By Kwame Aduhene-Kwarteng, PhD Many Ghanaians at home and abroad believe it is time to revisit the 1992 Constitution. This sentiment is powerful among diaspora members with political aspirations eager to see restrictions lifted on dual citizens serving in political […]
Constitutional Court Ruling on Identity System Affects Tens of Thousands The High Court in Garissa, Kenya ruled on January 21 in favor of thousands of ethnic Somali Kenyan nationals whose rights were violated by the refusal to deregister them from the refugee […]
By AUGUSTINE SICHULA The Attorney-General, Mulilo Kabesha, has submitted to the Constitutional Court that Zambia’s Citizenship Act was constitutional and does not infringe on any rights. Kabesha urged the court to dismiss a petition by the Zambian Civil Liberties Union […]
By Emmanuel Akinwofu ASEBU, Ghana — Nestled in the sleepy town of Asebu, a few miles inland from the Atlantic along Ghana’s Cape Coast, lies a serene 5,000 acre rural settlement. A mud road at the entrance weaves through a […]
By Lucy Mumbi Family tree verification, electronic biometric capture and school-based registration are among the three new measures that will be used during the vetting of national identification card applicants in North Eastern to enhance transparency, efficiency, and national security. […]
Nearly a decade after the coming into effect of various amendments to the South African Citizenship Act 88 of 1995 (Citizenship Act), which included a new ground of citizenship through the insertion of section 4(3) the Department of Home Affairs […]
By Moraa Obiria Tanzanian widows in Taita Taveta County, remain in limbo without IDs, largely due to a lack of awareness about the citizenship acquisition process. Village elders are attempting to spread information through word-of-mouth, but without proper funding and […]
Le Haut-commissariat des Nations unies pour les réfugiés (HCR) est une agence de l’ONU créée en 1950 pour protéger et aider les réfugiés, les demandeurs d’asile, les apatrides et les personnes déplacées à travers le monde. Son objectif principal est […]
18 February 2024 marked a historic day for the African continent with the adoption at the 37th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of Heads of State and Government of the African Union of the Protocol to the African Charter on […]
Le 18 février 2024 marquait un jour historique pour le continent africain avec l’adoption lors de la 37ème session ordinaire de la Conférence des Chefs d’Etat et de Gouvernement de l’Union Africaine du Protocole à la Charte africaine des droits […]
Investigators from the Department of Home Affairs, assisted by the South African Police Service (SAPS), this morning detained Ms Anabela Rungo, the mother of Ms Chidimma Adetshina, at a property in Cape Town. The Department withdrew Ms Rungo’s South African […]
By: Binta Jaiteh Omar T. Camara, the Acting Commissioner & Government Focal Point at the Gambia Commission for Refugees, has revealed that a total of two hundred and forty-seven (247) Ghanaians living at Brufut/ Ghana Town hold valid or expired […]