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Kenya: Government Threatens to Exhume Bodies Buried Without Permits

Published: 27/Jul/2016
Source: The Nation (Nairobi)

Counties in arid and semi-arid regions have been put on the spot about poor births and deaths registration. The poor recording of births and deaths in the regions has been attributed to cultural practices, vastness of the areas and high […]

Tanzania: Govt to Launch E-Population Data System

Published: 27/Jul/2016
Source: The Citizen (Dar es Salaam)

Dar es Salaam — The government is putting finishing touches to an electronic population register through which full particulars of citizens would be gathered for development planning purposes. The Director General of the National Bureau of Statistics, Dr Alibina Chuwa, […]

La nationalité algérienne exclusive requise

Published: 26/Jul/2016
Source: Jeune Afrique

Les postes de responsabilité de l’Etat tels que présidents des deux Chambres du Parlement, de président du Conseil constitutionnel, de Premier ministre et de membres du gouvernement, de président de la Cour suprême et du conseil d’Etat, de gouverneur de […]

Uganda 2016 Local Integration Focus: Durable Solutions Framework

Published: 26/Jul/2016
Source: Regional Durable Solutions Secretariat (ReDSS)

The Regional Durable Solutions Secretariat (ReDSS) was created in March 2014 with the aim of maintaining a focused momentum and stakeholder engagement towards durable solutions for displaced and displacement affected communities. The secretariat was established following extensive consultations among NGOs […]

Zimbabwe: Widow Loses Child Name Case

Published: 26/Jul/2016
Source: The Herald (Harare)

The High Court has blocked a Harare woman from registering her minor child born out of wedlock in the late father’s name without the relatives’ consent and instead allowed her to register the child in her own family name. Ms […]

Namibia to clarify issue of Namibian citizenship

Published: 25/Jul/2016
Source: Southern African News

By Lahja Nashuuta Windhoek – Children born by non-Namibian parents, who are on temporary residence permits, will no longer be allowed to register as Namibian citizens unless both parents are permanent residents in the country, according to Home Affairs Minister […]

A Borderless Africa: So you want that African e-Passport?

Published: 24/Jul/2016
Source: New African

By Regina Jane Jere Excitement, praise, concern, and heaps of speculation have greeted the much-hyped launch of the common African e-passport at the Kigali African Union Summit on 17th July. To the majority of ordinary Africans, over a billion of […]

Ex-Zambians apply for dual citizenship

Published: 23/Jul/2016
Source: Times of Zambia

By CHUSA SICHONE – THE Ministry of Home Affairs has started receiving applications from people seeking dual citizenship as provided for in the amended Zambian Constitution. Home Affairs Permanent Secretary Chileshe Mulenga said most of the people who had shown […]

Namibia: A Constitutional Crisis?

Published: 22/Jul/2016
Source: The Namibian

By Toni Hancox and Dianne Hubbard THE NAMIBIAN Constitution is the supreme law of the country. All legislation and all government action must be consistent with the Constitution. The President and all lawmakers take an oath to uphold, protect and […]

Liberian Cleric Pushes Campaign For Every Human To Have A Country

Published: 22/Jul/2016
Source: Front Page Africa

The Pentecostal Minister of the Gospel represents Liberia in an international church effort to ensure that all Africans have a nationality. The 54-year-old Prelate plans to assemble leaders from the government, UNMIL and other churches next month to confront the […]

CEDAW Concluding Observations: Mali, 2016

Published: 22/Jul/2016
Source: UN Committee on the Elimination of All forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW)

CEDAW/C/MLI/CO/6-7 Concluding observations on the combined sixth and seventh periodic reports of Mali The Committee notes as a positive develoment “The amendment to the Personal and Family Code (article 224), Law No. 2011-087 of 30 December 2011, allowing for the […]