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Tanzania: Immigration Questions Tanzanian Human Rights Activist Over Citizenship

Published: 20/Sep/2017
Source: The Citizen (Dar es Salaam)

By Deogratius Kamagi Dar es Salaam — Tanzania Human Rights Defenders Coalition (THRDC) national coordinator Onesmo Olengurumwa has once again been interrogated by officers from the Immigration department over his citizenship. The interrogation took place on Wednesday 20 September at […]

Uganda: Government to roll out dual citizenship registration in Diaspora

Published: 18/Sep/2017
Source: Independent (Kampala)

Kampala, Uganda | GODFREY SSALI |  The government through the Ministries of Internal Affairs and Foreign Affairs will roll out the registration of Ugandans living in the diaspora for dual citizenship. This was revealed by the Rt. Hon Speaker Rebecca […]

Botswana: Teenager takes Gov’t to court over nationality

Published: 18/Sep/2017
Source: Weekend Post (Gaborone)

By: UTLWANANG GASENNELWE Government of Botswana, through Ministry of Nationality, Immigration and Gender Affairs has refused to issue a birth certificate of a minor child (names withheld) at the request of her father. The Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Nationality, […]

Hundreds of millions of children ‘lack any record of their birth’

Published: 16/Sep/2017
Source: The Independent (London)

“They could end up invisible,” says Joanne Dunn, a child protection specialist with UNICEF Would a 15-year-old girl be married off by her parents in violation of the law? Would another girl, who looks even younger, get justice after an alleged […]

Zimbabwe: Gukurahundi victims urged to make use of free registration exercise

Published: 15/Sep/2017
Source: NewsDay

“Government has been forced to agree to issue national identity cards and birth certificates for free,” MDC-T secretary-general Douglas Mwonzora said yesterday.“However, this is for a period of 90 days.“We urge all people, especially the so-called aliens to take advantage […]

Sénégal: Louga1 500 extraits de naissance remis gratuitement à des enfants

Published: 15/Sep/2017
Source: Le Soleil

La mairie de Louga vient de remettre gratuitement environ 1500 extraits de naissance à des enfants dont 470 élèves candidats à l’entrée en sixième. La cérémonie de remise des extraits s’est déroulée à l’hôtel de ville de Louga hier. Environ […]

Cameroun: la sensibilisation sur les risques d’apatridie se poursuit

Published: 15/Sep/2017
Source: Journal du Cameroun

L’apatridie est la situation d’une personne qu’aucun Etat ne reconnaît comme étant son citoyen. Autrement dit, un apatride est une personne dépourvue de nationalité et qui, de ce fait, ne bénéficie de la protection d’aucun Etat.  Des personnes se retrouvent exposées […]

Zimbabwe: Govt waives charges on civil documents

Published: 14/Sep/2017
Source: The Chronicle (Harare)

Tendai Mugabe, Harare Bureau Government has waived all charges required to acquire civil documents such as identity cards or birth certificates during the 90-day registration blitz by the office of the Registrar General to allow more people to get the […]