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Advocacy grows for Nigeria to tidy up voter register, accept ID cards for voting

Published: 28/Nov/2023
Source: Biometric Update

By Ayang McDonald A former Chairman of Nigeria’s Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof Attahiru Jega, has highlighted the need for the country to thoroughly clean up its voter’s registration database if it must effectively fight electoral fraud. According to […]

Statelessness: Why Nationality Rights Are Crucial For African Women

Published: 28/Nov/2023
Source: Equality Now

Nationality rights encompass the legal acknowledgement of an individual’s connection to a specific nation. It confers upon them the status of a citizen or a national. These rights are especially significant for women, granting them the vital ability to pass […]

En RDC, la « congolité » au cœur des crispations de la campagne présidentielle

Published: 27/Nov/2023
Source: Le Monde (Paris)

Par Coralie Pierret A l’approche des scrutins généraux du 20 décembre, les discours incendiaires contre les « faux Congolais » ont ressurgi et gagnent du terrain. Fiston s’avance timidement dans la discothèque. En cette heure matinale à Goma, l’une des principales villes de […]

As an African, is it easy to obtain a passport in your country?

Published: 24/Nov/2023
Source: Ghana Business News

By Emmanuel K Dogbevi Applying for and getting a travel document such as a passport in most African countries can be a traumatic experience for most citizens. Despite advances in technology, which normally should improve service delivery in particular for […]

Somali Cabinet okays CRVS bill, seeks digital ID collaboration with Ethiopia

Published: 21/Nov/2023
Source: Biometric Update

By Ayang Macdonald Somalia’s Cabinet Ministers have approved a draft civil registration and vital statistics (CRVS) legislation, a major step forward in the country’s quest to modernize its citizen identification system after many years of political turmoil. The document, submitted […]

CEDAW Concluding Observations: Malawi, 2023

Published: 14/Nov/2023
Source: UN CEDAW Committee

Concluding observations on the eighth periodic report of Malawi, CEDAW/C/MWI/CO/8 Extract: Constitutional and legislative framework and visibility of the Convention and the Optional Protocol to the Convention 9. The Committee welcomes the developments in the constitutional and legislative framework since […]

L’imam Chalghoumi a-t-il été déchu de sa nationalité tunisienne ?

Published: 13/Nov/2023
Source: Business News (Tunis)

L’ancien secrétaire général du Parti Socialiste, Julien Dray a affirmé que la Tunisie avait décidé de retirer la nationalité de l’imam Hassen Chalghoumi, durant son passage du 12 novembre 2023 sur la chaîne française CNews. Invité le 12 novembre 2023 […]

Reprieve for Kenyans as court halts new passports, ID charges

Published: 12/Nov/2023
Source: The Standard (Kenya)

By Kamau Muthoni The High Court in Nairobi has frozen a gazette notice introducing new charges for all identification documents issued by the government. Justice Lawrence Mugambi’s orders follow a case by Nakuru-based surgeon Gikenyi Magayi challenging the new charges […]