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Community solutions for improving women’s access to ID in Nigeria

Published: 29/Apr/2021
Source: World Bank

By Lucia Hanmer, Victoria Esquivel-Korsiak, & Rohini P. Pande Globally, an estimated 1 billion people do not have an official ID—of these, the majority are women. The 2017 Global Findex survey found that 45% of women in Low Income Countries (LICs) do not have an ID […]

Uganda: Karitas Karisimbi Denied Ugandan Passport for 10 Years

Published: 24/Apr/2021
Source: ChimpReports.com

In 2001, socialite Karitas Karisimbi, asked a close friend who was working under former army commander, Maj Gen Mugisha Muntu, to help her obtain a passport. Karitas, a Ugandan of Rwandan origin, was planning a trip to South Africa to […]

Maroc: Discrimination juridique envers les enfants nés hors mariage

Published: 23/Apr/2021
Source: MarocHebdo

Si la société reconnaît la filiation naturelle entre la mère et son enfant, ce n’est hélas pas le cas pour la filiation paternelle, Et ce, en dépit de toute expertise scientifique. Et pourtant au Maroc, chaque jour , 200 enfants […]

UNHCR Campaign to End Statelessness Update Jan-Mar 2021

Published: 19/Apr/2021
Source: UNHCR

Extracts relevant to Africa: Mobilizing governments and civil society Following a 2020 petition for the recognition of the stateless Pemba as Kenyan nationals hearings were held, in February and March 2021, by the Parliamentary Committee on Administration and National Security […]