By Iqra Salah, 2022 Reporting Fellow It’s a sweltering summer day in eastern Zimbabwe, and Nkosana Moyo drips sweat as he cautiously rides his black, trim bicycle through a vast expanse of dirt scattered with dry, thorny bushes. To strangers, […]
GENEVA – UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, commends the steps the Government of Kenya is taking to resolve the long-term problem of statelessness for the Pemba people in Kenya. During celebrations to mark the country’s 59th Jamhuri Day on 12 […]
by Maureen Kinyanjui Kenya Kwanza government will commence the process to confer citizenship to the Pemba Community. The 7,000 community members have been living in Kenya for decades with no document to prove their citizenship. President William Ruto promised the community of […]
1. The African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights (the African Commission), through its Country Rapporteur, Commissioner Solomon Ayele Dersso, followed with commendation the decision by the Government of Kenya on the occasion of the celebrations marking the 59th Jamhuri […]
NAIROBI, Kenya, Dec 12 – President William Ruto has announced that the government will work on modalities to ensure Pemba community in Kilifi acquires Kenyan citizenship. Speaking during Jamhuri Day celebrations in Nyayo Stadium on Monday, the Commander in Chief […]
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By Paheja Sririka The lack of or incomplete personal documentations have been associated with many increasing cases of statelessness but the situation becomes incomprehensible when the person is undocumented in their own country. Although being undocumented is not the same as being […]
By Alpha Abu Copies of an upgraded version of Sierra Leone’s passport have been presented to President Julius Maada Bio and Vice President Dr.Mohamed Juldeh Jalloh. According to State House Communications Unit, Chief Immigration Officer , Andrew Jaiah Kaikai presented […]
Supplement to ID4Africa livecast discussion with Principal Secretary – NRB Mphatso Sambo Download: https://www.id4africa.com/2022/files/ID4Africa_LiveCast_Supplement_NRB.pdf
More than 4.3 million people are stateless—that is, they are not recognized as a national by any country. Stateless people are often denied access to education, health care, employment, property ownership, freedom of movement, and political participation, and they are […]
The Centre for Human Rights, University of Pretoria, and the Southern African Nationality Network (SANN) call on African states, including members of the Southern African Development Community (SADC), to endorse the adoption of the Draft Protocol to the African Charter […]
Extracts relevant to Africa: Top events and news• Liberia becomes the third country since the start of the #IBelong Campaign to reform legislation to grant women and men equal rights in passing on their nationality to their children.• Nigeria adopts […]