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Zambia Passport Act No. 28 of 2016

Published: 6/Jun/2016

An Act to provide for the vesting of powers and duties for the issuance of, and control over, passports and travel documents; provide for the issuance of passports and travel documents; provide for the recognition of Interpol travel documents; repeal […]

Zambia Citizenship Act No.33 of 2016

Published: 6/Jun/2016

Repeals and replaces the Zambia Citizenship Act 1975, in light of the new Zambian Constitution of 2016. Download file: Zambia Citizenship Act 2016

Kenya: Must a Father’s Name be on the Birth Certificate of a Child?

Published: 6/Jun/2016
Source: Kituo Cha Sheria (Nairobi)

By Samantha Oswago and Wangari Karige The High Court in its ruling dated May 26th 2016 stated that women may now register the names of the fathers of children, born outside marriage without their consent on the birth certificate. Lady […]

Give Daadab refugees Kenyan citizenship, Raila tells gov’t

Published: 5/Jun/2016
Source: The Citizen

By Benjamin Wafula CORD leader Raila Odinga has called on the government to give refugees at the Daadab camp Kenyan citizenship instead of repatriating them to Somalia. Raila said the planned repatriation exercise and closure of Daadab refugee camp is […]

Angola: A nova lei da nacionalidade angolana

Published: 3/Jun/2016
Source: Jornal Economico (Portugal)

A nova Lei da Nacionalidade angolana foi aprovada . Inês Veloso Mendes comenta as normas e procedimentos relativos à concessão, aquisição, perda e reaquisição da nova lei. Foi aprovada em abril, pela Assembleia Nacional de Angola, a nova Lei da […]

Sénégal – 34 670 candidats au Cfee et au Bfem sans pièce d’état civil

Published: 3/Jun/2016
Source: Senenews.com

SENENEWS.COM Plus de 34000 candidats au Cfee et au Bfem sans pièce d’état civil cette année, contre 53.240 en 2015. C’est le constat alarmant fait lors d’un atelier National de Lancement de la Régularisation des Elèves du Cycle Elémentaire dans […]

Deported boy finally an SA citizen

Published: 3/Jun/2016
Source: The Citizen (South Africa)

The judge expressed concern over the manner in which home affairs had dealt with the matter. By Ilse de Lange A 13-year-old schoolboy who was at one stage deported from South Africa because home affairs refused to register his birth, […]

Uganda: Children Act 1997 (amended 2016)

Published: 2/Jun/2016

[section 4 substituted by the Children (Amendment) Act, 2016 (Act 9 of 2016)] 4. Rights of the child (1) Every child shall have the right to— a) live with his or her parent or guardian; b) where capable, express his […]

Written statement on Ending Sex Discrimination in Citizenship and Nationality Laws

Published: 2/Jun/2016
Source: Equality Now and the Equal Rights Trust

Written statement to the Human Rights Council submitted by Equality Now, The Equal Rights Trust, a non-governmental organization in special consultative status on ending sex discrimination in citizenship and nationality laws. On behalf of the Global Campaign for Equal Nationality […]

Ghana: Tigo donates tablets to boost Automated Birth Registration

Published: 31/May/2016
Source: Joy Online

As part of its strategic focus in working with UNICEF to accelerate birth registration in Ghana through mobile technology, Tigo has presented 540 tablets phones with internet connectivity to the Births and Deaths Registry (BDR). This is for the pilot […]

Rwanda: 40 Foreigners Seek Rwandan Citizenship

Published: 31/May/2016
Source: News of Rwanda

About 40 foreigners including US nationals have applied for Rwandan citizenship, News of Rwanda reports. According to the Directorate General of Immigration and Emigration, the applicants on Monday gathered at a hall in Telecom house where they sat for both […]

CMW Concluding Observations: Mauritania, 2016

Published: 31/May/2016
Source: UN Committee on the Rights oF Migrant Workers (CMW)

CMW/C/MRT/CO/1 Extract: Registration of birth and nationality 46.Despite the State party’s statement that its biometric civil-status records include registers reserved for foreigners in which the birth of their children can be recorded, the Committee takes note with concern of reports […]