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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 […]

Egypt’s citizenship for sale to foreigners at $400,000

Published: 17/Jul/2018
Source: CGTN Africa

By Yvonne Rarieya Foreigners interested in Egyptian citizenship will deposit at least 7 million Egyptian pounds ($392,000) and then hand it over to the Treasury after five years, an amendment passed by parliament on Monday said. Egypt has been looking […]

Joint press release: Civil society calls on South African government to change birth registration regulations

Published: 17/Jul/2018
Source: Scalabrini Centre, Lawyers for Human Rights, and Legal Resources Centre (South Africa)

Watch our short explainer video here. Hundreds of children are forced into undocumented lives and denied their basic rights due to their parents’ documentation status. The Scalabrini Centre of Cape Town, Lawyers for Human Rights and the Legal Resources Centre call for the South African government […]

Ghana WVG registers 3,165 vulnerable children to obtain birth certificates

Published: 17/Jul/2018
Source: Ghana Business News

The Sekyere East Cluster of World Vision Ghana (WVG) has funded the birth registration of over 3,165 children from poor and vulnerable homes in communities in the Asante Akim North and Sekyere East Districts of Ashanti. Mr Joseph Kwogyenga, the […]

Egypt is going to offer citizenship to foreigners for a $400,000 deposit

Published: 16/Jul/2018
Source: Middle East Eye

Egypt is offering citizenship to foreigners who deposit at least seven million Egyptian pounds ($392,000) and then hand it over to the Treasury after five years, an amendment passed by parliament on Monday said. Egypt has been looking to boost its finances and […]

Children born to illegal moms and local dads are SA citizens

Published: 13/Jul/2018
Source: The Star / Independent online (South Africa)

By Bongani Nkosi Johannesburg – Home Affairs has been ­accused of violating human rights after refusing to grant citizenship to children born to undocumented mothers, but whose fathers are South African. In a scathing judgment delivered at the North Gauteng […]

Botswana: Caprivi refugees should not be forced to return home

Published: 11/Jul/2018
Source: Amnesty International

Botswana’s authorities should not force any of the Caprivi refugees to return to their home country Namibia, if a real risk remains that they would face persecution or other serious human rights violations, Amnesty International said as the deadline for […]