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Upholding the African Charter: Why South Sudan Must Implement the African Commission’s Decision on Ms. Animu A. Risasi

Published: 18/Feb/2026
Source: Global Movement Against Statelessness (GMAS), the Institute on Statelessness and Inclusion (ISI), the Institute for Human Rights and Development in Africa (IHRDA), the Southern African Nationality Network (SANN), the Eastern Africa Nationality Network (EANN), the Pan African Nationality Network (PANN), and Equality Now

Seven leading organisations fighting to end statelessness and advancing gender equal nationality rights globally and in Africa expressed serious concern today about the case of Ms. Animu A. Risasi, a former South Sudanese Member of Parliament who was arbitrarily stripped […]

Kenya: Lost in the System: Identity and Data Under Attack

Published: 15/Feb/2026
Source: Africa Uncensored

Kenya’s digital identity ecosystem has been promoted as transformative, a manifestation of the kind of digital public infrastructure that should streamline services, secure personal data, and ensure every citizen can access the state through a unified digital identity, guaranteeing inclusion […]

South Africa: Home Affairs rolls out final phase of Citizenship Reinstatement Portal

Published: 10/Feb/2026
Source: South African Department of Home Affairs

The Minister of Home Affairs, Dr Leon Schreiber, is proud to announce the launch of the second and final phase of Home Affairs’ ground-breaking online Citizenship Reinstatement Portal, a major new milestone in the Department’s digital transformation programme to deliver […]

Ghana: Granting Of Citizenship for Historic Diasporan Community

Published: 10/Feb/2026
Source: Ministry of the Interior, the Diaspora Affairs Office of the President, Ghana

The Ministry of the Interior and the Diaspora Affairs Office at the Office of the President announce the Vetting of the Granting of Citizenship for the “Historic Diaspora Community”. Applicants for the Historic Diaspora Community will be scheduled in batches […]

Kenya: Struggles of Warundi Community

Published: 10/Feb/2026
Source: Tuko.co.ke

Stateless Kwale Woman Narrates ‘Borrowing Grave’ to Bury Her Father by Joshua Cheloti, Harrison Kivisu Kenyan-born woman in Kwale county shared the challenges she has faced due to a lack of a national identity card 42-year-old Esther Butui Ndambara is […]

Togo: Cartes d’identité et passeports, des démarches plus rapides

Published: 9/Feb/2026
Source: IciLome.com

Par Godfrey AKPA Au Togo, l’obtention de certains documents d’identité – passeports ou casiers judiciaires – se fait désormais plus rapidement grâce à la digitalisation des services de l’état civil et de l’identité nationale. Selon les autorités, cette réforme vise […]

What is My Nationality if I Was Born in Nigeria?

Published: 8/Feb/2026
Source: The Guardian (Abuja)

By : Segun Dukeh Welcome, dear readers! After months of research delving into Nigerian constitutional law, citizenship frameworks, and identity documentation, combined with years of experience navigating our complex nationality system and observing how Nigerians at home and abroad grapple […]