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National ID program in Malawi raises questions, fears

Published: 11/Jun/2017
Source: Anadolu Agency (Turkey)

New national ID project ahead of 2019 elections dogged by questions of incompetence, racism, corruption By Moses Michael-Phiri BLANTYRE, Malawi There is a bitterness in the voice of 80-year-old Isaac Mnduwila, who has been waiting in line since morning to […]

Nigeria/Cameroon: We’re now stateless, Bakassi Indigenes cry out

Published: 10/Jun/2017
Source: Vanguard (Abuja)

ABUJA – Natives of Bakassi Peninsula have cried out to the international community for assistance to be fully integrated into either Nigeria or Cameroon, saying they are at present, nearly stateless. They said since the 2002 judgment of the International […]

Carte : combien coûtent les passeports en Afrique ?

Published: 8/Jun/2017
Source: Jeune Afrique

Par Greg Roxburgh et Trésor Kibangula Après l’introduction de la biométrie en RDC, le passeport congolais est devenu l’un des plus onéreux du monde. Mais même à 164 euros pièce, ce n’est pas le le plus cher d’Afrique ! En […]

Burundi: le mariage obligatoire pour tous

Published: 8/Jun/2017
Source: FranceInfo: Afrique

Les autorités burundaises veulent en finir avec les unions «illégales». Les couples vivant en concubinage sont appelés à se marier avant fin 2017. Il s’agit de ramener l’ordre dans le pays. Eléonore Abou Ez L’annonce est officielle et provient du […]

Nigeria: UNICEF, NPC Partner Media to Improve Birth Registration in Bauchi

Published: 8/Jun/2017
Source: This Day

The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and the National Population Commission (NPC) are partnering with journalists in Bauchi State to promote massive birth registration activities across the state. The Chief of Field Office, UNICEF Nigeria, Bauchi, Abdulai Kaikai, who stated […]

CERD Concluding Observations: Kenya, 2017

Published: 8/Jun/2017
Source: UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination

CERD/C/KEN/CO/5-7 Stateless persons 27.The Committee notes with interest the efforts made by the State party to register stateless individuals. However, the Committee is concerned at reports that some ethnic groups, including the Nubians, individuals of Somali descent and groups living […]

Biometrics 101: A Brief History of Biometric National ID Cards in Liberia

Published: 6/Jun/2017
Source: The Bush Chicken (Monrovia)

by Francis Cordor In 2011, the Government of Liberia created the National Identification Registry, an autonomous agency that would be responsible for developing and administering a National Biometric Identification System for all citizens and residents of the Republic of Liberia. […]

Liberia: Cllr. Seward Cooper Gives Analysis on Dual Citizenship

Published: 6/Jun/2017
Source: Front Page Africa (Monrovia)

Monrovia – The issue of citizenship in Liberia continues to take center stage of the debate as the country heads to elections in October. From the recent constitution review process, it is cleared that Liberians in the Diaspora support dual […]

After Long Struggle, Kenya’s Nubian Minority Secures Land Rights

Published: 5/Jun/2017

NEW YORK—Kenya’s decision to acknowledge the land rights of the country’s Nubian minority, announced on June 2, 2017, marks a historic victory for community-based efforts to end patterns of entrenched discrimination against the Nubians, the Open Society Justice Initiative said […]