By Kwame Ohene Asare Whilst we endure the restrictions brought on by the ongoing pandemic and savour the unison, if not euphony of speeches and even having endured the petering out of rants, rages and chants triggered by the wicked […]
By Leroy Dzenga No children born after March 30 this year have birth certificates, one of the biggest groups missing critical documents since the Registrar General’s office decided only burial orders would be issued under the Covid-19 decongestion programme. While […]
What are the Draft Amendment Regulations on the Citizenship Act? On 24 July 2020, the South African government published the Draft Amendment Regulations on the Citizenship Act, 1995. These Draft Regulations were open to public comment. The Scalabrini Centre of […]
By Nkechi Onyedika-Ugoeze President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the transfer of the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) to the Federal Ministry of Communications and Digital Economy. Minister of Communication and Digital Economy, Mallam Isa Ali Pantami in a statement said […]
By Nimah Arigbabu and Oyinkan Akintola-Bello From the beginning of time, women have played varying roles, albeit behind the scenes in most instances, in shaping matters of foreign relations. Maids, domestic workers, female diplomats, women married to diplomats, mistresses and […]
Par Michael Offermann Synthèse Le terme « apatride » « désigne une personne qu’aucun État ne considère comme son ressortissant par application de sa législation », selon l’article premier de la convention relative au statut des apatrides de 1954. En […]
La récente enquête d’Afrobarometer en Guinée montre que plus de la moitié des Guinéens éprouvent encore des difficultés liées à l’acquisition d’une pièce d’identité de la part des services du gouvernement. D’ailleurs, l’enquête indique aue pour l’acquisition des pièces d’identité […]
« L’état civil est un service essentiel en situation d’urgence et chaque citoyen doit être informé sur les différents contours de la délivrance de ces documents dont l’importance n’est plus à démontrer. Pour le cas spécifique des actes de naissance […]
Zvamaida Murwira – Senior Reporter The Zimbabwe Republic Police is investigating a case in which a Harare lawyer, Mr Meluleke Lunga, is alleged to have filed papers in the High Court purportedly from the Civil Division of the Attorney General’s […]
A statement by the Southern African Nationality Network (SANN) to the 16th Southern African Civil Society Forum. Hundreds of thousands, possibly millions, of Africans are stateless and do not have access to a nationality and the rights connected with it. […]
Frateli Martial Fouty souhaite changer la vie des enfants dépourvus d’acte de naissance. Le député de Mayumba, dans la Basse Banio, du parti Les Démocrates a décidé d’organiser, du 18 au 21 août, une campagne permettant à ces enfants d’obtenir […]
Olumuyiwa Olowogboyega In Nigeria, attempts at creating a National ID card dates back to 1986. After several decades and millions of dollars, the government is now looking to take the process digital In Nigeria, getting any accepted means of identification […]