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Kenya: Minority, civil society groups warn over risk of exclusion by Huduma Bill

Published: 24/Feb/2022
Source: The Standard (Nairobi)

By Moses Nyamori Minority communities have decried risk of exclusion from government services should the Huduma Bill, 2021 be passed without amendments. Various civil society groups yesterday suggested amendments to the Bill currently before the National Assembly to prevent further […]

Report on Citizenship Law : Democratic Republic of Congo

Published: 23/Feb/2022
Source: GLOBALCIT, European University Institute

The citizenship regime of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) consists of provisions contained in the 2008 Constitution (as amended), the Congolese Nationality Code (as amended), Congolese Civil Code (as amended), as well as bilateral agreements and international treaties […]

South Sudan: Activist Animu released on $2500 bond

Published: 22/Feb/2022
Source: Sudans Post

JUBA – South Sudan controversial activist Afekuyo Animu Rasasi who has been detained by the South Sudan ministry of interior for almost two months has been released on Thursday after posting a 2,500 United States Dollars bond, her lawyer has […]

Kenya: Public petition: withdraw the Huduma Bill 2021

Published: 19/Feb/2022
Source: Kenya Human Rights Commission and 16 others

REPUBLIC OF KENYA ; THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY; TWELFTH PARLIAMENT – FOURTH SESSION PUBLIC PETITION REGARDING THE WITHDRAWAL OF THE HUDUMA BILL, 2021 FROM THE PARLIAMENT ORDER PAPERS AND STOPPAGE OF ANY FURTHER DELIBERATIONS AND PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT ON IT, IN ITS […]

Zimbabwe: Two million IDs target for mobile registration blitz

Published: 18/Feb/2022
Source: The Chronicle (Bulawayo)

GOVERNMENT is planning to issue at least two million national identity cards (IDs) and birth certificates during a mobile registration blitz that begins on April 1. Lack of critical national documents has seen a few people, especially in Matabeleland provinces, […]

CRC Concluding observations: Madagascar 2022

Published: 16/Feb/2022
Source: UN Committee on the Rights of the Child

Concluding observations on the combined fifth and sixth reports of Madagascar CRC/C/MDG/CO/5–6 3. The Committee welcomes progress achieved by the State party in various areas, including … law 2016-038 reforming the Malagasy nationality code …. 20. Taking note of target […]

Togo: gratuité de l’acte de naissance, les communes seront remboursées

Published: 16/Feb/2022
Source: Elite d'Afrique

Pour chaque acte de naissance délivré, les communes seront remboursées par l’Etat togolais. Ce lundi 14 février 2022, à travers un arrêté, le ministre de l’administration territoriale, Payadowa Boukpessi et Sani Yaya, ministre de l’économie et des finances ont communiqué […]

Kenya: MPs petition state to recognise stateless Pemba community

Published: 15/Feb/2022
Source: The Star (Nairobi)

By SHABAN OMAR MPs and rights organisations are pushing for the recognition of the stateless Pemba community. The National Assembly has adopted a report by the National Security and Administration Committee to grant Pembas citizenship. The lawmakers led by Kilifi […]

Nigeria: FG grants citizenship to 286 foreigners — out of 600 applications

Published: 9/Feb/2022
Source: The Cable (Abuja)

By Ayodele Oluwafemi Out of 600 applications received, the federal government has granted Nigerian citizenship to 286 foreign nationals. Rauf Aregbesola, minister of interior, said the applications were approved at the federal executive council (FEC) meeting, which was presided over […]