In January, the Office of the Vice President in Nigeria and the Nigeria Identity Management Commission (NIMC), with support from the World Bank, convened a workshop to discuss the identification ecosystem in Nigeria. The day-long event – attended by over […]
By OSCAR OBONYO Before last week’s dramatic deportation of self declared general of the National Resistance Movement (NRM) Dr Miguna Miguna to Canada, there was a vocal Mombasa politician Ahmed Bamahriz who, when threatened with deportation by retired President Daniel […]
But uncertainty hangs over its approval by the People By Leroy M. Sonpon, III The House of Representatives has begun reviewing four resolutions amending certain provisions of the Liberian Constitution, including citizenship and land ownership but uncertainty hovers over its […]
7.709 élèves candidats aux examens du certificat d’études primaires (CEP) et du brevet d’études du premier cycle (BEPC) de l’année 2018 ne disposant pas d’actes de naissance ont été recensés dans 08 communes sur les 09 que compte l’Atacora, dans […]
The Ministry of Home Affairs and Immigration has extended its birth registration office to private hospitals to ensure all births in the country are documented. The ministry introduced timely birth registration in 2008 and since then the birth registration centres […]
The Children’s Court of Johannesburg is ordered to permit an adoption of a Zimbabwean child to proceed, permitting the child to acquire South African citizenship. Download judgment: Napier Jameson vs Childrens Court judgement 6Feb2018
By Maureen Odunga CONVENTIONAL passport holders still have enough time to acquire their new East African e-passport before the phasing out of the documents in January, 2020. The clarification has been made by the Immigration Department Spokesperson, Superintendent of Police […]
Bouaké – Le problème des enfants et personnes adultes n’ayant jamais été déclarées à l’état-civil et ne disposant d’aucun acte de naissance, donc en situation d’apatridie, touche des milliers de personnes, des nationaux comme non nationaux, de la sous-préfecture de […]
[Editorial] President George Weah’s State of the Nation Address last Monday calling for citizenship and land rights to be granted people of non-Negro descent has sparked dissenting views from many quarters, even among those who are so loyal to him. […]
If you are Syrian or have been to Sudan, the chances are you will have seen a Facebook ad saying: “Interested in Sudanese nationality? Call this number.” Fast-track services offering Sudanese citizenship are openly advertised on social media, many of them […]
A l’occasion, une personne ressource du bureau local de la CEDEAO, a exposé sur « Les Initiatives de la CEDEAO en matière de migration et lutte contre l’Apatridie » , suivi de la présentation de Djibril Baldé, (International Refugee Rights […]
Depuis le 15 janvier, une campagne nationale pour l’inscription des enfants non enregistrés aux registres de l’état civil est lancée par les autorités, placée sous le signe «L’inscription à l’état civil, un droit constitutionnel : je suis inscrit donc j’existe», […]