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‘Stateless’: The politician disowned by South Sudan and Uganda

Published: 4/Mar/2022
Source: Al Jazeera

The Juba-born politician and activist is fighting for her position in parliament, her citizenship and her life. By Zeinab Mohammed Salih On December 22, 2021, Animu Athiei was leaving a café at the airport road of the South Sudanese capital […]

Kenya: Law reporting council launches citizenship disputes book

Published: 3/Mar/2022
Source: The Daily Nation (Nairobi)

The National Council for Law Reporting has launched a compilation of court judgments on citizenship disputes in and outside Kenya to offer policymakers and legislators diverse views and interpretations of the right to nationality and citizenship. The multi-volume book, Citizenship […]

Nigerian women protest parliament rejection of pro-equality bills

Published: 2/Mar/2022
Source: Al Jazeera

The women were demonstrating against a parliamentary vote discarding five bills to grant Nigerian women more autonomy. By Ope Adetayo Nigerian women have converged at the country’s parliament in Abuja to protest its decision to vote against the adoption of […]

Nigerian women protest after lawmakers reject bills seeking gender equality

Published: 2/Mar/2022
Source: Premium Times (Abuja)

by Queen Esther Iroanusi and Titilope Fadare Scores of Nigerian women protested Wednesday at the National Assembly against the rejection of several bills seeking gender equality in the country. PREMIUM TIMES reported how federal lawmakers on Tuesday voted on 68 […]

Gabon : vaste campagne de délivrance d’actes de naissance

Published: 1/Mar/2022
Source: TV5

Selon une étude de 2009, 11% de la population ne possède pas d’acte de naissance. Une campagne nationale a été lancée en février pour que ces citoyens “sans papiers” ne soient plus considérés comme apatrides. Une situation causée par le manque d’argent, […]

Nigeria: Constitution Alteration Bills (5th Alteration) February, 2022

Published: 28/Feb/2022
Source: Nigeria National Assembly / Policy and Legal Advocacy Centre (Abuja)

Proposal to amend the constitution before the House of Representatives and Senate of the Nigeria National Assembly. The proposal was approved by the Senate but defeated in the House of Representatives 1 March 2022. 36. Expansion of the Scope of […]