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NIMC: 38m Nigerians have been issued national ID numbers

Published: 4/Nov/2019
Source: The Cable (Abuja)

The National Identification Management Commission (NIMC) says it registered and issued national identification numbers to about 38 million Nigerians out of an estimated 200 million. Aliyu Aziz, director-general of the commission, said this on Monday at the ‘pre-EOI submission conference’ […]

2 women are first Germans to receive Ghana’s dual citizenship

Published: 3/Nov/2019
Source: Ghanaweb.com

Two entrepreneurs from Germany have been awarded dual citizenship by the Republic of Ghana, GhanaWeb can report. Michaela Tomfeah and Julia Tomfeah according to a tweet by Ghana’s Ambassador to the Federal Republic of Germany, Gina Blay, become the first […]

Malawi descendants demand Kenyan citizenship

Published: 1/Nov/2019
Source: The Standard (Nairobi)

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. […]

UNHCR Campaign to End Statelessness update Jul-Oct 2019

Published: 1/Nov/2019
Source: UNHCR

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 […]

Zimbabwe: Birth registration for Under 6 free

Published: 1/Nov/2019
Source: The Herald (Harare)

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 […]

No dual citizenship for Malawi president – Law Commission

Published: 28/Oct/2019
Source: Nyasa Times (Malawi)

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 […]

Zimbabwe: Human Rights Commission concludes Mat’land documents hearing

Published: 26/Oct/2019
Source: The Chronicle (Harare)

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 […]

Zimbabwe: Access to national documents is a basic human right

Published: 23/Oct/2019
Source: The Chronicle (Harare)

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 […]

Zimbabwe: ZHRC pledges to address IDs issues

Published: 23/Oct/2019
Source: The Herald (Harare)

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 […]

South Africa: Legal uncertainty for former Angolan refugees

Published: 21/Oct/2019
Source: New Frame (Johannesburg)

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 […]