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South Africa: Home Affairs in court for ‘blocking’ identity documents

Published: 18/Sep/2023
Source: Mail & Guardian (Johannesburg)

By Tania Broughton No ID, no life. This is the fate of many children in South Africa who are victims of their parent’s IDs being “blocked” by the Department of Home Affairs. Their births are never registered or are registered […]

Kenya: 10 Most Asked Questions on Maisha Namba

Published: 17/Sep/2023
Source: Kenyans.co.ke

by Mark Obar President William Ruto’s Kenya Kwanza administration is currently conducting the registration of Maisha Namba, a personal unique identifier. This, according to Ruto, is meant for his government to enhance service delivery to citizens by embracing Information and […]

Kenya inches closer to digital ID as PSs endorse proposed document

Published: 13/Sep/2023
Source: CapitalFM (Nairobi)

By BRUHAN MAKONG NAIROBI, Kenya, Sep 13 – Kenyans could soon begin using a digital ID after a critical government committee endorsed the proposed design and security features of a new card. The technical committee of Principal Secretaries with dockets […]

Kenya: New generation IDs: State to spend Sh1bn on Maisha Cards

Published: 12/Sep/2023
Source: The Star (Nairobi)

In Summary The previous administration launched the Huduma Namba digital program which was stopped by the courts over data protection concerns. Kenya Kwanza administration is now rolling out similar digital IDs but with additional features. by ALLAN KISIA The government […]

Ethiopia orders 1.5 million passports to clear citizen backlog

Published: 9/Sep/2023
Source: The Reporter (Addis Ababa)

By Ashenafi Endale New Director vows to clear 300,000+ passport application backlog within a year The Ethiopian Immigration Service (EIS) has placed the country’s largest passport order in years – a whopping 1.5 million new documents from manufacturers in Paris. […]

Gabon : les conditions d’attribution de la nationalité bientôt révisées

Published: 9/Sep/2023
Source: Gnatepe médias (Portail d'infos, Togo)

Selon la déclaration du nouveau président de la transition au Gabon, Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema, la législation régissant l’octroi de la nationalité gabonaise, inscrite dans la loi n°37/98 du 20 juillet 1999, va faire l’objet de révisions. La déclaration a […]

No place to call home for the Banyarwanda of Uganda

Published: 7/Sep/2023
Source: The Africa Report

By Musinguzi Blanshe Uganda’s constitution recognises Banyarwanda as an official tribe, but people who take that identity face stringent scrutiny when getting IDs. With the difficulties, many of them are opting to identify as other tribal groupings, which could lead […]