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South Africa: Centre for Child Law and Others v Minister of Basic Education and Others

Published: 12/Dec/2019
Source: High Court of South Africa, Eastern Cape Division (Grahamstown)

(2840/2017) [2019] ZAECGHC 126 Introduction [1]       Central to this application is the right to basic education enshrined, without any qualification, in section 29 of the Constitution.  The application concerns children who have been precluded from unconditionally continuing to attend public […]

Mali: Identification des enfants dans les zones d‘insécurité

Published: 12/Dec/2019
Source: Bamada.net

Selon ce nouveau rapport de l’Unicef, les enfants les plus touchés par ce problème seraient ceux qui vivent dans les zones les plus affectées par la crise sécuritaire. Il précise aussi que 22% des enfants enregistrés, leur acte de naissance […]

Egypt sets five requirements for citizenship by investment

Published: 11/Dec/2019
Source: Daily News Egypt

By Mohamed Samir Egypt’s cabinet on Tuesday set five requirements to grant nationality to foreigners by investment in the country’s economy, per Law No. 90 of 2019, a law recently approved by the Parliament. The requirements include either purchasing state-owned […]

ISI World Conference on Statelessness

Published: 11/Dec/2019
Source: Institute on Statelessness and Inclusion

ISI’s World Conference on Statelessness took place in the Hague from 26-28 June 2019 and provided a unique space for conversations that transcend geographic divides and connect people working in different fields and disciplines. At a time when citizenship is […]

Madagascar: Code de la Nationalité : Une proposition de loi au Sénat

Published: 10/Dec/2019
Source: Midi Madagasikara

L’initiative vient du sénateur, non moins Questeur I du Sénat, Mourad Abdirassoul. Ce dernier a réussi à faire adopter par la commission juridique, de la Fonction Publique et des Lois sociales de la Chambre Haute, sa proposition de loi n°3/2019 […]

Liberia: We Refuse to Accept Second Class Citizenship In the Country of Our Birth

Published: 9/Dec/2019
Source: Front Page Africa (Monrovia)

By Elder Siahyonkron J. K. Nyanseor, Sr Jonesboro, Georgia – Historically, Liberia is a country of dual citizens, with the exception of the original tribes, who became citizens in January 4, 1904 based on President Arthur Barclay’s Native Plan. According […]

Kenya: 1762 Birth Certificate Lying At Huduma Centre In Narok

Published: 9/Dec/2019
Source: Kenya News Agency

More than 1,760 birth certificates are lying uncollected at the Huduma centre in Narok town. The  Officer in charge of Huduma Centre in Narok county, Ms. Zam Aden is now calling on the residents of Narok to come and pick […]