Chineme Okafor in Abuja The West African Civil Society Forum (WACSOF) has warned that countries in the West African region are at the risk of having the security of lives and properties of their citizens compromised by about 750,000 stateless […]
The West African Civil Society Forum (WACSOF), with support from the United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR), has launched a project aimed at reducing the risk of statelessness in Nigeria. The United Nations (UN) describes statelessness as a situation […]
The Department of Home Affairs has noted a hoax article in the social media space purported to emanate from an interview conducted with Minister Malusi Gigaba pertaining to the introduction of compulsory DNA testing requirements for registration of new births. […]
Par Liesl Muller, Chef du Projet Apatridie au Lawyers for Human Rights, Membre de la Coalition sur la Droit à la Nationalité et l’Apatridie en Afrique Le 6 Septembre 2016 une longue bataille juridique de quatre ans pour permettre à […]
Limpopo – Proper birth registration has been identified as a major tool in the fight to prevent child trafficking and other social ills that include child labour, illegal adoption and sexual exploitation. Limpopo MEC of health DR Phophi Ramathuba made […]
Musoma — Former Country Director of Ped World Organisation Anudo Ochieng’ Anudo is stranded at no-man’s land on the Tanzania-Kenya border at Sirari. Mr Anudo insists he was born of Tanzanian parents and lived and worked in Manyara Region for […]
By KATHARINE CHILD In the eyes of the state Vusi*, 7, doesn’t exist. He has no birth certificate or ID number. For the past five years his father has tried to register his birth with the Department of Home Affairs […]
An Egyptian administrative court ruled on Thursday that the interior ministry must strip Egyptian citizenship from Egyptians who have married Israelis, in order to protect the country’s national security. Shaimaa Amin, a private citizen, had filed a lawsuit demanding the […]
column By Pius Msekwa The Daily News of Thursday, August 25, 2016; carried a news item concerning the official opening by the Zanzibar President, Dr Ali Mohamed Shein, of the annual meeting of members of the Tanzania Diaspora, which was […]
Press Release: Supreme Court of Appeal: Minister of Home Affairs and others v DGLR and another (Case number 1051/2015 SCA) This morning, the 6th of September 2016, the Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) was scheduled to hear the case of […]
By Sharon Kantengwa The officials were trained at a two-day workshop organised by Irembo in partnership with Ministry of Local Government (Minaloc) and National Identification Agency (NIDA). Robert Habimana, the territory coordinator of Rwanda Online, said the workshop sought to […]
Yola — The National Population Commission (NPoC) has commenced birth registration in Adamawa state and has requested for additional manpower from the state civil service to assist with the process. Speaking at the flag-off of the registration exercise being coordinated […]