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Liberia: Welcoming the Dual citizenship bill

Published: 23/May/2022
Source: The New Dawn (Monrovia)

Editorial: At long last, both the House of Representatives and the Liberian Senate have separately agreed to enact the Dual Citizenship bill into law that would allow Diaspora Liberians, who hold citizenships of foreign countries, to maintain their Liberian citizenship. […]

Covid-19 worsens plight of stateless migrant children in South Africa

Published: 22/May/2022
Source: Mail & Guardian (Johannesburg)

By Marko Phiri As the number of children born in South Africa to undocumented migrant parents continues to grow, researchers have raised concerns about the unchecked cycle of statelessness and undocumented foreigners in the country. Thousands of children born to […]

South Africa: Home Affairs does nothing to help disabled learners get IDs

Published: 17/May/2022
Source: GroundUp (Cape Town)

The state is denying learners their rights, says lawyer By Liezl Human The future is uncertain for 18-year-old Dudu Setoe who has never had a birth certificate or an Identity Document (ID) despite many back-and-forths to Home Affairs offices. Although […]

Why Is Madrid Pandering to Morocco?

Published: 13/May/2022
Source: Foreign Policy (Washington DC)

Spain has traded five decades of neutrality on Western Sahara while getting nothing but a spyware scandal in return. By Marcos Bartolomé, a Spain-based journalist and researcher. Spain’s foreign policy strives to secure the country’s status as a relevant middle […]

Gabon: 10 196 enfants apatrides désormais gratifiés d’actes de naissance

Published: 12/May/2022
Source: Gabon Media Time

C’est en présence du ministre délégué Justine Libimbi épouse Mihindou, du gouverneur de la province de l’Estuaire, Françoise Dikoumba, du maire de la commune de Libreville,Christine Mba Ndutume épouse Mihindou ainsi que du Représentant adjoint de l’Unicef  Donatien Tameko que […]