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Zimbabwe Electoral Commission Compiles New Voters’ Roll

Published: 11/Oct/2016
Source: Voice of America

The Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) says it is setting up a new biometrics voters’ roll, which is expected to be in place by May next year and ready for the crucial 2018 general elections in which 92-year old President Robert […]

Stateless people demand citizenship from the Kenyan Government

Published: 11/Oct/2016
Source: The Standard (Nairobi)

By Tobias Chanji Over 1,000 representatives of people without State recognition have embarked on a mission to demand citizenship from the Government. The representatives are trekking to Nairobi to seek audience with President Uhuru Kenyatta to discuss their citizenship status. […]

Kenya: S N v Cabinet Secretary for the Ministry of Interior and Co-ordination of National Management Services, Director General, Kenya Citizens & Foreign Nationals Management Services & Attorney General

Published: 10/Oct/2016
Source: High Court of Kenya at Nairobi

16. From the documents exhibited by the applicant it is clear that the application for citizenship was made on 13th March 2013. The present application was filed on the 13th September 2013, six months later. Prima facie a delay of […]

Côte d’Ivoire : l’opposition critique le projet de nouvelle constitution

Published: 9/Oct/2016
Source: africanews.fr / AFP

Le projet de nouvelle Constitution de la Côte d’Ivoire a été présenté vendredi à la presse. Le comité mis en place par le président Alassane Ouattara le juge démocratique, contrairement à l’opposition qui affirme que le nouveau projet est répressif. […]

South Africa: Involving chiefs in registering births

Published: 9/Oct/2016
Source: Daily Dispatch (South Africa)

A task team will be set up to look into how traditional leaders can assist government to fast-track the early registration of children in rural communities.The team will comprise traditional leaders and senior officials in the Department of Home Affairs […]

West Africa: Plight of persons without nationality

Published: 8/Oct/2016
Source: The Pulse (Nigeria)

The UNHCR and ECOWAS recently signed an MoU to improve the protection environment for stateless persons. Pierre is eighteen years old. He was born to Burkinabe parents in Ghana. He was not registered at birth and neither were his parents. […]

Nigeria’s “state of origin” conundrum

Published: 7/Oct/2016
Source: Africa Research Institute (London)

By Cheta Nwanze Government in Nigeria “is detached from its people at every level of the federation”, said Chidi Odinkalu, chair of the National Human Rights Commission, when interviewed for ARI’s 2016 briefing note “State(s) of crisis”. For most Nigerians, […]