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Assessing socio-digital identity ecosystems in Africa

Published: 1/Nov/2021
Source: Research ICT Africa and the Centre for Internet and Society

Research ICT Africa and the Centre for Internet and Society (Delhi, India) partnered in 2021 to examine the design, development, governance, and implementation of evolving socio-digital identity ecosystems in ten African countries. (We explained the background to and reasons for […]

Ethnocentric nationality in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Published: 1/Nov/2021
Source: African Human Rights Law Journal

Buzard, David A. (2021). Ethnocentric nationality in the Democratic Republic of the Congo: An analysis under international human rights law. African Human Rights Law Journal, 21(2), 985-1008. https://dx.doi.org/10.17159/1996-2096/2021/v21n2a39 Summary: In order to dismantle institutionalised tribalism in the Democratic Republic of […]

Sierra Leone pushes to allow MPs dual citizenship

Published: 29/Oct/2021
Source: Africa News

Sierra Leonean President Julius Maada Bio said he will introduce a bill that would permit MPs in the West African country to hold a foreign passport. In a statement on Wednesday evening, Bio said that he had authorised the attorney […]