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Tanzania: NIDA IDs for civic services, or not?

Published: 16/Jul/2021
Source: African Law and Technology Institute (Dar es Salaam) / Research ICT Africa (Cape Town)

RIA is working with 10 African partners evaluating the rollout of digital ID systems in their respective countries under the auspices of our BIO-ID project. Our country partners are summarising their findings in blogs, and in this installation, Dr Patricia […]

Why African passports are more expensive, but less powerful?

Published: 16/Jul/2021
Source: The Africa Report

By Marie Toulemonde Across Africa, passports are often more expensive than elsewhere, open fewer doors and are manufactured by foreign companies. Here’s our detailed look at passports across the continent. No less than 110,000 CFA francs (about $194). This is […]

Botswana: Dual citizenship legislation gathers pace

Published: 16/Jul/2021
Source: Mmegi (Gaborone)

The Citizenship Amendment Bill, 2020 has finally beeen tabled before Parliament and the Member of Parliament (MP) for Selibe-Phikwe West, Dithapelo Keorapetse has called on the government to consider “Batswana to hold dual citizenship which is currently outlawed in Botswana.” […]

Organic Law N° 002/2021.OL of 16/07/2021 governing Rwandan Nationality

Published: 16/Jul/2021

Repeals and replaces Organic Law nº 30/2008 of 25/07/2008 CHAPTER II: APPLYING FOR AND GRANTING RWANDAN NATIONALITY Section One: Applying for Rwandan nationality Subsection One: Applying for Rwandan nationality by origin Article 5: Person eligible to apply for Rwandan nationality […]

Joint Submission to the Human Rights Council at the 40th Session of the Universal Periodic Review: Zimbabwe

Published: 15/Jul/2021
Source: Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights and the Institute on Statelessness and Inclusion

Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights and the Institute on Statelessness and Inclusion make this joint submission to the Universal Periodic Review (UPR), on the right to a nationality and human rights challenges pertaining to statelessness in Zimbabwe. This submission focuses […]

Rapport sur le droit de la nationalité : Senegal

Published: 14/Jul/2021
Source: GLOBALCIT, European University Institute

Par Ibrahima Kane Introduction La République du Sénégal a accédé à la souveraineté internationale le 4 avril 1960. L’année suivante, le pays s’est doté d’une législation sur la nationalité par laquelle il a décidé d’attribuer la nationalité sénégalaise à tous […]

En RDC, le projet de loi Tshiani fait des vagues avant même son examen

Published: 12/Jul/2021
Source: Deutsche Welle

Le texte va interdire aux citoyens ayant un parent étranger, d’être candidats à l’élection présidentielle. Son initiateur se défend de cibler un acteur politique. Tout est parti d’un tweet il y a quelques semaines de Noël Tshiani Muadiamvita, professeur d’université […]

RDC : entre « congolité » et « nationalité », la loi de la division

Published: 12/Jul/2021
Source: Jeune Afrique

Une proposition de loi réservant l’accès à la magistrature suprême aux seuls candidats nés de père et de mère congolais agite la sphère politique en RDC. Au point de faire tanguer la majorité. La proposition de loi initiée par Noël […]