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Somalia launching foundational biometric identity program

Published: 10/Jul/2018
Source: Biometric Update

By Chris Burt Somalian government officials met recently with officials from the World Bank, USAID, and other development partners to discuss the progress of the Somali National Identity Program, Radio Dalsan reports. The program aims to provide a foundational identification […]

South Africa: Landmark victory for single dads

Published: 9/Jul/2018
Source: The Herald (South Africa)

Makhanda (Grahamstown) father desperate to keep his family together has won a landmark legal victory after a judge ruled that a law barring him from registering the birth of his child was unconstitutional. Liesl Muller, of Lawyers for Human Rights, […]

The faces behind SA’s citizenship nightmare

Published: 5/Jul/2018
Source: Mail & Guardian (South Africa)

By Dan Brotman Florette and Nsongoni Mulowayi arrived in South Africa from the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) as refugees in the early 2000s and subsequently became permanent residents. Despite holding a South African identity document and a BSc […]

RDC: Katumbi-Bemba : deux traitements différents?

Published: 3/Jul/2018
Source: Deutsche Welle

Après son acquittement, les autorités congolaises autorisent Jean-Pierre Bemba à disposer d’un passeport diplomatique. Ce qui n’est pas le cas pour l’opposant Moïse Katumbi. Qu’est ce qui explique cette disparité ? Jean-Pierre Bemba peut demander un passeport diplomatique et rentrer […]

Somalia seeks to issue identification for citizens

Published: 3/Jul/2018
Source: Xinhua

MOGADISHU, July 3 (Xinhua) — Somalia has kicked off a new program aimed at providing identification for all Somalis, a government official said on Tuesday. Nur Dirie Hersi Fursade, Chief Strategist in the Office of the President of Somalia and […]

Mauritius: Cash for Citizenship & The Passport Kings

Published: 2/Jul/2018
Source: Mauritius Times

Pradeep Jeeha Without control the Cash for Citizenship and Passport Scheme can be abused by tax evaders, money launderers, and organised crime figures who can cross borders at short notice especially because the passport and citizenship provide visa free access […]