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 […]
Par Peter KUM D’après le journal nigérian Daily Trust, les populations installées sur la presqu’île de Bakassi, dans la Région du Sud-Ouest du Cameroun, ne pourraient plus se justifier de leur nationalité. Selon le journal, ladite révélation a été faite le […]
By Emilie Iob Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara presented the draft of the new constitution to parliament Wednesday. Among the reforms is the removal of a clause that helped trigger civil war five years ago. The clause, Article 35, required […]
In what can be described as walking the talk on public sector reforms, the Malawi government is set to launch the much awaited National Identity Cards – 12 years after such attempts by previous regimes. Speaking in an interview ith […]
By Joshua Odeyemi Persons living in Bakassi, a peninsula on the Gulf of Guinea, may become stateless soon, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)’s Representative to Nigeria and ECOWAS, Angele Dikongue-Atangana has warned. While speaking with the media after […]
Update from UNHCR West Africa regional office, including: Guinea Bissau joins the statelessness conventions Abidjan commitments translated into action Statelessness in the news & more. En francais. Em portugues.
By: Gbade Ogunwale, Abuja The Director-General of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF), Mr. Ashishana Okauru, has called on governors to embrace the National Identity Card project for demographic and governance planning. According to him, there is enormous political mileage to […]
Tigo, UNICEF Ghana and Births and Deaths Registry were recognised at the just ended 71st annual session of the United Nations (UN) General Assembly for innovative mobile application designed to make birth registration of children smart, quick and reliable in […]
The passport of Ahmed Salkida, the Nigerian journalist declared wanted by the army for allegedly aiding Boko Haram, has not been renewed by the Nigeria Immigration Service, TheCable has learnt. Salkida is known for having “professional contact” with some Boko Haram […]
I am sure for many, the right to official identification is usually the last item on the list and at times, it never crops up. Did you know that there are about 2.4 billion people in the world today who […]