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Kenya’s Controversial Biometric Project Is Shrouded in Secrecy

Published: 3/May/2019
Source: Codastory.com

A $60 million government initiative to collect the data of millions in an effort to enhance services has been marked by criticism about its inefficiency and allegations of misconduct by Keren Weitzberg Across from the Hilton hotel in downtown Nairobi, […]

Morocco Launches National Campaign to Register All Children

Published: 1/May/2019
Source: Morocco World News

Morocco launches phase 2 of a national campaign to register children for civil status. By Margot Eliason Rabat – The Moroccan Ministry for Human Rights launched on Monday the second phase of a national campaign to register children for civil […]

Report on Citizenship Law : Mozambique

Published: 1/May/2019
Source: Global Citizenship Observatory

By Patrícia Jerónimo This report discusses citizenship in Mozambique. It explores the history of citizenship in this country, modes of acquisition and loss, and current debates and reform plans regarding citizenship policy. Download from GlobalCit: http://cadmus.eui.eu//handle/1814/62966

#IBELONG progress in ECOWAS: Highlights as of 30.04.2019

Published: 30/Apr/2019
Source: UNHCR

Parties to the 1954 & 1961 Conventions Statelessness Government Focal Points nominated National Action Plans Birth registration Naturalisation/confirmation of nationality Studies Download: https://data2.unhcr.org/en/documents/download/68688

Nigeria: Extortion, scarce centres bedevil birth registration in Kwara, Kano (PART I)

Published: 26/Apr/2019
Source: International Centre for Investigative Reporting

Birth registration of children in Nigeria has been low, despite the initiative introduced in 2012 by National Population Commission with the support of UNICEF (Nigeria) to address the problem of low birth registration in the country.  The ICIR commissioned three reporters […]

Kenya: Nubians fear being locked out of NIIMS registration for lack of IDs

Published: 26/Apr/2019
Source: The Nation (Nairobi)

By COLLINS OMULO The Nubian community has expressed fears that its members risk being locked out of the ongoing National Integrated Identity Management System (NIIMS) registration, popularly known as Huduma Namba, since most of them don’t have national identity cards.  […]

Tanzania: President tells Nida to speed up issuance of national IDs

Published: 26/Apr/2019
Source: The Citizen (Dar es Salaam)

By John Namkwahe Dar es Salaam. President John Magufuli has instructed the National Identifications Authority (Nida) to speed up the issuance of national IDs to Tanzanians. The President’s order comes after the Tanzania Communication Regulatory Authority (TCRA) through telecommunication companies […]

Togo: Un nouveau code de la nationalité bientôt en vigueur

Published: 24/Apr/2019
Source: Republique Togolaise

(Togo Officiel) – Le Togo disposera bientôt d’un nouveau code de nationalité. Un atelier de validation de l’avant-projet de loi portant modification du code de la nationalité togolaise s’est ouvert ce mardi 23 avril 2019 à Lomé. La rencontre, qui va […]

Nnamdi Kanu releases proofs alleging Buhari not Nigerian

Published: 23/Apr/2019
Source: Daily Post (Nigeria)

By John Owen Nwachukwu The leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, has come up with a fresh claim about the true nationality of President Muhmmadu Buhari. Kanu, in his broadcast from the United Kingdom at the […]