Par Samira ZAKARI Le gouvernement très préoccupé par le bien-être des enfants surtout ceux abandonnés, vient de poser un acte de grande portée à leur endroit. En effet, les enfants abandonnés ou à parents inconnus peuvent être désormais déclarés à […]
La convention était signée depuis 2016, mais l’agence consulaire sénégalaise a finalement ouvert ses portes dans le quartier du Val Fourré, dans le centre d’affaires NCI Ronsard, ce vendredi 6 mai, en présence de plusieurs centaines de personnes, venues de […]
Considéré jusque-là comme des sans-papiers, des milliers d’enfants apatrides ont reçu ce mardi 10 mai à l’occasion d’une cérémonie officielle à l’hôtel de ville de Libreville leurs Actes de naissance. La joie de recevoir le précieux document était perceptible sur […]
By Rodgers Luhwago in Dodoma THE Immigration department, in the 2021/2022 financial year, stepped up border security by instituting a number of measures, including installing an e-border management system and adopting e-immigration service provision system. […] Speaking on passport issuing, […]
Environ seulement 5% de financements des actions humanitaires passent par les acteurs locaux. Ceux-ci sont souvent préjudiciés par les critères d’éligibilité élaborés par les bailleurs. Conséquence : l’impact de la plupart des projets reste discutable. Il faut donc changer de […]
Extract: Statelessness workshop in Mwanza: In collaboration with the Government Focal Person on Statelessness, Dignity Kwanza and academia, UNHCR organized a Statelessness Workshop for Senior Government Officials from various ministries and departments (RITA, NIDA, National Bureau of Statistics, Commission for […]
Extracts relevant to Africa: Mobilizing governments and civil society On 14 February, in Kenya, the Kenya Human Rights Commission (KHRC) in collaboration with Haki Centre Organization, Kwale Human Rights Network and UNHCR, organized a meeting in Kwale County, between Members […]
By Munlini Mulera The imposition of the Tibuhaburwa Dynasty is now full steam ahead. General Yoweri Museveni Tibuhaburwa’s contempt for the electoral regulations and military codes of the land will not be the last laws that he will set aside […]
By Abdul Rashid Thomas Last Thursday, 28th April, a day after the country celebrated its 61st Independence anniversary, President Bio of Sierra Leone welcomed a group of 59 African Americans to the country and granted them Sierra Leonean citizenship. Although […]
Including information on Benin, Gambia, Guinea, Guinea Bissau, Senegal, Sierra Leone & Togo. Extracts: Gambia Local integration remains the most viable option for Senegalese refugees. During the last verification exercise, the intention survey indicated that103 refugee households are willing to […]
By Stephen Jakes MATABELELAND REGION is the one that is currently having the largest population who are stateless due to Gukurahundi. This was revealed by the human rights activists recently during a debate over the importance of identity documents and […]
Finding that the prohibition of dual citizenship in section 15(1) and 15(4) of the Citizenship Act is unconstitutional. Download: Sithabile P Mathe & Ors v. AG Botswana High Court