Aphiwe*, a nine-year-old learner, could not find a place in a school. Her mother, Sinothando* is a 30-year-old South African woman born in a remote Eastern Cape village. Both Sinothando’s parents died when she was a child. Her only other known […]
Amends the Citizenship and Immigration Act No 12 of 2011 as follows: s.11 Insert the words “and has acquired residence status” immediately after the expression “seven years” appearing in the introductory portion. s.15(2) Delete the expression “five years” and substitute […]
Luanda — The report on the electoral registration process, developed by the Ministry of Territorial Administration (MAT) from August 25, 2016 to March 31, 2017, recommends the mass registration of the civil registry and the attribution of the Identity card […]
#Mauritanie : Révoltés par “la marginalisation” et le mal-vivre, plusieurs centaines de jeunes ont participé à une marche organisée dans le centre de Nouakchott dimanche aprés midi. Ils protestaient contre “la déliquescence programmée” de la Mauritanie. Plusieurs centaines de jeunes […]
François Hollande a présidé samedi à l’Elysée une cérémonie de réintégration dans la nationalité française de 28 anciens tirailleurs sénégalais, qui avaient combattu sous la bannière tricolore en Indochine ou en Algérie avant de perdre leur nationalité à l’indépendance des […]
#Mauritanie : Six ans après le lancement d’une opération d’enrôlement pour des documents et titres d’état civil sécurisés, les mauritaniens continuent à se plaindre du comportement de l’Agence nationale du registre des populations et des titres sécurisés (ANRPTS). 6 ans […]
Section 49 provides that: (1) The Minister shall, as far as possible, facilitate the assimilation and naturalisation of persons who have ceased to be recognised refugees in accordance with section 20, except section 20(1)(f). (2) The Commissioner shall assist a […]
By David Lewis The impoverished Democratic Republic of Congo has introduced biometric passports costing $185 apiece. But most of that money does not go to the state. Instead millions of dollars go to a private company in the Gulf – […]
By LYNET IGADWAH East African Community citizens will have to wait longer for “smart” national and regional passports as member states lag a year behind schedule in delays that highlight the obstacles facing joint issuance of travel documents in Africa. […]
By Bronwyn Davids Cape Town – The UN Committee of the Rights of the Child has castigated South Africa for not changing its Birth and Death Registration Act which discriminates against children born in this country to foreign parents. It […]
This Update tracks a number of exciting developments related to statelessness that have taken place globally in the last 3 months, demonstrating increased international awareness and determination to address the issue. These include landmark decisions in Kenya and in Madagascar. […]
Après le Sénégal et le Mali, c’est au tour du Burkina Faso d’avancer dans l’adoption de la nouvelle carte biométrique CEDEAO. Le Parlement du pays vient d’adopter le texte réglementaire de la nouvelle carte qui devrait être généralisée dans le […]