Author Archives for Djibril Balde

Zimbabwe: Registration of birth certificates should be easily accessible – MP

July 28, 2016 1:14 pm Published by Comments Off on Zimbabwe: Registration of birth certificates should be easily accessible – MP

Bulawayo Central MP Dorcas Sibanda has called for the government to ensure that children have easy access to the birth certificates indicating that at the moment it appears to be a challenge for them. Speaking in parliament Sibanda said a […]


9 million Kenyans with IDs not listed to vote

July 27, 2016 1:46 pm Published by Comments Off on 9 million Kenyans with IDs not listed to vote

The National Registration Bureau yesterday said more than 9.2 million eligible Kenyans are yet to be registered as voters, despite having valid national ID cards. Director Reuben Kimotho attributed the high number of unregistered voters to lack of information. “The […]


Zimbabwe: Mudede Blasts Social Media Falsehoods

July 27, 2016 1:08 pm Published by Comments Off on Zimbabwe: Mudede Blasts Social Media Falsehoods

Media reports suggesting that all newborns will undergo DNA testing before getting birth certificates are false and meant to tarnish the image of Government departments, Registrar-General Mr Tobaiwa Mudede has said. He said the recent media reports were harmful to […]


Kenya: Government Threatens to Exhume Bodies Buried Without Permits

July 27, 2016 12:52 pm Published by Comments Off on Kenya: Government Threatens to Exhume Bodies Buried Without Permits

Counties in arid and semi-arid regions have been put on the spot about poor births and deaths registration. The poor recording of births and deaths in the regions has been attributed to cultural practices, vastness of the areas and high […]


Tanzania: Govt to Launch E-Population Data System

July 27, 2016 12:42 pm Published by Comments Off on Tanzania: Govt to Launch E-Population Data System

Dar es Salaam — The government is putting finishing touches to an electronic population register through which full particulars of citizens would be gathered for development planning purposes. The Director General of the National Bureau of Statistics, Dr Alibina Chuwa, […]


Zimbabwe: Widow Loses Child Name Case

July 26, 2016 12:29 pm Published by Comments Off on Zimbabwe: Widow Loses Child Name Case

The High Court has blocked a Harare woman from registering her minor child born out of wedlock in the late father’s name without the relatives’ consent and instead allowed her to register the child in her own family name. Ms […]


Liberian Cleric Pushes Campaign For Every Human To Have A Country

July 22, 2016 2:37 pm Published by Comments Off on Liberian Cleric Pushes Campaign For Every Human To Have A Country

The Pentecostal Minister of the Gospel represents Liberia in an international church effort to ensure that all Africans have a nationality. The 54-year-old Prelate plans to assemble leaders from the government, UNMIL and other churches next month to confront the […]


Gabon: Ali Bongo’s candidature validated amidst controversy

July 18, 2016 2:41 pm Published by Comments Off on Gabon: Ali Bongo’s candidature validated amidst controversy

Gabon’s National Electoral Commission, CENAP, has validated the candidature of president Ali Bongo Ondimba and 13 others vying for the presidency. “Out of the 13 candidates, there was that of Ali Bongo. There was consensus on the other 13 candidates […]


Tougué : des agents locaux outillés pour un meilleur enregistrement des naissances

July 18, 2016 2:38 pm Published by Comments Off on Tougué : des agents locaux outillés pour un meilleur enregistrement des naissances

Le service régional d’appui aux collectivités et de coordination des  organisations non gouvernementales et mouvements associatifs (SERACCO) de Labé, avec l’appui de l’UNICEF a organisé un renforcement des capacités pour des agents locaux de Tougué. Objectif recherché : informer et échanger […]


Communauté Sant’ Egidio : Favoriser la modernisation de l’état civil par la formation des acteurs

July 17, 2016 3:00 pm Published by Comments Off on Communauté Sant’ Egidio : Favoriser la modernisation de l’état civil par la formation des acteurs

La communauté Sant’ Egidio à travers son programme Birth registration for all versus oblivion (BRAVO) tient un atelier de formation des acteurs de l’état civil pour l’enregistrement universel au Burkina Faso. Cet atelier qui se déroulera du 18 au 22 […]


Ziguinchor: 42 000 enfants de l’élémentaire n’ont pas de pièces d’état-civil

July 17, 2016 12:55 pm Published by Comments Off on Ziguinchor: 42 000 enfants de l’élémentaire n’ont pas de pièces d’état-civil

Les chiffres parlent d’eux-mêmes et le constat ahurissant !  La problématique de l’accès à l’Etat-civil en Casamance exige une riposte à la dimension du déficit, pour ne pas replonger la région dans une autre crise. Selon l’enquête, au-delà de la […]


Sierra Leone News: 85 Million unregistered births in Sub-Saharan Africa

July 14, 2016 2:50 pm Published by Comments Off on Sierra Leone News: 85 Million unregistered births in Sub-Saharan Africa

Recent Global statistics shows that 230 million under the age of 5 have not been registered, and of these, 85 million are in Sub-Saharan Africa and 135 million in Asia, while 10 million are in the rest of the World. […]