En Côte d’Ivoire, Tidjane Thiam poursuit sa course à la présidentielle d’octobre 2025. Le président du Parti démocratique de Côte d’Ivoire (PDCI) est accusé par une membre dissidente de son propre parti d’avoir menti sur sa nationalité ivoirienne. Cependant, la […]
Despite being accused by a dissident member of his own party of lying about his Ivorian nationality, Tidjane Thiam is continuing his bid for the October 2025 presidential election in Côte d’Ivoire. The judge in charge of emergency proceedings declared […]
EXECUTIVE ORDER No. 147 […] NOW THEREFORE, l, Joseph Nyuma Boakai, Sr., President of the Republic of Liberia, hereby order: Section 1. Mandatory Enrolment and issuance to all qualified Citizens/Residents and Use of the National Identification Cards to Access All […]
By Dulcie Leimbach South Sudan, Africa’s youngest country, is heading into the lean growing season, when hunger can peak. It is also embroiled in a nasty power brawl between its president and the vice president as fighting in the northeast […]
Des clarifications de certaines notions seront introduites dans la loi sur la reconnaissance de nationalité aux Afro-descendants. Ainsi en a décidé le Conseil des ministres, mercredi 9 avril. Ceci permettra une bonne mise en oeuvre de ce cadre législatif qui […]
This week, during the 45th Ordinary Session of the African Committee of Experts on the Rights and Welfare of the Child (ACERWC), Lawyers for Human Rights (LHR), the Centre for Child Law (CCL), and Terre des Hommes (TDH) came together […]
Le Conseil des Ministres s’est réuni mercredi, le 09 avril 2025, sous la présidence de Monsieur Patrice TALON, Président de la République, Chef de l’État, Chef du Gouvernement. […] I-6. Transmission à l’Assemblée nationale, pour examen et vote, du projet […]
Have you ever wondered how statistics can transform lives? While many see statistics as tools for decision-making, they can also significantly enhance well-being and livelihoods. This article uncovers the inspiring story of how statistics motivated the Kenyan government to grant […]
Department of Home Affairs must issue Primrose Modisane with an ID, court rules By Tania Broughton A High Court judge has ended a lifetime of statelessness for 36-year-old Primrose Modisane. Judge Mandla Mbongwe ruled that the Department of Home Affairs […]
The Prime Minister of the Federal Government of Somalia, H.E. Hamza Abdi Barre, today chaired a high-level meeting on the implementation of the National ID system and the integration of the National ID platform with various services provided by government […]
Citizenship in South Africa has long been a complex and evolving legal issue, particularly concerning children born to foreign nationals. The recent Gauteng High Court ruling in M.M.E and Others v Director General, Department of Home Affairs and Another (21970/2021) […]
By Metassebia Hailu Zeleke Mizan Law Review Vol 19, No.1 Abstract This article briefly examines Ethiopia’s nationality law since 1930 and highlights Eritrea’s post-1992 nationality law. It also discusses the attainments and current challenges relating to nationality laws in Ethiopia’s […]