Author Archives for Bronwen Manby

Zambians in diaspora write president on documentation-related hardships

February 8, 2022 2:14 pm Published by Comments Off on Zambians in diaspora write president on documentation-related hardships

Authors demand intervention to solve challenges in accessing national documents James Kunda Zambians in the diaspora wrote Tuesday to President Hakainde Hichilema asking for help in accessing national documents. Ferdinand Simaanya, the head of the Zambian Diaspora Organization, said the […]


Kenya’s Nubian people still struggling for official recognition

February 5, 2022 10:03 am Published by Comments Off on Kenya’s Nubian people still struggling for official recognition

by: Victor Moturi Kenyans from the Nubian community continue to live on the margins of society, blocked from acquiring national identity cards and other vital documents necessary to work officially, go to school and even vote. “Our community does not […]


RDC: Compte rendu de la trente-neuvieme reunion du Conseil des ministres

February 4, 2022 11:36 am Published by Comments Off on RDC: Compte rendu de la trente-neuvieme reunion du Conseil des ministres

Extrait: V. EXAMEN ET ADOPTION DES TEXTES (03 textes) V.1. Trois Projets de Décrets Le Vice-Premier Ministre, Ministre de l’Intérieur, Sécurité et Affaires Coutumières a soumis au Conseil trois (3) Projets de Décrets pour délibération. Le premier a porté sur […]


South Africa: Registration of a child’s birth: Unmarried fathers no longer treated differently from married fathers

February 4, 2022 10:08 am Published by Comments Off on South Africa: Registration of a child’s birth: Unmarried fathers no longer treated differently from married fathers

By Lungelo Mkhize, candidate attorney, Sushila Dhever, partner ; Fasken Law On 22 September 2021, the Constitutional Court handed down a judgment in the case of Centre for Child Law v Director General: Department of Home Affairs and Others [2021] […]


Press release: Children, long-term refugees among population at risk of statelessness in Horn of Africa

February 3, 2022 9:29 am Published by Comments Off on Press release: Children, long-term refugees among population at risk of statelessness in Horn of Africa

A new report by UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency has found that vulnerable children in Somalia, Djibouti, Eritrea and Ethiopia, including those of mixed parentage, with parents who have been displaced or are members of cross-border communities, and those who have been separated […]


‘I am now stateless,’ says Egypt activist Ghada Najibe as she awaits appeal

February 3, 2022 8:58 am Published by Comments Off on ‘I am now stateless,’ says Egypt activist Ghada Najibe as she awaits appeal

By Amelia Smith & Laila Ahmet In December 2020 Ghada Najibe woke up to a phone call – “the Egyptian government has announced they are stripping you of your nationality”, Ghada’s friend told her down the line. That morning Egypt’s […]


Guinée: N’Zérékoré, appel aux citoyens à obtenir leur acte de naissance biométrique à la mairie

February 2, 2022 11:15 am Published by Comments Off on Guinée: N’Zérékoré, appel aux citoyens à obtenir leur acte de naissance biométrique à la mairie

La délivrance des actes de naissance biométrique a démarré en Guinée. A N’Nzérékoré, ces travaux se déroulent à l’état civil de la mairie. Pour le moment pas d’affluence. C’est pourquoi le superviseur en charge des activistes, Boniface Dramou, invite les […]


AU Interoperability Framework for Digital ID

February 1, 2022 6:59 pm Published by Comments Off on AU Interoperability Framework for Digital ID

Millions of people in Africa lack legal identification (ID), and many more have IDs that are not fit for purpose in the digital age. As a result, they are facing challenges to access services and opportunities being created through digitalisation. […]


Kenya: Miguna wants State to pay Sh1m he used in aborted trip

February 1, 2022 6:01 pm Published by Comments Off on Kenya: Miguna wants State to pay Sh1m he used in aborted trip

He wants the court to also order Air Lufthansa, Air France to compensate him. by ANNETTE WAMBULWA Court Reporter Exiled Kenyan Lawyer Miguna Miguna now wants Foreign Affairs CS Raychelle Omamo to be committed to civil jail for refusing to […]


UNHCR Campaign to End Statelessness Update Oct-Dec 2021

February 1, 2022 4:50 pm Published by Comments Off on UNHCR Campaign to End Statelessness Update Oct-Dec 2021

Extracts relevant to Africa: Mobilizing governments and civil society In Togo, UNHCR and the National Assembly organized an information session on statelessness for 80 Members of Parliament on 5 November, which was an opportunity to advocate for the acceleration of […]


The Campaign to End Statelessness in Egypt

February 1, 2022 11:03 am Published by Comments Off on The Campaign to End Statelessness in Egypt

Introduction Egypt is home to over a hundred million people and hosts an unknown number of refugees and migrants, with estimates of several million. Among them are potentially hundreds of thousands of individuals who are stateless or at risk of […]