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Gabon/Makokou : L’opération de recensement des actes de naissance de nouveau

May 25, 2022 12:20 pm Published by Comments Off on Gabon/Makokou : L’opération de recensement des actes de naissance de nouveau

Selon le directeur provincial des affaires sociales, Joël Rodrigue Abessolo Abogho « l’année dernière, le gouvernement  par le biais du ministère des affaires sociales en partenariat avec l’Unicef avait décidé qu’au niveau de la province de l’Ogooué- Ivindo, il fallait voir […]


Liberia: Welcoming the Dual citizenship bill

May 23, 2022 5:10 pm Published by Comments Off on Liberia: Welcoming the Dual citizenship bill

Editorial: At long last, both the House of Representatives and the Liberian Senate have separately agreed to enact the Dual Citizenship bill into law that would allow Diaspora Liberians, who hold citizenships of foreign countries, to maintain their Liberian citizenship. […]


Diaspora Liberians’ Eminent Chairman Lauds Senate for Passage of Dual Citizenship Act

May 23, 2022 5:08 pm Published by Comments Off on Diaspora Liberians’ Eminent Chairman Lauds Senate for Passage of Dual Citizenship Act

Monrovia – The Eminent Chairman of the All-Liberian Conference on Dual Citizenship (ALCOD), Eminent Emmanuel S. Wettee, has lauded the Senate, under the leadership of Pro-temp Albert Chie, for concurring with the House of Representatives on the passage of the […]


Covid-19 worsens plight of stateless migrant children in South Africa

May 22, 2022 12:18 pm Published by Comments Off on Covid-19 worsens plight of stateless migrant children in South Africa

By Marko Phiri As the number of children born in South Africa to undocumented migrant parents continues to grow, researchers have raised concerns about the unchecked cycle of statelessness and undocumented foreigners in the country. Thousands of children born to […]


UNHCR, civil society launch first regional network to address statelessness in east Africa

May 20, 2022 12:41 pm Published by Comments Off on UNHCR, civil society launch first regional network to address statelessness in east Africa

UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency together with 15 civil society organizations from Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Sudan, South Sudan, Sudan, and Rwanda have launched the region’s first statelessness network, to advance ongoing efforts in eradicating statelessness in the region. Comprising human […]


Liberia: Senate Concurs with House for Amendment of Alien and Nationality Law But Calls for Conference Committee to Harmonize Differences

May 20, 2022 9:54 am Published by Comments Off on Liberia: Senate Concurs with House for Amendment of Alien and Nationality Law But Calls for Conference Committee to Harmonize Differences

By Henry Karmo MONROVIA – The Liberian Senate on Thursday voted in the majority in favor of the passage of the amended Alien and Nationality Law. The Senate vote Thursday was a concurrence vote as the House of Representatives had […]


No One Is Safe Until Everyone Is Safe: A Study of Migrant Experiences With COVID-19 in South Africa

May 18, 2022 4:46 pm Published by Comments Off on No One Is Safe Until Everyone Is Safe: A Study of Migrant Experiences With COVID-19 in South Africa

The impact of COVID-19 in South Africa, by existing data, has been the most severe on the African continent. South Africa, which accounted for 38.1% of total COVID-19 infections in Africa as of March 2022, is home to approximately 2.9 […]


Identification biométrique : au Togo, la plateforme d’enregistrement prête d’ici fin 2022

May 17, 2022 6:59 pm Published by Comments Off on Identification biométrique : au Togo, la plateforme d’enregistrement prête d’ici fin 2022

(Togo First) – Lomé accueille depuis ce mardi 17 mai 2022, un atelier sous-régional du programme d’identification unique pour l’intégration régionale et l’inclusion en Afrique de l’Ouest (WURI). La rencontre de 3 jours, à l’initiative de l’Unité de gestion du […]


South Africa: Home Affairs does nothing to help disabled learners get IDs

May 17, 2022 9:57 am Published by Comments Off on South Africa: Home Affairs does nothing to help disabled learners get IDs

The state is denying learners their rights, says lawyer By Liezl Human The future is uncertain for 18-year-old Dudu Setoe who has never had a birth certificate or an Identity Document (ID) despite many back-and-forths to Home Affairs offices. Although […]


A Generation of Stateless People? Children of Tunisian ISIS fighters and their right to nationality

May 16, 2022 5:13 pm Published by Comments Off on A Generation of Stateless People? Children of Tunisian ISIS fighters and their right to nationality

By Iqra Ishaq Over the last decade, an estimated 40,000 persons have left their countries to join ISIS. Tunisian nationals who joined ISIS in Iraq, Libya or Syria are estimated at between 4,500–6,000, making Tunisia the country with the highest […]


RDC: Kasaï Oriental la lutte contre les VBG et la réduction des risques de l’apatridie au cœur des discussions entre UNHCR et les autorités provinciales

May 13, 2022 11:32 am Published by Comments Off on RDC: Kasaï Oriental la lutte contre les VBG et la réduction des risques de l’apatridie au cœur des discussions entre UNHCR et les autorités provinciales

Le Haut commissariat des Nations Unies pour les réfugiés UNHCR , a participé à deux rencontres ce mercredi 11 mai 2022 avec les autorités provinciales du Kasaï Oriental afin de poursuivre avec le travail amorcé à kananga dans l’élaboration du […]


Why Is Madrid Pandering to Morocco?

May 13, 2022 7:17 am Published by Comments Off on Why Is Madrid Pandering to Morocco?

Spain has traded five decades of neutrality on Western Sahara while getting nothing but a spyware scandal in return. By Marcos Bartolomé, a Spain-based journalist and researcher. Spain’s foreign policy strives to secure the country’s status as a relevant middle […]