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State discrimination against Kenyan Nubians is an abuse of rights

Published: 21/Aug/2016
Source: The Nation (Nairobi)

They have been denied national identity cards and passports for more than a century. In Summary After independence, tribe became the main factor determining which groups and regions would be allocated public resources. Those belonging to non-indigenous ethnic groups were […]

MIDSA Conclusions and Recommendations 2016

Published: 18/Aug/2016
Source: SADC Migration Dialogue for Southern Africa

Technical Migration Dialogue for Southern Africa Addressing Mixed Migration in Southern Africa: Linking Protection, Immigration, Border Management and Labour Migration Gaborone, Botswana: 16 – 18 August 2016 Conclusions and Recommendations […] Statelessness 2.1 Continue to advocate for the adoption and […]

Trends in the completeness of birth registration in Nigeria: 2002–2010

Published: 17/Aug/2016
Source: Demographic Research

By: Olusesan Ayodeji Makinde, Bolanle Olapeju, Osondu Ogbuoji, Stella Babalola Demographic Research, Vol. 35, pages 315−338 Background: Nigeria is a signatory to the Convention on the Rights of the Child, which identifies birth registration as a child’s right. However, it […]

Sénégal: Sedhiou – mobilisation en faveur des droits des enfants

Published: 16/Aug/2016
Source: Sudonline (Senegal)

L’ADS en randonnee pour l’inscription a l’etat civil et contre la mendicité Sous l’égide de l’Association pour le développement de Sédhiou (ADS), plusieurs centaines de personnes ont pris part, samedi dernier 13 août, à une randonnée pédestre dédiée à l’inscription […]

Macky Sall accused of using dual citizenship to sideline political opponents

Published: 16/Aug/2016
Source: Africa News

By Elvis Boh with News Agencies A proposal to ban presidential candidates with dual citizenship is raising controversy in Senegal. According to the proposal, any candidate with dual citizenship should renounce the foreign one five years before running for office. […]

Will investors shell out cash for Egyptian citizenship?

Published: 15/Aug/2016
Source: Al Monitor (Egypt)

Summary: To encourage foreign investment and help the country’s financial recovery, the Egyptian parliament is considering amending the constitution to grant citizenship to investors. Author: Safiaa Mounir / Translator: Mohammad Khali The Egyptian government has recently proposed a draft law […]

Namibia: President rejects citizenship bill

Published: 15/Aug/2016
Source: The Namibian

by Shinovene Immanuel PRESIDENT Hage Geingob has admitted that the proposed amendment to the citizenship law is not needed and that lawmakers and the executive should not be seen as sidestepping courts’ decisions. Speaking publicly for the first time on […]