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73rd Ordinary Session of the ACHPR: Intersession Report by Special Rapporteur on Refugees, Asylum Seekers, Internally Displaced Persons and Migrants in Africa

Published: 20/May/2023
Source: African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights

Extracts: INTRODUCTION This Report, under Rule 64 of the Rules of Procedure of the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights (the Commission), gives an account of the human rights promotion and protection activities carried out during the intersession period […]

Kenya: Lobby groups to state: Slow down enactment of digital IDs

Published: 19/May/2023
Source: The Star (Nairobi)

Civil Society groups have urged the government to slow down the implementation of a Digital Identity System in Kenya. In a joint statement on Friday, the groups said past learnings must be at the heart of implementing the Digital Identity […]

Ghana: Nimfah v. Quayson & 2 Ors

Published: 17/May/2023
Source: Supreme Court of Ghana

[2023] GHASC 31 (17 May 2023) The controversy in this suit centers on the interpretation and enforcement of article 94 (2) (a). The plaintiff invoked the original jurisdiction of the Supreme Court under Article 2 (1) (b) of the Constitution, […]

Tanzania says ‘not yet time’ to allow dual citizenship

Published: 16/May/2023
Source: TRT Africa

By Brian Okoth The Tanzanian government has maintained it is not yet the right time to allow its citizens the option of holding dual citizenship. Home Affairs minister, Hamad Masauni, told parliament on Monday that the government had commissioned opinion […]

Namibia Court Endorses Recognizing Same-Sex Marriage From Other Countries

Published: 16/May/2023
Source: Voice of America

By Vitalio Angula WINDHOEK, NAMIBIA — The Supreme Court of Namibia has ruled in favor of recognizing same-sex marriages from other countries, making Namibia only the second nation on the continent to do so after South Africa. A small group […]

Namibia recognises same-sex marriages concluded abroad with foreign spouse

Published: 16/May/2023
Source: Eye Witness News (Johannesburg) / AFP

WINDHOEK – Namibia’s Supreme Court on Tuesday recognised same-sex marriages contracted abroad between citizens and foreign spouses, a landmark ruling in a country where homosexuality is illegal. The decision overturns a ruling reached last year by the High Court, which […]

What Tanzania’s position on dual citizenship means

Published: 16/May/2023
Source: The Citizen (Dar es Salaam)

By Josephine Christopher Dar es Salaam. International relations experts feel Tanzania was blocking itself from utilising the potential of its diaspora as the government maintained its position to reject dual citizenship. Yesterday, Home Affairs minister Hamad Masauni told the Parliament that […]

DIGITAL ID : Prospects And Challenges For Somalia

Published: 15/May/2023
Source: Heritage Institute (Mogadishu)

Advances in technology and improvements in connectivity have given governments new capabilities, such as digitizing records, capturing biometrics, and automating processes. These improvements have enabled new concepts such as digital identity that allow human data to be converted into a […]

Only 6 member states have ECOWAS biometric card – Commission

Published: 11/May/2023
Source: News Agency of Nigeria

By Temitope Ponle Dr Omar Touray, President of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Commission said only six out of the 15 member states had the ECOWAS National Biometric Identity Card (ENBIC). Touray said this while presenting his […]