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PAP: Resolution on the Eradication of Statelessness in Africa

Published: 17/Mai/2019
Source: Pan African Parliament

Welcomes the proposed draft protocol to the African Charter on Human and Peoples Rights on the specific aspects of the right to a nationality and the eradication of statelessness in Africa, and urges states to support its adoption and find […]

Etat civil : Plus de 1300 actes de naissance établis à Dizangué

Published: 16/Mai/2019
Source: Agence Cameroun Presse

Ils étaient encore nombreux, ces habitants de Dizangué, une commune située dans le  département de la Sanaga-Maritime, région camerounaise du Littoral qui vivaient sans acte de naissance, encore moins de carte nationale d’identité. Des documents pourtant indispensables pour leur état civil. […]

Kenya’s push for a national ID raises red flags

Published: 15/Mai/2019
Source: Mail & Guardian (South Africa)

Patrick Gathara In 2008, following the violence that accompanied the disputed presidential election, Kenyan politicians came together to form a government of national unity. One of their very first acts of the GNU cabinet was to set in motion a […]

Kenya: Why some Nubians risk missing out on Huduma Namba

Published: 15/Mai/2019
Source: The Star (Nairobi)

By Trizza Kimani Nubians living in Kibra may not be able to register for Huduma Namba because they lack the necessary documentation. Nubii Rights Group chairman Shaffie Hussein yesterday told the Star on the phone  that some Nubians are still […]

Kenya: No extension for Huduma Namba registration, says Matiang’i

Published: 13/Mai/2019
Source: The Star (Nairobi)

by KEVIN CHERUIYOT The government will not extend Huduma Namba registration, Interior CS Fred Matiang’i has said. The mass registration will end on May 18. Kenyans in the diaspora have until June 20 to register. Mass registration for Kenyans in […]

Nigeria: Birth registration: How population officials milk mothers dry (PART II)

Published: 12/Mai/2019
Source: International Centre for Investigative Reporting

By Adetola BADEMOSI Birth registration is the first step towards recognising a child’s inalienable right as a human being, but unfortunately, statistics have shown that Nigeria is still grappling with achieving universal registration of births. In this part two of the […]

Uganda: Gov’t to register children born during LRA war

Published: 12/Mai/2019
Source: New Vision (Kampala)

By Carol Natukunda The government plans to roll out a special birth certificate registration programme for children born during the war in Northern Uganda. The decision follows estimates from a pilot study done in 2018 in the region, that showed […]

Kenya: Get Huduma Namba or face arrest, official says

Published: 10/Mai/2019
Source: The Nation (Nairobi)

By STEPHEN ODUOR People who will not have registered for the Huduma Namba by the deadline date could be considered foreigners and a threat to national security, Tana River County Commissioner Oning’oi Ole’sosio has said. In an interview, Mr Ole’sosio […]

Nigeria: Court Hears Suit Querying Atiku’s Citizenship Today

Published: 9/Mai/2019
Source: Sahara Reporters (New York)

A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja will on Thursday open hearing into a suit before Justice Inyang Ekwo, questioning former vice president Atiku Abubakar’s claim to being a citizen of Nigeria by birth. This is coming few weeks after […]