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Bénin: consultez ici la liste des personnes recherchées par la justice

Published: 31/Jul/2019
Source: Benin WebTV

Suite à l’arrêté interministériel portant interdiction de la délivrance des actes administratifs aux personnes recherchées par la justice, le Ministre de la Justice et de la Législation a publié le vendredi 26 juillet 2019 la liste des personnes concernées par […]

Nigeria: Tribunal Sacks PDP House of Reps Member

Published: 31/Jul/2019
Source: Premium Times (Abuja)

By Josiah Oluwole The Ondo State Election Petitions Tribunal has nullified the election of a member of the House of Representatives, Ikengboju Gboluga. Mr Gboluga represents Okitipupa/Irele federal constituency. He was sacked by the tribunal for allegedly having dual citizenship. […]

CEDAW Concluding Observations: Cote d’Ivoire, 2019

Published: 30/Jul/2019
Source: UN Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women

Concluding observations on the fourth periodic report of Côte d’Ivoire CEDAW/C/CIV/CO/4 Nationality 37.The Committee notes the adoption of Law No. 2013-654 of 13 September 2013 amending articles 12, 13, 14 and 16 of Law No. 61-415 of 14 December 1961 […]

CEDAW Concluding Observations: Cape Verde, 2019

Published: 30/Jul/2019
Source: UN Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women

Concluding observations on the ninth periodic report of Cabo Verde CEDAW/C/CPV/CO/9 Nationality 27. The Committee welcomes the measures taken to address the 220 cases of statelessness identified in the 2010 census and recommends that the State party ratify the Convention […]

Tanzania detains freelancer Kabendera over ‘citizenship’

Published: 30/Jul/2019
Source: Committee to Protect Journalists

Nairobi, July 30, 2019–The Committee to Protect Journalists today called on Tanzanian authorities to immediately release freelance journalist Erick Kabendera, whom police said is being investigated over his citizenship status. Dar es Salaam police chief Lazaro Mambosasa said at a […]

Bénin: la distribution gratuite des actes de naissance officiellement lancée

Published: 29/Jul/2019
Source: Lemagafrik

Les personnes ne disposant pas d’acte de naissance et qui ont été enregistrées sur témoignage lors du Recensement administratif à vocation d’identification de la population (Ravip), peuvent pousser un ouf de soulagement. Le gouvernement vient de lancer la distribution effective […]

Birth registration is less than 50% in many African countries

Published: 26/Jul/2019
Source: World Bank

By Florina Pirlea Birth registration refers to the permanent and official recording of a child’s existence by a country’s administration or government. In many economies in Sub Saharan Africa, as well as some countries in South Asia, birth registration in […]