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Namibia: Villagers left stateless, hopeless

Published: 5/Aug/2015
Source: The Namibian

MORE than 100 old people living at Divundu in Kavango East and surrounding areas have not been receiving pension grants because they do not have proof they are Namibian citizens. One of the elders, Sophia Diwandamo (85) from Mutjuku village […]

Rapport sur l’état des discriminations à l’égard des femmes en matière de nationalité au Maroc

Published: 1/Aug/2015
Source: Association Démocratique des Femmes du Maroc

Contribution de l’Association Démocratique des Femmes du Maroc dans l’élaboration du HCDH du : “Rapport sur l’état des discriminations à l’égard des femmes en matière de nationalité au Maroc” PDF: AssociationDemocratiqueDesFemmesDuMaroc-nationalite Télécharger du site web de l’HCDH: https://www.ohchr.org/Documents/Issues/Women/WRGS/RelatedMatters/OtherEntities/AssociationDemocratiqueDesFemmesDuMaroc.docx Pas de […]

Provisional Constitution of the Jubaland State of Somalia

Published: 1/Aug/2015

Article 5 The People 1. Jubaland people are the Somali citizens who inhabit Middle Jubba, Lower Juba and Gedo. 2. A Jubalander is any person who has resided in the State of Jubaland Download: https://www.slideshare.net/ADENOSMANQALOSHE/provisional-constitution-of-jubaland-20151

Nigeria: Resident card for benefits

Published: 24/Jul/2015
Source: This Day Live

One of the highpoints of the inaugural speech of the Ondo State Governor, Dr Olusegun Mimiko in February 2009 was his desire to know the people of the state by their names, profession, where they live and other relevant information […]

Cote d’Ivoire: Sur les traces des sans-papiers

Published: 22/Jul/2015
Source: L'Infodrome

Des deux cents (200) pays et territoires du monde, la Côte d’Ivoire est l’un des  rares à fournir des chiffres concernant les apatrides. Évalués à  plus de sept cent cinquante mille, ces populations résidant sur le sol ivoirien, depuis des […]

Integrate Somali refugees into Kenya society

Published: 16/Jul/2015
Source: The Star

There are more than half a million refugees in Kenya, trapped in protracted situations with few opportunities for self-reliance. Some Somali refugees have stayed at the Dadaab camp for 25 years. Their prolonged stay is not in any way illegal […]

The AU’s plans for an African passport a pie in the sky?

Published: 15/Jul/2015
Source: ISS

Amid the furore over Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir’s attendance, along with celebrities like Angelina Jolie, some of the discussions at last month’s African Union (AU) summit in Johannesburg went largely unnoticed. One of these is a renewed call for African […]

Connecting citizens with government through smartcard

Published: 14/Jul/2015
Source: The Guardian

It must have appeared daunting initially and many in Ondo State, pooh-poohed the idea, dismissing it as unworkable, impracticable. But today, that dream has become a reality and the goal of drastically reducing maternal and child mortality to a level […]