By Emmanuel Nwosu On the storm-scarred hillside of Roseau Valley, Dominica, the tiny Caribbean island nation, a passport is funding a geothermal plant for clean energy. In Basseterre, St. Kitts, it once funded 60–70% of government revenue. In Valletta, Malta, […]
The Ministry of the Interior, in collaboration with the Diaspora Affairs Office at the Office of the President, has announced the commencement of vetting for applicants under the “Historic Diaspora Community” citizenship programme. In a statement issued on Tuesday, February […]
The Minister of Home Affairs, Dr Leon Schreiber, is proud to announce the launch of the second and final phase of Home Affairs’ ground-breaking online Citizenship Reinstatement Portal, a major new milestone in the Department’s digital transformation programme to deliver […]
The Ministry of the Interior and the Diaspora Affairs Office at the Office of the President announce the Vetting of the Granting of Citizenship for the “Historic Diaspora Community”. Applicants for the Historic Diaspora Community will be scheduled in batches […]
Stateless Kwale Woman Narrates ‘Borrowing Grave’ to Bury Her Father by Joshua Cheloti, Harrison Kivisu Kenyan-born woman in Kwale county shared the challenges she has faced due to a lack of a national identity card 42-year-old Esther Butui Ndambara is […]
Monrovia — A delegation of the All-Liberian Conference on Dual Citizenship (ALCOD) has praised the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for what it described as a transparent, professional, and efficient ordinary passport issuance process for Liberians holding dual citizenship, following a […]
Par Godfrey AKPA Au Togo, l’obtention de certains documents d’identité – passeports ou casiers judiciaires – se fait désormais plus rapidement grâce à la digitalisation des services de l’état civil et de l’identité nationale. Selon les autorités, cette réforme vise […]
By : Segun Dukeh Welcome, dear readers! After months of research delving into Nigerian constitutional law, citizenship frameworks, and identity documentation, combined with years of experience navigating our complex nationality system and observing how Nigerians at home and abroad grapple […]
Wedaeli Chibelushi Published 7 February 2026 Although their forefathers were seized from West and Central Africa centuries ago, the bond between African-Americans and their ancestral home has been a lasting one. For instance, Liberia, Africa’s oldest republic, was founded by […]
CRC/C/GHA/CO/6-7 Extract: Birth registration 18. While welcoming the progress in birth registration and the State party’s statement during the dialogue that 91 per cent of births have been registered, the Committee recommends that the State party: (a) Allocate adequate human, […]
By Mercy Chelangat What you need to know: For the undocumented, the lack of a national ID isn’t merely a bureaucratic hurdle; it’s a life sentence of marginalisation. Without IDs, these individuals are effectively erased from the state’s ledger, unable […]
Thomas Naadi, BBC Africa, and Jean Otalor Ghana has paused citizenship applications for members of the African diaspora in order to make the system more accessible and user friendly. Since 2016, those who can prove their ancestors came from Africa […]