Thirty-four members of the African-Caribbean diaspora in the country have been granted Ghanaian citizenship following the approval of the President John Dramani Mahama. At a ceremony in Accra yesterday to formalise the process, the 37 people were made to swear […]
Includes information about a November 2016 SADC Parliamentary Forum resolution “On the Prevention of Statelessness and the Protection of Stateless Persons in the SADC Region”, the grant of citizenship to members of the stateless Makonde community in Kenya, as well […]
By Chineme Okafor Abuja — The West African Civil Society Forum (WACSOF) has said that by virtue of Nigeria’s population and emergence of insurgency in the North East in 2009, the country currently contributes more to the 750,000 people that […]
By: Delali Adogla The incoming New Patriotic Party (NPP) administration intends to complete the National Identification system that was commenced by the erstwhile Kufour administration within its first year in office, President-elect Nana Akufo-Addo has said. Nana Akufo-Addo, who was speaking at […]
Par Mirna Adjami Résumé La Côte d’Ivoire est devenue partie aux deux conventions internationales sur l’apatridie en 2013 et s’est engagée à résoudre le problème de l’apatridie sur son territoire. Pour y parvenir, il lui faudra identifier et combler les […]
By Elias Yaa At least 295 members of the Makonde community have been issued with IDs as promised by President Uhuru Kenyatta in October. Kilifi county commissioner Joseph Keter said the number was reached after the second phase of the […]
A meeting that reviewed a study on statelessness has called on the federal government to amend the Constitution to accommodate stateless persons living in Nigeria. In the validation meeting on the study report on “Statelessness in North-East Nigeria,” organized by the […]
Le souverain vient d’annoncer aujourd’hui, par le biais de la Commission nationale chargée de la régularisation et l’intégration des migrants au Maroc, qu’une nouvelle campagne de régularisation des immigrés en situation irrégulière allait être lancée « dans l’immédiat ». La […]
The Presidency has denied claims in the media that President Buhari has given “orders” that national identity cards be used in the 2019 elections. The statement from the Office of the Vice President was in reaction to newspaper reports on Friday […]
ABIDJAN, IVORY COAST: Ivory Coast’s government on Friday announced a programme to provide birth certificates for three million children left undocumented by years of war, poverty and migration. « The ‘One Child, One Birth Certificate’ project focusses on children — from […]
Le ministère de la Justice a désormais en sa possession, le Plan indiquant les lignes directrices à suivre pour l’éradication de l’Apatridie en Côte d’Ivoire. Le Directeur de cabinet du ministre de la Justice, Coulibaly Mahomed Vabé a, réceptionné ce […]
By: Augustine Ehikioya, Abuja The Federal Government on Thursday tasked the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) to leave no stone unturned to ensure that National Identification Number is used to authenticate eligible voters during elections in the nearest future. Read more