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 […]
By Daniel Tsuma Nyassy By Farouk Mwabege More than 300 stateless members of the Makonde community living in Kwale County and whose origin is Mozambique, Monday started a four-day journey to State House, Nairobi, hoping to meet President Uhuru Kenyatta […]
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. […]
Par Pierre Arnaud NTCHAPDA Et si le récit de l’artiste Richard Bona qui raconte tout le temps l’histoire de ce ministre camerounais qui présenta devant lui un passeport français dans un aéroport n’était pas une fable ? Dans sa parution du […]
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 […]
The Makonde and Wapemba communities living at the Kenyan Coast and who have been stateless for more than 50 years today commenced a trek to State House Nairobi to present their case before President Uhuru Kenyatta. Those participating in the […]
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. […]
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 […]
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. […]
LEGAL NOTICE NO. 178 THE KENYA CITIZENSHIP AND IMMIGRATION ACT (No. 11 of 2011) EXTENSION OF TIME IN EXERCISE of the powers conferred by sections 15 (2) and 16 (2) of the Kenya Citizenship and Immigration Act, 2011, the Cabinet […]
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, […]
Vous avez été nombreux à nous poser des questions sur la carte d’identité biométrique CEDEAO suite à son lancement officiel par le Chef de l’Etat Macky Sall le 4 octobre 2016. Nous avons ici récolté les 10 demandes les plus […]