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Activists sound alarm over African biometric ID projects

Published: 10/Dec/2020
Source: Al Jazeera

Biometric ID systems are proliferating across Africa but without the appropriate protections for citizens, say activists. By Madeleine Speed In January this year, Kenya’s High Court halted the roll-out of the country’s controversial biometric ID, the Huduma Namba, citing the […]

Cameroun: Établir et délivrer l’acte de naissance en 3 jours

Published: 7/Dec/2020
Source: 237online.com

La cérémonie d’ouverture officielle des services d’enregistrement de naissances déployés au Centre d’animation sociale et sanitaire de Nkoldongo s’est tenue le 03 décembre dernier. La matérialisation de ce service se justifie par le fait que pour adresser la problématique du […]

Zimbabwe: Pupils in Zimsec nightmare

Published: 6/Dec/2020
Source: Sunday Mail (Harare)

Emmanuel Kafe ZIMBABWE School Examination Council (zimsec) examinations started in earnest last week but some candidates failed to sit due to failure to obtain national identity cards. John Mhandu (not his real name) missed two of  his Ordinary Level papers […]

South Africa: Home Affairs probes avalanche of blocked ID documents

Published: 5/Dec/2020
Source: Independent Online (South Africa)

By Mayibongwe Maqhina Cape Town – The Home Affairs Department is investigating close to a million “blocked” identity documents that were found to be suspicious, duplicate or fraudulently issued with falsified supporting documents. This was revealed by Home Affairs Minister […]

Eyakuze vs Commissioner General of Tanzania Immigration Service & Others

Published: 4/Dec/2020
Source: Tanzania Court of Appeal

Aidan Frederick Lwanga Eyakuze vs Commissioner General of Tanzania Immigration Service Department & Others (Civil Appeal 13 of 2020) [2020] TZCA 1884 (04 December 2020) (Appeal from the Ruling and Order of the High Court of Tanzania,Main Registry at Dar […]

South Africa: Community journalists pledge their commitment to end statelessness

Published: 3/Dec/2020
Source: Lawyers for Human Rights (South Africa)

PRESS STATEMENT On the 26th and 27th November 2020, journalists working in community radio and community print media from around South Africa gathered for a workshop with the theme “Reporting on Statelessness in South Africa”. The workshop was co-hosted by […]

Cameroun : la double nationalité exclut des candidats

Published: 2/Dec/2020
Source: Deutsche Welle

Des personnalités n’ont pas été retenues pour les régionales du 6 décembre. Elles ont appris qu’elles ne jouiraient plus de la nationalité camerounaise. Par Henri Fotso La question de la double nationalité n’agitait pas trop l’opinion publique jusque-là. Mais depuis […]