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Namibia: Supreme Court confirms child’s citizenship right

Published: 24/Jun/2016
Source: The Namibian

By Werner Menges A CHILD born in Namibia to non-Namibian parents who meet the legal test of being ordinarily resident in the country is entitled to Namibian citizenship by birth, the Supreme Court affirmed in a landmark judgement on citizenship […]

Liberia: ‘I’m a Liberian Citizen’

Published: 24/Jun/2016
Source: Liberian Observer (Monrovia)

By William Q. Harmon With debate surrounding dual citizenship in Liberia and the level of impact it might have in the ensuing 2017 general and presidential elections, one of the most formidable and potential presidential aspirants, Alexander Cummings, has made […]

National ID: 9.5m Nigerians register

Published: 24/Jun/2016
Source: The Nation (Nigeria)

The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) says it will begin the enrolment of Nigerians in the Diaspora in September as part of its grand plan to register all the nation’s citizens. The Director-General NIMC, Mr Aliyu Aziz, stated in Abuja […]

Namibia: De Wilde v. Minister of Home Affairs

Published: 23/Jun/2016
Source: Namibia Supreme Court

De Wilde v. Minister of Home Affairs, Supreme Court of Namibia, Case No: SA 48/2014 The Supreme Court ordered that the appellant be declared a Namibian citizen based on birth in Namibia of parents who were ordinarily resident there. Art […]

Petition for stateless children

Published: 22/Jun/2016
Source: IOL News

Durban – In a bid to protect the welfare of stateless children, a human rights advocacy group has called on the UN to endorse a petition urging the Department of Home Affairs to end the growing phenomenon. But the department […]

Dual Citizenship in Zimbabwe

Published: 21/Jun/2016
Source: Kanokanga law firm newsletter

Newsletter No. 6 Zim Law (Diaspora Edition) DUAL CITIZENSHIP IN ZIMBABWE It goes without saying that the issue of citizenship is a very important issue, regardless of the nationality. Without the need of exploring jurisprudence it is essential to note […]

Africa benefits from biometrics as an identifier

Published: 20/Jun/2016
Source: Biometric update.com

This is a guest post by David Gerulski, VP at Integrated Biometrics The recent ID4Africa forum in Kigali, Rwanda was as exciting as it was insightful, with a buzz surrounding new technologies for launching digital ID systems throughout the continent. For mobile […]