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Court awards Miguna $70,000 over deportation, say he is Kenyan

Published: 14/Déc/2018
Source: The East African (Nairobi)

By MAUREEN KAKAH A Kenyan court has awarded opposition firebrand Dr Miguna Miguna Ksh7 million ($70,000) as compensation for the violation of his rights during his deportation to Canada. In the ruling on Friday, High Court Judge Enoch Chacha Mwita […]

Get National Identity Number to avoid statelessness, FG tells Nigerians

Published: 13/Déc/2018
Source: Daily Trust (Abuja)

Joshua Odeyemi The Federal Government has warned Nigerians to enroll for the National Identity Number (NIN) to avoid falling into stateless situation. The Minister of Interior, Abdulrahman Dambazau gave this warning in Abuja on Friday, at the opening ceremony of […]

Malawi Parliament nods to amendment of Dual citizenship Act

Published: 13/Déc/2018
Source: Maravi Post (Lilongwe)

LILONGWE-(MaraviPost)-After many years of campaigning, Malawi Parliament on Wednesday  made amendment to the Citizenship Act to allow for the concept of dual citizenship. The House approved changes to the Citizenship Act that will allow Malawians to hold dual citizenship, a […]

Initiative de N’Djaména pour l’éradication de l’apatridie en Afrique centrale

Published: 12/Déc/2018
Source: CEMAC and UNHCR

Nous, Experts des Etats Membres (Cameroun, Centrafrique, Gabon, Guinée équatoriale, République du Congo, et Tchad) et Etats Partenaires (République démocratique du Congo et São Tomé et Príncipe) de la Communauté Economique et Monétaire de l’Afrique Centrale (CEMAC), réunis les 11 […]

Côte d’Ivoire: La loi instituant une procédure spéciale de déclaration de naissance, de rétablissement d’identité et de transcription d’acte de naissance

Published: 12/Déc/2018
Source: Ministere de la Justice, Cote d'Ivoire

M. Sansan KAMBILE, Garde des Seaux, Ministre de la justice: Chers internautes, Comme je vous l’ai annoncé, lors de la présentation de la nouvelle loi relative à l’état civil, je viens aujourd’hui vous parler d’une autre loi, celle instituant une […]

L’Afrique ne doit plus compter d’enfants «invisibles»

Published: 12/Déc/2018
Source: Jeune Afrique

Par Dominique Ouattara Dominique Ouattara est l’épouse d’Alassane Ouattara, président de la République de Côte d’Ivoire. Anciennement chef d’entreprise, elle se consacre aux activités de sa Fondation Children of Africa depuis l’élection de son époux, ainsi qu’au Fonds d’appui aux […]

UNHCR Affirms Commitment To Support Nigeria Eradicate Statelessness

Published: 8/Déc/2018
Source: Leadership (Abuja)

The United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) has reiterated its commitment to support the federal government in achieving its obligation and commitment to the Abidjan Declaration and the Banjul Plan of Action to eradicate statelessness. The UNHCR representative to […]

FG, UNHCR urge Nigerians to get National Identity Number to avoid statelessness

Published: 7/Déc/2018
Source: National Accord (Abjua)

The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and the Federal Government have called on Nigerians to enroll for the National Identity Number (NIN) to avoid falling into a stateless situation. Jose Antonio-Canhandula, UNHCR, Nigeria Country Representative and Minister of […]

South Africa: Stateless children: Falling through the cracks of citizenship laws

Published: 7/Déc/2018
Source: Spotlight Africa

There is great misinformation surrounding statelessness and particularly the rights of children in this respect. Lusungu Kanyama Phiri works at Lawyers for Human Rights and is concentrated on their statelessness project. Phiri laments that « there’s no legislation that protects stateless people […]