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Nigeria: 2023 Elections: National Movement Asks Court To Disqualify Peter Obi Over Alleged Dual Citizenship

January 17, 2023 3:49 pm Published by Comments Off on Nigeria: 2023 Elections: National Movement Asks Court To Disqualify Peter Obi Over Alleged Dual Citizenship

The National Rescue Movement (NRM) has asked a Federal High Court in Abuja to disqualify the presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the February 25, 2023 presidential election, Peter Obi over his alleged possession of dual citizenship of […]


South Africa: Undocumented children struggle to find schools

January 13, 2023 5:50 pm Published by Comments Off on South Africa: Undocumented children struggle to find schools

By Kimberly Mutandiro It is 10am and nine-year-old Michael is begging at a set of traffic lights in Johannesburg. Most children his age are back at school after the holidays. But Michael is undocumented. Michael has not been in school […]


L’octroi de la nationalité marocaine bientôt conditionné à la maîtrise du tamazight

January 11, 2023 8:30 am Published by Comments Off on L’octroi de la nationalité marocaine bientôt conditionné à la maîtrise du tamazight

Une nouvelle condition pourrait s’imposer aux personnes demandant la nationalité marocaine. Il s’agit de la maîtrise du tamazight. Le groupe istiqlalien à la Chambre des représentants « a soumis une proposition de loi ajoutant la maîtrise de la deuxième langue officielle […]


Is the automatic loss of South African citizenship for those acquiring other citizenships constitutional? Democratic Alliance v Minister of Home Affairs

January 8, 2023 6:10 pm Published by Comments Off on Is the automatic loss of South African citizenship for those acquiring other citizenships constitutional? Democratic Alliance v Minister of Home Affairs

David Bilchitz & Reuven (Ruvi) Ziegler (2023) Is the automatic loss of South African citizenship for those acquiring other citizenships constitutional? Democratic Alliance v Minister of Home Affairs, South African Journal on Human Rights, DOI: 10.1080/02587203.2022.2158925 1. Introduction For an […]


Right to participate and citizenship: Liberians yearn for an inclusive vote in 2023

January 6, 2023 10:39 am Published by Comments Off on Right to participate and citizenship: Liberians yearn for an inclusive vote in 2023

Author: Urias Teh Pour Executive Director, Independent National Commission on Human Rights (INCHR), Liberia For the first time in the political history of Liberia, Liberians in the diaspora are making a strong case for their inclusion in the 2023 general […]


Identification and Civil Registration: A lifeline for displaced people in Mozambique

January 4, 2023 7:36 pm Published by Comments Off on Identification and Civil Registration: A lifeline for displaced people in Mozambique

BY FAHER ELFAYEZ, LIZARDO NARVAEZ, TIAGO CARNEIRO PEIXOTO The conflict in the north of Mozambique has created a humanitarian crisis with many thousands of individuals internally displaced, forced to uproot their lives and start over. World Bank efforts to build resilience in Mozambique […]


Guinée: Matoto/Conakry, 54 000 naissances, 3165 mariages, 155 décès enregistrés à l’état civil en 2022

January 3, 2023 8:20 am Published by Comments Off on Guinée: Matoto/Conakry, 54 000 naissances, 3165 mariages, 155 décès enregistrés à l’état civil en 2022

L’état civil de Matoto a mis en place une stratégie payante pour l’enregistrement des naissances dans la plus grande commune de Conakry. Il s’agit d’une structure créée au sein dudit service pour pouvoir récupérer rapidement les déclarations de naissance à […]


Trends and Determinants of Birth Registration Completeness in Zimbabwe, 2005-2015

January 1, 2023 10:42 am Published by Comments Off on Trends and Determinants of Birth Registration Completeness in Zimbabwe, 2005-2015

Musizvingoza, R., Wekwete, N.N., Mangombe, K. and Zinumwe, G. 2023. Trends and Determinants of Birth Registration Completeness in Zimbabwe, 2005-2015. Comparative Population Studies. 48, (Jan. 2023). DOI: https://doi.org/10.12765/CPoS-2023-01. Abstract Childbirth registration in Zimbabwe has decreased over the years, yet the risk […]


Le principe de l’exclusivité de la nationalité congolaise, entre l’hypocrisie d’État et les risques d’apatridie aux dépens des congolais d’origine

January 1, 2023 7:43 am Published by Comments Off on Le principe de l’exclusivité de la nationalité congolaise, entre l’hypocrisie d’État et les risques d’apatridie aux dépens des congolais d’origine

Cahiers africains des droits de l’homme et de la démocratie ainsi que du développement durable Numéro 78 – Volume 3 – Janvier-Mars 2023 Par Christian MAKAMBO MUANYO Expert et Formateur en nationalité, état civil et apatridie Point focal de la […]


Carte d’identité biométrique du Mali : La confection est assurée par une société malienne et non une entreprise allemande

December 30, 2022 5:48 pm Published by Comments Off on Carte d’identité biométrique du Mali : La confection est assurée par une société malienne et non une entreprise allemande

La carte d’identité biométrique est conçue au Mali et par des Maliens à travers la société malienne M-SI, expérimentée dans le domaine de la biométrie. La base de données et tous les équipements sont au Mali. C’est l’assurance donnée par […]


Nigeria: World Bank agency seeks improved NIN enrolment

December 28, 2022 1:00 pm Published by Comments Off on Nigeria: World Bank agency seeks improved NIN enrolment

By Sami Tunji The Nigeria Digital Identification for Development project has partnered with the National Orientation Agency to drive awareness among Nigerians as it begins its pilot identity enrolment in the Federal Capital Territory and six states across the geopolitical […]