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Tanzania: Citizenship floated to ex-refugees’ children

Published: 29/Apr/2022
Source: The Guardian (Dar es Salaam) / IPP Media

By Polycarp Machira THE application of more than 6000 erstwhile Burundi nationals seeking naturalisation are being examined, the government said yesterday. Jumanne Sagini, the deputy minister for Home Affairs, told the National Assembly that the Burundi nationals were born to […]

Uganda: PRESS STATEMENT Civil Society sues Government over Ndaga Muntu National ID: Mandatory Digital ID Threatens Lives!

Published: 25/Apr/2022
Source: Initiative for Social and Economic Rights (ISER), Unwanted Witness (UW), and the Health Equity and Policy Initiative (HEAPI)

A coalition of Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) have sued Government over alleged violations of human rights. CSOs claim that the mandatory nature of the national digital ID system in Uganda, Ndaga Muntu, has excluded poor and marginalized groups from access […]

Gambia: Lady Asks IEC to Investigate Touma Njie’s Dual Nationality Claim

Published: 22/Apr/2022
Source: FOROYAA (Banjul)

By Yankuba Jallow One Haddy Jallow of Banjul has asked the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) to investigate the allegation surrounding the National Assembly member for Banjul South, Fatoumata Njai, regarding her having dual-nationality. Fatoumata Njai is also known as Touma […]

Four years tracking ‘stateless Nigerians’ through the paths of death

Published: 18/Apr/2022
Source: The Cable (Abuja)

By Mayowa Tijani This journey began in January 2017, at a time when the Nigerian military said it had “accidentally” bombed a civilian camp in Rann, the capital of Kala Balge LGA in north-east Nigeria. I travelled to the region […]

The Brazen Legalisation of Gender Inequality in Nigeria

Published: 7/Apr/2022
Source: This Day (Abuja)

Bukky Shonibare March 1, 2022 was a sad day for Nigerian women. Despite extensive lobbying, consultations, negotiations, and advocacy, the 9th National Assembly (NASS) joined previous ones to legitimise the discrimination of women in Nigeria. It is particularly worrisome that […]

Uganda: Finalists must have national IDs, says UNEB

Published: 5/Apr/2022
Source: New Vision (Kampala)

By Conan Businge The Uganda National Examinations Board wants all candidates registering for the national examinations to have National Identification Numbers (NINs). Much as some of them are below 18 years of age and do not have national identification cards, […]