Author Archives for Djibril Balde

Uganda: The experience of cross border travel using national ID

January 11, 2017 2:54 pm Published by Comments Off on Uganda: The experience of cross border travel using national ID

By Cris Magoba The year 2014 started on a good note in the annals of EAC integration. This is because it started with a new travel experience for EAC citizens. This is the use of the national Identity Card as […]


Etat-civil : Faciliter les procédures d’enregistrement de nouveaux-nés

January 11, 2017 2:15 pm Published by Comments Off on Etat-civil : Faciliter les procédures d’enregistrement de nouveaux-nés

L’Union des Communes du Togo (UCT) forme du 9 au 13 janvier à Lomé, des agents d’Etat Civil (EC) des communes et préfectures du Togo sur les procédures d’enregistrements et d’archivage des faits d’état civil dans le cadre de la […]


Côte d’Ivoire: lancement des travaux des groupes thématiques pour le Registre national des personnes physiques

January 11, 2017 12:30 pm Published by Comments Off on Côte d’Ivoire: lancement des travaux des groupes thématiques pour le Registre national des personnes physiques

Les travaux des groupes thématiques du Comité technique national pour le Registre national des personnes physiques (RNPP) qui est une base de données centralisant l’ensemble des informations sur l’état civil des personnes, ont été lancés, mardi, à Abidjan, a constaté […]


Documents falsifiés, déclaration des naissances, perspectives 2017…Kana Baldé de l’Etat Civil de Ratoma à Guineematin (Interview)

January 10, 2017 1:40 pm Published by Comments Off on Documents falsifiés, déclaration des naissances, perspectives 2017…Kana Baldé de l’Etat Civil de Ratoma à Guineematin (Interview)

Le nombre de faux documents en circulation dans notre pays devient de plus en plus important. Les services de l’Etat Civil n’échappent pas à cette réalité, a appris Guineematin.com, à travers un de ses reporters. Dans un entretien qu’il a […]


The Politics of Dual Citizenship in Liberia

January 8, 2017 4:35 pm Published by Comments Off on The Politics of Dual Citizenship in Liberia

Dual citizenship is a highly debated part of Liberia’s political discussions. Opposing perceptions of Liberian citizenship have contributed to diverging perspectives on dual citizenship. There are those who associate acquiring foreign citizenship while in exile with being unpatriotic. Read more


Comment faire une déclaration de naissance au Sénégal ?

January 4, 2017 2:04 pm Published by Comments Off on Comment faire une déclaration de naissance au Sénégal ?

L’acte de naissance est un document délivré par l’officier de l’état civil qui atteste qu’une naissance a été déclarée et enregistrée dans le registre d’état civil du lieu de naissance. Ladite déclaration est soit, faite par le père, la mère, […]


Apatridie: jusqu’à 700000 « ivoiriens » ne sont pas ivoiriens

January 1, 2017 1:43 pm Published by Comments Off on Apatridie: jusqu’à 700000 « ivoiriens » ne sont pas ivoiriens

« Je ne connais pas ma nationalité. Je sais où je suis né. Mais est-ce que je viens du Burkina Faso ? Est-ce que je viens de Côte d’Ivoire ? »Ali n’a jamais été enregistré à la naissance. Il n’a plus aucun contact avec […]


Statelessness in West Africa: Newsletter #11 Oct-Dec 2016

December 30, 2016 6:42 pm Published by Comments Off on Statelessness in West Africa: Newsletter #11 Oct-Dec 2016

In 2014, the Global Campaign #IBelong was launched with the aim of wiping out statelessness by 2024. Since then, members of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) have strongly committed to end this plight in the region. The […]


Nigerians Make Up More of 750,000 Stateless West Africans

December 22, 2016 4:33 pm Published by Comments Off on Nigerians Make Up More of 750,000 Stateless West Africans

By Chineme Okafor Abuja — The West African Civil Society Forum (WACSOF) has said that by virtue of Nigeria’s population and emergence of insurgency in the North East in 2009, the country currently contributes more to the 750,000 people that […]


FG urged to accommodate stateless persons

December 14, 2016 8:36 pm Published by Comments Off on FG urged to accommodate stateless persons

A meeting that reviewed a study on statelessness has called on the federal government to amend the Constitution to accommodate stateless persons living in Nigeria. In the validation meeting on the study report on “Statelessness in North-East Nigeria,” organized by the […]


Buhari Did Not Order National ID Card Use For 2019 Elections – Presidency

December 9, 2016 8:48 pm Published by Comments Off on Buhari Did Not Order National ID Card Use For 2019 Elections – Presidency

The Presidency has denied claims in the media that President Buhari has given “orders” that national identity cards be used in the 2019 elections. The statement from the Office of the Vice President was in reaction to newspaper reports on Friday […]


Ivory Coast To Register 3 Million Undocumented Children

December 9, 2016 3:00 pm Published by Comments Off on Ivory Coast To Register 3 Million Undocumented Children

ABIDJAN, IVORY COAST: Ivory Coast’s government on Friday announced a programme to provide birth certificates for three million children left undocumented by years of war, poverty and migration. “The ‘One Child, One Birth Certificate’ project focusses on children — from […]