By Arthur Velker A bar of light falls on the long metal rack against the wall, illuminating a dusty stack of paper archives. A stout figure moves past, eyeing the books with hawk-like precision. ‘Rats,’ he says. ‘They will eat […]
Mr Aliyu Aziz, Director-General of the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC), says 33 million Nigerians have enrolled for the National Identification Number (NIN). Aziz said on Monday said that the commission had stepped up its strategy to fast-track the enrolment […]
Residents of Maame Krobo in the Kwahu Afram Plains South District of the Eastern Region have appealed to government to conduct a free birth registration exercise for children beyond 12 months in the town. The appealed was made by the […]
L’extrait de naissance, faut-il le rappeler permet l’identification de l’individu et l’établissement de la Carte nationale d’identité Burkinabè (CNIB). Avoir un acte de naissance est une nécessité et une obligation pour tout enfant. Plusieurs sensibilisations ont été menées par le […]
By: Olajide Adelana Participants at a round-table meeting organized by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) in Abuja have harped on the need for West African countries to have robust […]
Le ministre de la justice et de la législation, Séverin Quenum a présidé ce vendredi 02 novembre 2018 à l’hôtel Golden Tulip, l’atelier technique des stratégies opérationnellles pour la mise en œuvre du Projet d’Enregistrement à titre Dérogatoire à l’Etat […]
The present Note provides guidance to the UN system on addressing statelessness by outlining guiding principles and policy framework for action. The UN engagement in addressing statelessness is guided by seven principles that support the development, promotion and implementation of […]
By Bronwen Manby Citizenship in Africa provides a comprehensive exploration of nationality laws in Africa, placing them in their theoretical and historical context. It offers the first serious attempt to analyse the impact of nationality law on politics and society […]
Sub-Inspector Buba Badjie, registration officer of The Gambia Commission for Refugees has stated that nationality is the legal status representing the country from which an individual belongs. Badjie was presenting a paper on nationality and citizenship at a day’s stakeholder […]
The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), in collaboration with the Ministry of Security and Social Development of the Republic of the Sudan organized a high-level workshop on the Sudanese women’s right to (pass) citizenship, on […]
Finding that the applicant was not a citizen by birth because the father was not ‘ordinarily resident’ in Zimbabwe at the time of her birth (in the USA). Judgment: Patel v RG and Others HH 701-18
by Mandla Ndlovu At least 4000 people of Shona origin living in Kenya have launched a bid to attain citizenship after their families have been residing in Kenya for close to 60 years and yet they have remained undocumented and […]