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UNHCR welcomes Kenya’s decision to end statelessness for the Pemba people

December 14, 2022 3:36 pm Published by Comments Off on UNHCR welcomes Kenya’s decision to end statelessness for the Pemba people

GENEVA – UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, commends the steps the Government of Kenya is taking to resolve the long-term problem of statelessness for the Pemba people in Kenya. During celebrations to mark the country’s 59th Jamhuri Day on 12 […]


Madagascar: – 12 000 enfants à inscrire dans le registre d’état civil de façon rétroactive à Antananarivo en six mois

December 14, 2022 12:33 pm Published by Comments Off on Madagascar: – 12 000 enfants à inscrire dans le registre d’état civil de façon rétroactive à Antananarivo en six mois

Antananarivo, 14 Décembre, 16h05 – Une suite logique. L’opération de distribution d’actes de naissances se poursuit pour la ville d’Antananarivo. Celle-ci vient de bénéficier du soutien financier de l’Organisation internationale de la Francophonie (OIF) grâce au projet “état-civil”. Les deux […]


Kenya: Pemba community to get Kenyan citizenship – Ruto

December 13, 2022 5:17 pm Published by Comments Off on Kenya: Pemba community to get Kenyan citizenship – Ruto

by Maureen Kinyanjui Kenya Kwanza government will commence the process to confer citizenship to the Pemba Community. The 7,000 community members have been living in Kenya for decades with no document to prove their citizenship. President William Ruto promised the community of […]


Press Release on the Kenyan Government’s decision to recognize the Stateless Pemba Community descendants as Kenyan Citizens

December 13, 2022 8:31 am Published by Comments Off on Press Release on the Kenyan Government’s decision to recognize the Stateless Pemba Community descendants as Kenyan Citizens

1. The African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights (the African Commission), through its Country Rapporteur, Commissioner Solomon Ayele Dersso, followed with commendation the decision by the Government of Kenya on the occasion of the celebrations marking the 59th Jamhuri […]


Kenya: Govt to Work On Modalities to Ensure Pemba Community in Kilifi Acquires Citizenship – President Ruto

December 12, 2022 5:12 pm Published by Comments Off on Kenya: Govt to Work On Modalities to Ensure Pemba Community in Kilifi Acquires Citizenship – President Ruto

NAIROBI, Kenya, Dec 12 – President William Ruto has announced that the government will work on modalities to ensure Pemba community in Kilifi acquires Kenyan citizenship. Speaking during Jamhuri Day celebrations in Nyayo Stadium on Monday, the Commander in Chief […]


Namibia: US agencies give hope to the undocumented

December 7, 2022 8:00 pm Published by Comments Off on Namibia: US agencies give hope to the undocumented

By Paheja Sririka The lack of or incomplete personal documentations have been associated with many increasing cases of statelessness but the situation becomes incomprehensible when the person is undocumented in their own country. Although being undocumented is not the same as being […]


Sierra Leone launches new passport, naturalizes 109 as citizens

December 7, 2022 3:20 pm Published by Comments Off on Sierra Leone launches new passport, naturalizes 109 as citizens

By Alpha Abu Copies of an upgraded version of Sierra Leone’s passport have been presented to President Julius Maada Bio and Vice President Dr.Mohamed Juldeh Jalloh. According to State House Communications Unit, Chief Immigration Officer , Andrew Jaiah Kaikai presented […]


Malawi ID Roadmap

December 7, 2022 8:32 am Published by Comments Off on Malawi ID Roadmap

Supplement to ID4Africa livecast discussion with Principal Secretary – NRB Mphatso Sambo Download: https://www.id4africa.com/2022/files/ID4Africa_LiveCast_Supplement_NRB.pdf


Addressing Statelessness Through the Rule of Law

December 6, 2022 1:30 pm Published by Comments Off on Addressing Statelessness Through the Rule of Law

More than 4.3 million people are stateless—that is, they are not recognized as a national by any country. Stateless people are often denied access to education, health care, employment, property ownership, freedom of movement, and political participation, and they are […]


JOINT STATEMENT | Centre for Human Rights and SANN call for the adoption and ratification of the Draft Protocol on Statelessness in Africa

December 6, 2022 12:31 pm Published by Comments Off on JOINT STATEMENT | Centre for Human Rights and SANN call for the adoption and ratification of the Draft Protocol on Statelessness in Africa

The Centre for Human Rights, University of Pretoria, and the Southern African Nationality Network (SANN) call on African states, including members of the Southern African Development Community (SADC), to endorse the adoption of the Draft Protocol to the African Charter […]


UNHCR Campaign to End Statelessness Update July-September 2022

December 5, 2022 10:31 am Published by Comments Off on UNHCR Campaign to End Statelessness Update July-September 2022

Extracts relevant to Africa: Top events and news• Liberia becomes the third country since the start of the #IBelong Campaign to reform legislation to grant women and men equal rights in passing on their nationality to their children.• Nigeria adopts […]