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UNHCR Campaign to end Statelessness Update July – Sept 2018

Published: 1/Oct/2018
Source: UNHCR

Extracts: In July, The Malawian Ministry of Home Affairs & Internal Security, Lawyers for Human Rights (LHR) and UNHCR co-hosted a national roundtable in Lilongwe, Malawi on the Prevention of Statelessness and the Protection of Stateless Persons. Participants at the […]

Solutions in West Africa – Mauritanian refugees in Mali and Senegal

Published: 27/Sep/2018
Source: UNHCR

Q3 2018 Finding Solutions The Government of Mauritania maintains a firm position that voluntary repatriation has concluded in 2012. Consequently, local integration and resettlement are the viable durable solutions. Both countries of asylum provide favorable frameworks and environment for alternative […]

Ghanaians Urged to Register All Births and Deaths

Published: 26/Sep/2018
Source: Government of Ghana

Press release A Deputy Minister for Local Government and Rural Development, Mr Collins Ntim, has urged Ghanaians to register every birth and death occurrence in their homes. He said it was illegal for people not to register such occurrences, as […]

Gambia’s biometric ID cards ready for distribution October 1

Published: 25/Sep/2018
Source: Biometric Update (Toronto)

By Stephen Mayhew The Gambian National ID card will be rolled out to the public beginning October 1st, 2018. Adama Barrow, President of the Republic of Gambia, urged all eligible citizens to register with the Immigration Department to acquire the […]

Zimbabwe: New RG Tackles Queues, Graft

Published: 24/Sep/2018
Source: The Herald (Harare)

By Zvamaida Murwira Newly-appointed Registrar- General Mr Clement Masango yesterday vowed to end perennial queues for various documents, fight corruption and instill a new work ethic to ramp up service delivery in line with the demands of the Second Republic […]

Acquirement, deprivation and recovery of Rwandan nationality

Published: 24/Sep/2018
Source: The New Times (Kigali)

By Elizabeth Buhungiro In 2008, Organic Law N° 30/2008 of 25/07/2008 relating to Rwandan nationality was established. Article 1 of the law says that its purpose is to “determine conditions of acquisition, retention, enjoyment and deprivation of Rwandan nationality.” One can […]

Nigeria: NIMC’s Unrealistic 2019 Deadline

Published: 24/Sep/2018
Source: Daily Trust (Abuja)

At its weekly meeting on Wednesday, September 12, 2018, the Federal Executive Council [FEC] endorsed the mandatory use of National Identification Number [NIN] as from January 1, 2019. This, according to Director General of the National Identity Management Commission [NIMC] […]

Congo/HCR : les deux parties veulent mettre un terme à l’apatridie

Published: 24/Sep/2018
Source: Agence d'Information D'Afrique Centrale

Les administrateurs civils ont recommandé, le 24 septembre à Brazzaville, au terme de la séance de restitution de l’atelier sur le système d’enregistrement des naissances dans le département de la Likouala, de renforcer la sensibilisation de la population nationale ainsi […]

Gambia: New National ID Card Will Cost D450

Published: 24/Sep/2018
Source: Foroyaa (Banjul)

By MUHAMMED S. BAH The contract for making the new cards which has been awarded to Semlex Company, will cost four hundred and fifty dalasi to possess. This news is contained in a press release issued by the Office of […]

Lesotho: Parliament okays dual citizenship

Published: 22/Sep/2018
Source: Lesotho Times

’Marafaele Mohloboli PARLIAMENT this week approved the eight amendment to the constitution to allow for dual citizenship. Home Affairs minister Tsukutlane Au welcomed the constitutional amendment, saying dual citizenship will economically benefit the country as this would allow many Basotho […]