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Draft Protocol to the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights on the Specific Aspects of the Right to a Nationality and the Eradication of Statelessness in Africa

Published: 1/Sep/2015
Source: African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights

As adopted by the 18th Extraordinary Session of the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights, August 2015 Download from ACHPR website: https://www.achpr.org/public/Document/file/English/draft_citizenship_protocol_en_sept2015_achpr.pdf Explanatory memorandum: https://www.achpr.org/public/Document/file/English/draft_protocol_explanatory_memo_june2015.pdf In French: Projet de Protocole nationalite FR Sept2015 CADHP Note explicative: Note explicative projet […]

Id­entification Syst­ems Analysis: Country Assessment Botswana

Published: 1/Sep/2015
Source: World Bank

This report analyzes the Identity Management System of the Republic of Botswana with respect to 1) accessibility, 2) robustness, 3) integration and regulated access to data, and 4) legal frameworks and data protection, and documents the extent to which the […]

Sierra Leone: V.P. Joh launches e-passport

Published: 1/Sep/2015

Vice President Victor Bockarie Foh, on Monday 31st August 2015 at the Ministry of Internal Affairs conference Room in Freetown, officially launched the new electronic passport jointly organized by the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the Immigration Department. The ceremony […]

Nigeria wages war against foreign voters

Published: 31/Aug/2015
Source: The New Statesman

The Government of Nigeria has taken its fight against foreigners’ participation in the country’s elections a step higher with the introduction of National Identification Cards. This comes at a time all indications point to an obvious participation of many foreigners […]

Somali Diaspora Consultation Forums on the Citizen Bill

Published: 28/Aug/2015
Source: AMISOM (African Union)

BACKGROUND With just one year to go before the end of its term in August 2016, the Federal Government of Somalia (FGS) remains committed to achieving priorities for vision 2016 and PSG1 (Inclusive Politics) milestones. As a lead agency of […]

National identity and data capture activities in Nigeria

Published: 25/Aug/2015
Source: This Day (Nigeria)

By Chris Onyemenam, DG/CEO, National Identity Management Commission, NIMC. As government agencies (MDAs) began to migrate from manual records to semi-automated and electronic processing, with the advent of biometric identification and smart card technology, the quest for data capture activities […]

Issue ID Cards to Stateless Kenyans

Published: 19/Aug/2015
Source: The Star (Nairobi)

opinion By Duke Mwancha Recent news on issues of citizenship, statelessness and marginalisation have featured Nubian, Makonde, Shona, Somali and Arab communities in Kenya. These are groups with historical or ethnic ties to other countries who have either been rendered […]

Lesotho: Ex-commissioner of refugees guilty of fraud

Published: 19/Aug/2015
Source: Lesotho Times

By Tefo Tefo FORMER Commissioner of Refugees in the Ministry of Home Affairs Francis Tlhopheho Sefali will spend 10 years behind bars if he fails to pay a M20 000 fine imposed by the Maseru Magistrate’s Court on Tuesday this […]

New identification system: committee members commissioned

Published: 13/Aug/2015
Source: Cameroon Tribune

They were installed yesterday in Yaounde by the Delegate General for National Security, Martin Mbarga Nguélé.Members of the committee charged with the supervision of the operations for the putting in place of the new security identification system in Cameroon have […]