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Mr President, I am renouncing my Nigerian citizenship and this is why

Published: 26/Jul/2018
Source: The Independent (London)

By Solomon Uchenna Egbo Biafra has, say its supporters, an incontrovertible claim to self-determination. Today it sits within the south-east of modern Nigeria. Previously, it was an independent nation but was subsumed into the Nigerian state when the British amalgamated […]

Only 11% of Zambians have birth records

Published: 25/Jul/2018
Source: News Diggers

Birth registration coverage for Zambians currently stands at only 11.2 per cent, according to the Ministry of Home Affairs.  Ministry of Home Affairs Permanent Secretary Pamela Kabamba revealed this during a media workshop on civil registration in Chisamba yesterday where […]

50 Sierra Leoneans Take Liberian Citizenship

Published: 24/Jul/2018
Source: New Republic Liberia

By R. Joyclyn Wea The Government of Liberia (GoL) through the Liberia Refugee Repatriation and Resettlement Commission (LRRRC) has issued certificate of citizenship to at least 50 former Sierra Leonean refugees who have expressed desire to be citizens of the […]

South Africa: DHA finally gives abandoned child a birth certificate

Published: 24/Jul/2018
Source: Lawyers for Human Rights (South Africa)

Press Release Yesterday the Department of Home Affairs finally registered an 18 month old baby under pressure of a  Children’s Court order. Baby Senelile* was found in a field in Pretoria soon after birth. There were no clues about who […]

Parliament puts a price on Egyptian citizenship

Published: 19/Jul/2018
Source: Al-Monitor (Washington DC)

By Shahira Amin Egypt is always looking for ways to improve the country’s long-suffering economy, but citizens are divided over whether the latest plan is an innovative idea or an indecent proposal. Critics bemoan the legislation as “shameful” and say […]

Nigeria: SMILES, USAID identifies over 30,000 unregistered births in parts of Benue

Published: 18/Jul/2018
Source: Vanguard

The Sustainable Mechanism for Improving Livelihoods and Household Empowerment, SMILES, in collaboration with the United States Agency for International Development, USAID, has identified over 30,000 children without birth registration and certificates in parts of Benue state  This was disclosed at […]