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La nationalité algérienne exclusive imposée officiellement

Published: 27/Jul/2016
Source: La Nouvelle République (Algérie)

Radia Zerrouki Seule la nationalité algérienne exclusive permettra d’occuper de hautes fonctions à l’Etat que ce soit pour des postes de responsabilité au sein des autorités civiles ou militaires. L’avant-projet de loi définissant ces fonctions et fixant la liste de […]

9 million Kenyans with IDs not listed to vote

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

The National Registration Bureau yesterday said more than 9.2 million eligible Kenyans are yet to be registered as voters, despite having valid national ID cards. Director Reuben Kimotho attributed the high number of unregistered voters to lack of information. “The […]

Zimbabwe: Mudede Blasts Social Media Falsehoods

Published: 27/Jul/2016
Source: Allafrica

Media reports suggesting that all newborns will undergo DNA testing before getting birth certificates are false and meant to tarnish the image of Government departments, Registrar-General Mr Tobaiwa Mudede has said. He said the recent media reports were harmful to […]

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 […]