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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
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’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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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. […]