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Liberian electoral body says referendum on presidential terms will take place

Published: 22/Nov/2020
Source: Reuters

MONROVIA (Reuters) – Liberia will hold a referendum next month on constitutional changes to reduce the length of the president’s term and allow for dual citizenship, as it has resolved a procedural issue that risked its cancellation, the election commission […]

South Africa to update ID system – here’s what you should know

Published: 20/Nov/2020
Source: BusinessTech (South Africa)

President Cyril Ramaphosa’s cabinet has approved the Official Identity Management Policy for public comment. In a media briefing on Thursday (19 November), minister in the Presidency Jackson Mthembu said that the policy proposes a number of changes to existing legislation […]

Liberian court cancels referendum on presidential terms and dual citizenship

Published: 19/Nov/2020
Source: Reuters

MONROVIA (Reuters) – Liberia’s supreme court has cancelled a national referendum scheduled for next month on constitutional changes that would reduce the length of the president’s term and allow for dual citizenship, citing a procedural issue. The court said in […]

Kenya to replace national IDs with Huduma Namba cards by December next year

Published: 18/Nov/2020
Source: The Star (Nairobi)

by PHILOMENA KILONZO AND KEVIN CHERUIYOT The current National Identification Cards (ID) will cease being in operation by December 12, 2021, the government has said. ICT CS Joe Mucheru said that the IDs will be replaced by Huduma Namba cards. Speaking […]

Zimbabwe: Thousands struggle without citizenship rights

Published: 17/Nov/2020
Source: Al Jazeera

The United Nations says millions of people around the world are considered stateless. They do not have birth certificates or identity documents, denying them the benefits of citizenship where they live. It is estimated that thousands of people in Zimbabwe […]

Cameroun – Plaidoyer: Le défaut d’acte de naissance au centre d’une séance spéciale ce 16 novembre 2020 à l’Assemblée Nationale

Published: 16/Nov/2020
Source: cameroon-info.net

L’Assemblée Nationale, qui siège au palais des Congrès de Yaoundé, abrite ce 16 novembre 2020, une séance plénière spéciale consacrée à l’enregistrement des naissances au Cameroun. Dans un communiqué publié le 13 novembre 2020, le secrétaire général de l’Assemblée Nationale, Gaston […]

Cameroun : Permettre à tous les enfants de disposer d’un acte de naissance

Published: 16/Nov/2020
Source: Le Messager / 237online (Cameroun)

C’est le sujet sur lequel les députés vont se pencher aujourd’hui, 16 novembre 2020 à l’Assemblée nationale au cours d’une séance plénière spéciale avec plusieurs ministres. Comment comprendre que l’élément qui constitue la base de toute vie humaine, ne puisse […]

South Africa: Every child needs a birth certificate

Published: 13/Nov/2020
Source: Mail & Guardian (Johannesburg)

Dear South Africans, More than a million children are born in our country each year and are issued birth certificates.  But estimates are that another 100 000 children are not registered at birth in South Africa, setting them up for […]

Decades-long battle for South African citizenship

Published: 13/Nov/2020
Source: New Frame (Johannesburg)

Two brothers born in South Africa to Angolan refugees still face an uphill battle for citizenship despite a high court order. The matter is now in the Supreme Court of Appeal. By: Jan Bornman After failing to keep up with […]

Uganda to begin nationwide distribution of biometric ID cards to citizens

Published: 13/Nov/2020
Source: Biometric Update

by Ayang Macdonald The National Identification Registration Authority of Uganda (NIRA) says it will begin a nationwide process on 23 November to distribute digital ID cards to some of its citizens who have successfully applied for the document and enrolled […]

Nosizi, a stateless Shona girl beats odds to join university in Kenya

Published: 12/Nov/2020
Source: UNHCR

Meet Nosizi Reuben Dube, the first stateless Shona girl to go to university. Many stateless children miss out on education due to a lack of school fees and identification documents. Watch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TCyDhjaAfGE&feature=youtu.be