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Zimbabwe: What statelessness means for people

Published: 19/Dec/2022
Source: Development and Cooperation, Frankfurt am Main

by Farai Shawn Matiashe There are about 300,000 stateless people living in Zimbabwe. They do not have identity documents (IDs). Most of them are migrants and have lost their papers or never had any. They are excluded from digital services […]

Benin: Le permis biométrique a valeur de carte nationalité d’identité

Published: 19/Dec/2022
Source: 24 Heures au Benin

par Marc Mensah Plus besoin de présenter une carte nationalité d’identité pour les conducteurs béninois détenteur du format biométrique du permis de conduire. Le permis de conduire biométrique a été mis en service au Bénin le vendredi 16 décembre dernier. […]

The Law is Not Enough: Realising the Child’s Right to a Nationality in South Africa

Published: 16/Dec/2022
Source: Statelessness and Citizenship Review

By Liesl Heila Muller Abstract The Republic of South Africa (‘South Africa’) boasts some of the most progressive and inclusive citizenship laws on the African continent, protecting the right to citizenship in both its constitution and subsidiary legislation and affording […]