A marriage of convenience has returned to haunt a Harare woman who is legally married to a Nigerian but is customarily married to a local man, under whose name she is trying to register their child. The “fake” marriage was […]
By Robert Tapfumaneyi SURVIVORS of the devastating Cyclone Idai which hit parts of Manicaland, Masvingo and Mashonaland East early this year have been allowed the chance to replace lost identity documents for free. This was confirmed by Registrar General Clemence […]
The Director of Diaspora Affairs at the Office of the President, Akwasi Awuah Ababio, has announced that President Nana Akufo-Addo will be granting up to 200 Africans in the Diaspora Ghanaian citizenship this year. He said this in an interview […]
The Sudanese Ministry of Interior Affairs is investigating the practice of illegally granting nationalities to foreigners living in the country. In a press statement in Khartoum on Thursday, Interior Minister Lt Gen El Tereifi Idris said he will prosecute those […]
Agboville, 22 nov (AIP) – La représentante du Haut commissariat pour les réfugiés (HCR) à Agboville, Mlle Christelle Vangah, a annoncé jeudi, en marge de la cérémonie de lancement de la campagne des ”16 jours d’activisme contre les violences faites […]
By STEPHEN ASTARIKO Stringent rules for the de-registration of Garissa and Wajir residents whose fingerprints appear in the UNCHR refugee database are slowing the process. The rules could also lock out some citizens who do not possess some of the […]
By Paidamoyo Chipunza Ms Esther Zinyoro of Mbare, Harare, also known as Mbuya Gwena, has become an overnight sensation due to the assistance she has been rendering to expecting mothers, most of whom were stranded after council nurses went on […]
By MISAIRI THEMBO KAHUNGU Indians living in Uganda cannot be made an indigenous tribe because their origin cannot be traced as is the case with other communities and ethnicities in the country, the State Minister for Gender, Ms Peace Mutuuzo, […]
Le syndicat autonome des greffiers, secrétaires des greffes et parquets (SYNAG) a, par un communiqué en date du 13 novembre 2019, démenti la gratuité de certains documents dont le certificat de nationalité tel qu’annoncé par le Magistrat Cheick Mohamed Cherif […]
Grâce au Programme d’Appui à la Modernisation de l’Etat Civil (PAMEC) qui s’étale jusqu’en 2021 l’objectif visé est la mise en œuvre un système d’archivage inclusif et fiable d’état civil et des statistiques démographiques. Depuis plusieurs années et jusqu’à date, […]
By Christine Hobden ABSTRACT The 1995 South African Citizenship Act in conjunction with s3 of the South African Constitution enshrined a free and equal Citizenship for all South Africans. The initial legislation inclined toward the inclusive, allowing dual citizenship and […]
By Kenneth Matimaire Senate deputy president, Retired Lieutenant General Mike Nyambuya said farm workers of foreign descent working within the country are vulnerable to the global challenge of statelessness. Senator Nyambuya made the remarks in his keynote address during the […]