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Liberia launches biometric registration for 269 former Ivorian refugees

Published: 16/Jun/2025
Source: Liberian Investigator

by Nyantee S. Togba MONROVIA — The Liberia Refugee Repatriation and Resettlement Commission (LRRRC), in collaboration with the Liberia Immigration Service (LIS), has launched a biometric registration exercise aimed at issuing resident permits to 269 former Ivorian refugees who have […]

Liberia: Nimba Citizens Call for Additional Biometric ID Centers

Published: 13/Jun/2025
Source: Liberian Observer

By Ishmael F. Menkor Hundreds of frustrated citizens and government workers have called on the National Identification Registry (NIR) and the Government of Liberia to open additional National ID card enrollment centers in Nimba County, as the only operational center […]

Returning to Africa: People of African descent seek unique status

Published: 13/Jun/2025
Source: UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights

By deciding to open citizenship applications to all people of African descent around the world, Benin became the latest in a growing list of African countries to formerly recognize historical links with the African diaspora. Benin’s 2 September 2024 law […]

Namibia: Statelessness stirs concerns in Zambezi

Published: 12/Jun/2025
Source: New Era (Windhoek)

CHOI – Dual citizenship and statelessness have emerged as contentious issues among residents of Choi and Kongola. They raised serious concerns over national identity, legal status and access to government benefits. Community members voiced frustration on Monday during a civil-military […]

Nigeria: NIMC To Capture 95% Of Nigerians Before December 2025 – DG

Published: 30/May/2025
Source: News Indicator (Nigeria)

The Director-General of the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC), Abisoye Coker-Odusote, has declared the agency’s ambitious plan to register 95% of Nigerians into the National Identity Database before December 2025. Speaking during a briefing in Abuja, Coker-Odusote said the goal […]

No identity, no access, no progress

Published: 29/May/2025
Source: UNECA

Harare, Zimbabwe, 29 May 2025 (ECA) – In many parts of Africa, lacking legal identity means being shut out of the system, unable to access healthcare, attend school, secure a job or claim legal protection. “We saw it clearly during […]

Gambia tells Ecowas Parliament over 600 at risk of statelessness in Ghana Town

Published: 27/May/2025
Source: The Point (Banjul)

By: Jankey Ceesay Presenting The Gambia’s report to the Ecowas Parliament 2025 First Ordinary Session in Abuja, Hon. Alhagie S. Darboe, on behalf of the Gambian delegation revealed that approximately 94% of the more than 600 residents are at significant […]