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Nigeria: NIN registration: FG records 48% of monthly target

Published: 31/Aug/2023
Source: The Punch (Abuja)

By Temitayo Jaiyeola The National Identity Management Commission has only been able to meet 47.6 per cent of the Federal Government’s monthly target of 2.5 million registrations in the first eight months of the year, according to findings by The […]

Mixed reaction after SANDF confirms that a foreign national is acting CFO

Published: 28/Aug/2023
Source: The Star / Independent Online (Johannesburg)

By Ntombi Nkosi Johannesburg – A number of South Africans expressed concern amid the Department of Defence (DOD) defence of their stance of hiring foreign national Edem Abotsi to occupy a high-ranking position in the country’s army. Abotsi is based […]

Nigerians demand seamless NIN registration as Coker-Odusote takes charge

Published: 26/Aug/2023
Source: The Guardian (Abuja)

By Adeyemi Adepetun A banker, who simply identified herself as Bukola Adegbaju, was seen at the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) office in Alausa, Ikeja, Lagos, recently. Her mission was to correct an error on her National Identification Number (NIN) […]

Cabo Verde – Lei n.º 33/X/2023 de 22 de agosto

Published: 22/Aug/2023

Preâmbulo A nacionalidade constitui um direito fundamental da pessoa humana, consagrado a nível do Direito Internacional Público a partir do momento em que foi disposto na Declaração Universal dos Direitos do Homem, determinando no texto do seu artigo XV, que […]

Liberia’s low biometric national ID card renewal rate bemoaned by authorities

Published: 21/Aug/2023
Source: Biometric Update

By Ayang Macdonald The director of Liberia’s National Identification Registry (NIR), Andrew Peters, has expressed concerns over the reluctance by many Liberians and expatriates to renew their national ID cards, despite an executive order compelling them to do so. Speaking […]

Uganda minority groups renew petition for recognition

Published: 19/Aug/2023
Source: The East African

By JONATHAN KAMOGA Uganda’s minority ethnic groups have petitioned parliament to amend the constitution to grant them citizenship rights. In a joint petition to the Speaker of Parliament last week, the groups said that this exclusion has denied them the […]

SADC People’s Summit Declaration 2023

Published: 18/Aug/2023
Source: Southern African People’s Solidarity Network

Extract MIGRATION AND STATELESSNESS In recognition of SADC States’ obligations under various international and regional conventions and treaties to protect the dignity and rights of all persons, including their rights against cruel, inhumane, and degrading treatment and arbitrary deprivation of […]

Kenya, UNDP ink deal for personal digital identity rollout

Published: 14/Aug/2023
Source: The Star (Nairobi)

In Summary • UNDP will provide technical assistance and work with the government to mobilise funding and other resources to support the development and implementation of digital ID. • According to the PS, Kenya hopes to benefit from the UN […]

Sénégal: Lancement de la semaine nationale de l’état civil, Matam, au cœur de la SENEC

Published: 12/Aug/2023
Source: Sud quotidien

Dans son discours, qui a fait suite à l’intervention du  Directeur général de l’Agence nationale de l’Etat civil, Aliou Ousmane Sall,  le Ministre Mamadou Talla a entretenu le public de l’importance de la SENEC qui est adossée à la Journée africaine de l’état civil célébrée le 10 août de chaque […]