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Uganda: Yasin Omar vs. Attorney General

Published: 29/Sep/2017
Source: Equal Opportunities Commission of Uganda

EOC Reference No. EOC/CR/010/2016 “The Compliant was lodged on the 15th day of February 2016 as a representative Complaint on behalf of half castes or colored people of Uganda. The allegation was that on various occasions half castes have been […]

Ghana: Births and Deaths Registration Awareness campaign launched

Published: 29/Sep/2017
Source: Ghana News Agency

Accra, Sept, 28, GNA — It is illegal to bury deceased persons without the registration and acquisition of Burial Permit or Death Certificate in the country. To this end, Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies have been tasked to ensure that […]

South Africa’s registered births in decline – Official

Published: 29/Sep/2017
Source: APA (Agence de presse africaine)

South Africa is experiencing a continuous decline in the total number of registered births, according a Recorded Live Births 2016 Report released in Pretoria on Thursday. Releasing the report, Statistics South Africa’s Statistician General Pali Lehohla said nearly 969,415 live […]

Liberian Born Lebanese Wants Liberian Citizenship Status

Published: 27/Sep/2017
Source: FrontPageAfrica (Monrovia)

Bong Mines, Bong County – A man claiming to be a Liberian born Lebanese residing in Bong Mines Bong County says it will be an honor if he obtains a citizenship status in Liberia thereby calling for the passage of […]

Amendments to Egypt’s nationality law: An obscure state for the ‘stateless’

Published: 26/Sep/2017
Source: Mada (Cairo)

By Mohamed Hamama Suggested amendments to the law governing Egyptian citizenship, approved by the Cabinet last Wednesday, may open the door to an unprecedented legal situation in Egypt: Egyptians without the nationality of any state and therefore without legal rights. While […]

Malawi: Over 6500 Babies Born in KK in 5 Months, Only Over Half Registered

Published: 25/Sep/2017
Source: Malawi News Agency (Lilongwe)

Nkhotakota — National Registration Bureau (NRB) is concerned that out of 6,439 babies born in Nkhotakota from March to August,2017, only 3,749 which represents 58 percent were registered. NRB Production Manager Rodrick Langwe expressed the concern in Nkhotakota during an […]

Zimbabwe: Issue IDs for free, Chombo

Published: 23/Sep/2017
Source: Bulawayo 24

ZANU-PF Secretary for Administration Dr Ignatius Chombo has ordered the Registrar’s Office to issue national identity cards and birth certificates for free. Despite recent announcements that these were being issued for free in preparation for the Biometric Voter Registration (BVR) […]

Zimbabwe:ID cards and birth certificates now FREE until November 30

Published: 20/Sep/2017
Source: Nahanda Radio

This is meant to enable more people to get the documents ahead of next year’s general elections. The Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) commenced voter registration on Monday.Registrar-General Mr Tobaiwa Mudede yesterday said every district in the country’s 10 provinces would […]