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Rwandans who have lived in Kenya for 70 years appeal for naturalisation

Published: 16/Feb/2017
Source: The Standard (Nairobi)

By David Ohito Grandparents and parents of an estimated 500 Rwandans were moved from Rwanda to Kenya by the British colonial administration in 1940’s to work mostly in tea plantations in Kericho County and other parts of Kenya. In 1945, […]

Botswana: The citizenship bill: a formality?

Published: 16/Feb/2017
Source: Botswana Gazette

QUEEN MOSARWE The Botswana Gazette understands that the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill 2016 which is expected to be presented to parliament in the near future is “just a formality to what has been ongoing as there have been some people linked […]

Ghana aims to issue 27M biometric ID cards in next year

Published: 15/Feb/2017
Source: Biometric Update

Despite current logistical challenges, Ghana’s newly appointed National Identification Authority (NIA) CEO told the The Ghanaian Times this week that he is working towards carrying out his mandate to coordinate and supervise the registration and issuance of national biometric identification […]

The long road to SA citizenship for former Angolan refugees

Published: 15/Feb/2017
Source: News 24 (South Africa)

By Jan Cronje, News24 Correspondent Cape Town – Nineteen years ago, Kazi Irene Boaventura, aged 7, and her 3-year-old brother Filipe fled with their mother to South Africa from Angola, as full-scale fighting again broke out in a protracted and […]

After 70 Years in Kenya, 500 Rwandans Appeal for Naturalisation

Published: 15/Feb/2017
Source: The New Times (Kigali)

Ancestors of an estimated 500 Rwandans were moved from Rwanda to Kenya by the British colonial administration in 1940s to work mostly in tea plantations in Kericho county and other parts of Kenya. In 1945, the Rwandans were granted Kenyan […]

South Africa: Children finally recieve birth certificates after LRC intervenes

Published: 14/Feb/2017
Source: Legal Resources Centre

Yes­ter­day, 13 Feb­ru­ary 2017, two chil­dren born in South Africa to a Swazi mother and South African father have finally had their births reg­is­tered and unabridged birth cer­tifi­cates issued after the LRC inter­vened on their behalf. The cou­ple approached the […]

Kenya: ‘I Don’t Think Her Heart Will Ever Like This Baby’

Published: 14/Feb/2017
Source: Human Rights Watch

Protecting Children of Rape, the Invisible Victims of Conflict and Political Violence Akinyi was only 11 years old when three men broke into her home in Kericho, Kenya, in December 2007, as post-election violence raged, and gang raped her and […]

Zambia: Why birth registration is vital

Published: 12/Feb/2017
Source: Zambia Daily Mail

KALUNGA MUSONDA, Kabwe THE inadequate health facilities in communities have for the past decades subjected expectant mothers to giving birth either in homes or on their way to the nearest health centres.nAdded to that, because of traditional beliefs, some expectant […]