Philip Mwakio Nyasa people living in Mombasa and Kilifi counties now want the national government to grant them full citizenship. Nyasa spokesman Price Uledi said despite living in Kenya for over a century, they were not fully recognised as Kenyans. […]
Highlights from Africa: Angola acceded to both the 1954 Convention Relating to the Status of Stateless Persons and the 1961 Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness. The adoption of National Action Plans to Eradicate Statelessness in Niger, Eswatini and the […]
Zvamaida Murwira and Columbus Mabika Birth registration for children below six years will remain free of charge, as Government is committed to ensuring that all citizens across the country have access to identification documents, Registrar-General Clement Masango said yesterday. He […]
Malawi will have dual citizenship restrictions on President, the vice-president and top government officials if the recommendation by the Special Law Commission on the review of the Malawi Citizenship Act will be approved. The restriction blacket if adopted will also […]
Nqobile Tshili, Chronicle Reporter THE Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission (ZHRC) has identified Gukurahundi, corruption, poverty and negative attitudes from officials as some of the reasons contributing to people in Matabeleland region failing to access national documents. This emerged yesterday at […]
GOVERNMENT’s decision to constitute a commission to address the lack of documentation for people, particularly in the Matabeleland and Midlands provinces, is a huge step in the right direction as it will ensure that the issue is attended to once […]
Mashudu Netsianda Senior Reporter THE Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission (ZHRC) has pledged to address documentation issues, particularly in the Matabeleland region, by the end of 2020. Speaking during the commencement of the inaugural public hearing on the National Inquiry on Access […]
By Alpha Daffae Senkpeni Monrovia – Bhofal Chambers is most likely to face intense pressure from half of the 73 members of the House of Representatives in the coming weeks as they push for his removal as Speaker. Chambers is […]
Less than 20 per cent of Nigerians are registered in the National Identity Database of the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC), an official has said. This is despite the registration and collection of the ID cards being free, Hadiza Dagabana, […]
Former Angolan refugees in South Africa are living in a catch-22 as the government remains silent on the renewal of residency permits or upgrading of their legal status to permanent residency. By: Jan Bornman Caught in uncertainty, former Angolan refugees […]
By Bongani Nkosi A dispute over whether the children of foreigners born in South Africa prior to January 2013 and who know no other home than the country should become naturalised citizens when they turn 18 is headed to the […]
Innovative Civil Registration and Vital Statistics System: Foundation for Legal Identity Management – 14-18 October 2019 in Lusaka, Zambia. The Fifth Conference of African Ministers responsible for Civil Registration (COM5) will take place from 14 to 18 October 2019 in […]