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Nigerians and Identity Crisis, Relevant Govt Agencies in Focus

Published: 20/Déc/2017
Source: Vanguard

The Nigerian constitution stipulates that one can be a Nigerian by Birth, Registration and Naturalization. While this seems straight forward enough, the constitution also defines a Nigerian as anyone whose parent is from an ethnic group indigenous to Nigeria. For […]

Angola: Justice Consolidates Birth Registration in Maternity Hospitals

Published: 19/Déc/2017
Source: AngolaPress

Luanda — The Ministry of Justice and Human Rights has consolidated the « Birth Registration » project, having created 56 registration posts in the country’s maternity wards and health units. The goal is to register all children after their birth. The government […]

Foreign Spouses of Moroccan Women Can Soon Obtain Moroccan Citizenship

Published: 19/Déc/2017
Source: Morocco World News

By Amira El Masaiti Rabat – Foreigners married to Moroccan women and living in the kingdom will soon be allowed to obtain Moroccan citizenship, after the government discussed the possibility of amending Article 10 of the Moroccan nationality code, which […]

Sénégal: 150 cas d’apatridie recensés à Yeumbeul Nord et Sud, (HCR)

Published: 18/Déc/2017
Source: Press Afrik

« On a commencé le travail concernant le projet du HCR relatif à la lutte contre l’apatridie. C’est un projet qui se passe plutôt bien, donc plus que ce qu’on avait espéré. Dans la mesure où nous avons plus d’apatrides qu’on […]

Ghana: National ID Project Officially Begins In January 2018

Published: 18/Déc/2017
Source: Daily Guide (Ghana)

LARGE SCALE rollout of national ID cards to Ghanaians will begin next month as government finishes the ground works for the exercise to be carried out at the regional level by the National Identification Authority, Vice-President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has […]

Nord du Mali: La carte d’identité nationale malienne, cible des jihadistes

Published: 17/Déc/2017
Source: Malizine.com

Après avoir attaqué farouchement les symboles de l’Etat (Drapeau national, écoles), les jihadistes sévissant en maîtres absolus dans le Nord du Mali ont désormais, pour cible, les civils porteurs des pièces d’identité nationale du Mali. La situation sécuritaire dans le […]

Stateless man may work and stay in South Africa

Published: 14/Déc/2017
Source: The Citizen (South Africa)

By Ilse de Lange The High Court in Pretoria has granted an order to a stateless man, allowing him to work and live in South Africa while the home affairs minister reconsiders his application for permanent residence. Acting Judge MB […]

Kenya: A home to call your own – even if it is a slum

Published: 14/Déc/2017
Source: IRIN

Nairobi’s Nubian community has won recognition of their land rights, but can other slum dwellers? Kibera is the largest slum in Kenya, home to more than 250,000 people. Yet it has only one graveyard and only one group of people […]

Nigeria: documents d’identité pour les déplacés de Boko Haram

Published: 13/Déc/2017
Source: TV5Monde

Quelque 100.000 personnes déplacées par les violences du groupe jihadiste nigérian Boko Haram ont commencé mercredi à recevoir des papiers d’identité officiels afin de les aider à retrouver une existence normale dans le nord-est du Nigeria. Le Haut Commissariat aux […]