Extract from: Statelessness Monthly Bulletin October 2016 Members of the Makonde community in Kenya, after 40 years of statelessness, have finally found recognition as Kenyan citizens. The Makonde people say they were born in Kenya after their forefathers arrived in […]
By Lucy Hovil Drawing on seven years of research by IRRI, my book, Refugees, Conflict and the Search for Belonging has just been published (Palgrave Macmillan, September 2016). Although the focus is on East and Central Africa, the book has […]
President Peter Mutharika will on Wednesday launch national identity cards (IDs) project to address the challenges Malawians have long faced due to the absence of the documents. Malawi is the only country in southern Africa without such IDs for its […]
The Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) says it is setting up a new biometrics voters’ roll, which is expected to be in place by May next year and ready for the crucial 2018 general elections in which 92-year old President Robert […]
By Joshua Odeyemi Persons living in Bakassi, a peninsula on the Gulf of Guinea, may become stateless soon, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)’s Representative to Nigeria and ECOWAS, Angele Dikongue-Atangana has warned. While speaking with the media after […]
La Guinee-Bissau vient d’adherer aux deux conventions sur l’apatridie Les engagements de Abidjan traduits en action. Lisez plus.
The passport of Ahmed Salkida, the Nigerian journalist declared wanted by the army for allegedly aiding Boko Haram, has not been renewed by the Nigeria Immigration Service, TheCable has learnt. Salkida is known for having “professional contact” with some Boko Haram […]
Summary of developments in the #ibelong campaign to end statelessness around the world, including, from Africa: In July in Southern Africa, the Southern Africa Trade Union Coordination Council, the Rosa Luxemburg Foundation and UNHCR hosted a capacity building workshop on […]
« Republic of Uganda: Submission to the representatives of different Diplomatic Missions accredited to Uganda and other people of good will during the United Nations Universal Periodic Review » October 31st – November 11th, 2016 Refugee organization submission on the Universal Periodic […]
The department of home affairs had wanted to apply for leave to appeal against a judgment of the high court in Pretoria‚ which declared that the child was a South African citizen. Read more.
They have been denied national identity cards and passports for more than a century. In Summary After independence, tribe became the main factor determining which groups and regions would be allocated public resources. Those belonging to non-indigenous ethnic groups were […]
The Citizenship Rights in Africa Initiative (CRAI) is saddened by the loss of Adam Hussein Adam, who passed away Friday 5 August 2016 after suffering a heart attack. Mr. Adam was a courageous advocate against statelessness and a longtime partner […]