ghana Tourism Authority (GTA) and the Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture (MOTAC), have held a Ghanaian Citizenship ceremony for two of the three last-known living survivors of the Tulsa Race Massacre. The two, 108-year-old Viola Fletcher, and her […]
NAIROBI, Kenya, Mar 1 — The government has commenced the registration of over 5,000 members of the Pemba Community ahead of conferment of Kenyan citizenship following President William Ruto’s directive. Speaking in Kilifi County on Wednesday, Immigration and Citizen Services […]
By Molemo Mothoa Home Affairs has again been urged to ensure that the National Health Laboratory Service conducts free DNA tests for indigent South Africans where such a test is required to prove one’s South African citizenship. This follows the […]