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Algeria: Inside the Draft Citizenship Revocation Law

Published: 17/Dec/2025
Source: North Africa Journal (Boston, MA)

Algeria’s lower house of parliament is reviewing a bill that would let the state strip some Algerians of their citizenship, including those born Algerian, for actions deemed seriously harmful to national security or unity when committed in Algeria or abroad. […]

Al-Burhan orders end to withholding identity documents from Sudanese opponents

Published: 17/Dec/2025
Source: Sudan Tribune

December 17, 2025 (PORT SUDAN) – Sudan’s Sovereign Council Chairman and Army Chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan on Wednesday ordered authorities to stop withholding identity documents from citizens, including oppenents facing legal proceedings. Since the conflict began on April 15, 2023, […]

The Gambia: Time to End Decades of Statelessness in Ghana Town

Published: 10/Dec/2025
Source: The Voice (Banjul)

The recent debate in The National Assembly over the plight of Ghana Town residents in Brufut exposes a long-standing injustice that The Gambia can no longer ignore. For decades, generations born and raised in Ghana Town have lived without citizenship, […]

Gambia: Parliament debates urgent need for citizenship reform

Published: 9/Dec/2025
Source: The Point (Banjul)

By : Jankey Ceesay The National Assembly yesterday debated over the plight of stateless individuals residing in Ghana Town, Brufut. The matter was brought to the floor by Honorable Alhagie Babou Ceesay, Member for Sabach Sanjal, who urged the House […]

Gambia Parliament Debates Plight of Stateless Residents in Ghana Town

Published: 9/Dec/2025
Source: The Voice (Banjul)

By: Fatou Krubally The National Assembly on Monday held an intense debate after Hon. Alhagie Babou Ceesay, Member for Sabach Sanjal, raised a Matter of the Day drawing attention to the decades-long statelessness affecting residents of Ghana Town in Brufut. […]

Kenya Moves to Address Statelessness as Communities Struggle Without IDs

Published: 6/Dec/2025
Source: Kahawatungu.com (Nairobi)

By David Wafula The Kenyan National Assembly has pledged full support for the Kenya Citizenship and Immigration Bill after hearing harrowing stories from residents in Kinondo, Kwale County, who have been living without national identification documents. During a recent engagement, […]

Tanzania insists it won’t grant citizenship to refugees still in camps

Published: 1/Dec/2025
Source: Tanzania Daily News (Dar es Salaam)

By Dotto Lameck DAR ES SALAAM: THE Tanzanian government has reiterated its position that it will not grant citizenship to refugees living in camps within the country, urging them instead to prepare to return to Burundi, where peace and stability […]

Biometric Digital-ID in Africa: Progress and Challenges to Date – Ten Country Case Studies

Published: 1/Dec/2025
Source: Institute for Development Studies (University of Sussex) and African Digital Rights Network

Edited by ‘Gbenga Sesan and Tony Roberts Millions of citizens in Africa are unable to obtain essential services that they are entitled to as new digital ID systems continue being imposed across the continent, requiring them to provide biometric and […]