By Masha Barak Somalia has launched its own biometric identity card system with the head of the government expressing hope it will help its citizens overcome a “myriad socioeconomic challenges” as the country struggles with terrorist groups. During the launch […]
Par Salma Hamri Le ministre de la Justice fait encore une fois les gros titres avec un avant-projet de loi qui accorde au conjoint étranger le droit d’acquérir la nationalité par le mariage avec une citoyenne marocaine. Le traitement médiatique […]
By Zelda Venter Pretoria – Lawyers for Human Rights will turn to the Gauteng High Court, Pretoria later this month to challenge the conduct of Home Affairs to block certain people’s IDs, leaving them in the cold. The organisation represents […]
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 […]
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 […]
Nairobi, Kenya: Today, a coalition of civil society and community-based organizations working at the national and grassroots levels have come together to express concerns with the Kenyan government’s new plan to roll out a unique personal identifier, dubbed “Maisha Namba”, […]
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 […]
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 […]
Press statement LHR represents over 100 people in a court challenge against the Department of Home Affairs’ (DHA) ID blocking practice. This case will be heard in the Pretoria High Court on 20 and 21 September 2023. In May 2012, […]
Armand Mouko Boudombo Derrière les reformes de la nationalité et du foncier annoncées par le président de la transition gabonaise, se cache un combat contre une « légion étrangère » qui sévit dans le pays. Ce sont des faits anodins, […]
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. […]
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 […]