Zecharias Zelalem The rollout of digital ID Fayda in Ethiopia could entrench discrimination against Tigrayans and other ethnic minorities, rights groups fear Ethiopia introduces digital ID to improve access to services Tigrayans fear the data may be used to discriminate […]
Introduction to AHMR Volume 8 Number 3 September – December 2022 The African Human Mobility Review (AHMR) is an interdisciplinary peer-reviewed on-line journal created to encourage and facilitate the study of all aspects (socio-economic, political, legislative and developmental) of human […]
WHEREAS the National Assembly considered public petition No. 41 of 2020 dated the 19th November, 2020, regarding the recognition of the Pemba people of Kenya as citizens of the Republic of Kenya; WHEREAS the petition posits that the Pemba Community […]
By Mazuba Muchindu AHMR Volume 8 Number 3 September – December 2022 Abstract The risk of statelessness in protracted refugee situations has not received much attention both in academic literature and policy discussions. Yet evidence suggests that for refugees in […]
By Fatima Khan AHMR Volume 8 Number 3 September – December 2022 Abstract In South Africa, section 41 of the Immigration Act requires any person approached on reasonable grounds by a police officer or immigration officer to identify themselves either […]
By Christina Beninger and Rashida Manjoo AHMR Volume 8 Number 3 September – December 2022 Abstract Gender discrimination, both direct and indirect, is a leading cause of statelessness worldwide. Most often, direct discrimination is reflected in patriarchal nationality laws that […]
By Frank Hersey “It is not the work of government to issue IDs; it is the work of government to identify Kenyans,” said Kenyan President Ruto at the Data Privacy Conference in Nairobi. Following last week’s announcement by cabinet secretary […]
An Act to repeal the National Commission for Refugees Act, CAP N21, Laws of the Federation of Nigeria, 2004 and enact the National Commission for Refugees, Migrants and Internally Displaced Persons Act, 2022 for the management, rehabilitation, return, reintegration and […]
Mr Aregbesola said the mass migration is having a huge impact on the functions of his ministry. By Chiamaka Okafor Over 300 Nigerians have renounced their citizenship in the last 16 years, with over half of them renouncing last year, […]
The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) issued the highest number of passport booklets totalling 1,899,683 in over seven years, the Nigerian government has said. It was also learnt that at least 150 Nigerians renounced their citizenship between 2006 to 2021, while […]
e maire de la commune d’arrondissement de Yaoundé 3, Lucas Owona veut donner une identité aux enfants sans état civil. A cet effet, il lance une campagne de recensement des enfants de 91 jours à 12 ans n’ayant pas d’acte de naissance en vue de leur établissement gratuit. Les […]
S’appuyant sur les dispositions réglementaires de la loi du 17 octobre 1984 portant code de la famille, notamment en ses articles 45 et 80, l’opération visait généralement à permettre à tous les enfants de Bacongo non déclarés à l’état civil de […]