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Des actes de naissance pour des enfants tchadiens

Published: 11/Aug/2022
Source: DW

Au Tchad, le gouvernement a lancé ce mercredi une campagne de délivrance d’actes de naissance à l’occasion de la Journée africaine de l’enregistrement des faits d’état civil. En effet, les trois-quarts des enfants de moins de cinq ans ne sont pas […]

Rwanda seeks universal birth registration coverage this year

Published: 11/Aug/2022
Source: New Times (Kigali)

Ines Rutayisire Umurerwa The government of Rwanda has set a target of having all babies born in the country to be registered at birth by the end of 2022. Current figures from the National Institute of Statistics of Rwanda (NISR) […]

Uganda: New upgraded national IDs to cost taxpayers Shs600b

Published: 10/Aug/2022
Source: The Monitor (Kampala)

By Derrick Wandera & Peter Sserugo The government has set aside Shs600b for renewal of the National ID, which starts in June next year. Addressing the media yesterday, Minister of Internal Affairs Kahinda Otafiire said the money would be used to purchase high-tech […]

Zambia: Children’s Code Act No.12 of 2022

Published: 9/Aug/2022

Article 8: Name and nationality (1) A child has a right, from birth, to a name and nationality and where a child is deprived of that child’s identity, the State shall provide appropriate assistance with a view to establishing that […]

République de Congo: lutte contre l’apatridie

Published: 8/Aug/2022
Source: Agence d'Information d'Afrique Centrale

La République du Congo a franchi une nouvelle étape dans la bataille contre l’apatridie avec l’adoption la semaine dernière par le Conseil des ministres d’un projet de décret portant création, attributions, organisation et fonctionnement du comité technique institutionnel d’éradication du […]

Meet Kenyan Community Voting for the First Time

Published: 6/Aug/2022
Source: Kenyans.Co.ke

By MAUREEN NJERI The Shona will participate in their first ever General Election n Kenya nearly six decades after the community migrated from Zimbabwe. Speaking to BBC Africa, the community secretary general Oliver Muregerera was excited to finally exercise his civil […]

UNHCR Campaign to End Statelessness Update April-June 2022

Published: 5/Aug/2022
Source: UNHCR

Extracts relevant to Africa: Top events and news • 15 civil society and legal aid organizations established the Eastern Africa Nationality Network. • Three pledges from the 2019 High Level Segment on Statelessness were fully or partially implemented in Georgia, […]

President Weah Signs Into Law Iconic Bills, Including Dual Citizenship Law

Published: 5/Aug/2022
Source: Republic of Liberia: Executive Mansion

The President of the Republic, H.E. Dr. George Manneh Weah, has set yet another first-time-in-history record with the signing into law of a number of iconic bills towards spurring national inclusiveness and the fight against graft and corruption in the […]

Conditions set for Egyptians to obtain foreign nationality explained

Published: 4/Aug/2022
Source: Egypt Independent

Egyptian law allows citizens to be granted permission to naturalize a foreign nationality while retaining their Egyptian nationality and that makes them exempt from military service. Masry Al-Youm answers how the Egyptian expatriates obtain the approval of the Egyptian authorities […]