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Ghana: UN recognises birth registration app

Published: 3/Oct/2016
Source: It News Africa

Tigo, UNICEF Ghana and Births and Deaths Registry were recognised at the just ended 71st annual session of the United Nations (UN) General Assembly for innovative mobile application designed to make birth registration of children smart, quick and reliable in […]

Nigeria fails to renew passport of ‘stranded’ Salkida

Published: 3/Oct/2016
Source: The Cable (Nigeria)

The passport of Ahmed Salkida, the Nigerian journalist declared wanted by the army for allegedly aiding Boko Haram, has not been renewed by the Nigeria Immigration Service, TheCable has learnt. Salkida is known for having “professional contact” with some Boko Haram […]

UNHCR Campaign to End Statelessness Update October 2016

Published: 1/Oct/2016
Source: UNHCR

Summary of developments in the #ibelong campaign to end statelessness around the world, including, from Africa: In July in Southern Africa, the Southern Africa Trade Union Coordination Council, the Rosa Luxemburg Foundation and UNHCR hosted a capacity building workshop on […]

La double nationalité au Cameroun : le double jeu de l’Etat

Published: 28/Sep/2016
Source: Le Bled Parle (Cameroun)

Au Cameroun, alors que certains de nos dirigeants possèdent une double nationalité, et ne sont pas inquiétés dans la gestion des affaires, on constate une interdiction formelle à des artistes camerounais d’accéder aux hautes fonctions dans les sociétés de gestion […]

Uganda: 60 Per Cent of Foreigners in Jinja Have National IDs, Passports

Published: 26/Sep/2016
Source: The Monitor (Kampala)

By Nakato Tausi Jinja — Sixty per cent of foreigners in Jinja District are in possession of documents that identifies them as citizens of Uganda, rendering them eligible to run retail and other petty businesses they would ideally not have […]

Tanzania: Free Birth Registration Launched in Iringa, Njombe

Published: 24/Sep/2016
Source: Tanzania Daily News

The Minister for Constitutional and Legal Affairs, Dr Harrison Mwakyembe has launched the under-five birth registration initiative in Iringa and Njombe regions that will benefit more than 200,000 under five children in the two regions, According to a statement issued […]

Madagascar: Code de nationalité : les femmes aux oubliettes

Published: 21/Sep/2016
Source: News Mada

Malgré les promesses de revoir la loi sur la nationalité au pays, c’est encore le statu quo. Le code reste toujours inchangé et discriminatoire envers les femmes. Ce code élaboré au lendemain de l’indépendance stipule clairement que, « La femme […]

Sénégal: Double-nationalité : Le général Seck veut que l’interdiction soit étendue aux ministres, députés et ambassadeurs

Published: 20/Sep/2016
Source: Le Soleil (Senegal)

L’ancien chef d’Etat-major général des armées sénégalaises (Cemga), le général Mouhamadou Mansour Seck, a estimé, dimanche, que l’interdiction de la double-nationalité doit notamment être étendue aux ministres, aux ambassadeurs et aux députés. Invité dimanche de l’émission « Grand Jury » de Radio Futurs […]

Lungu urges Zambians abroad to apply for duo citizenship

Published: 20/Sep/2016
Source: The Post (Zambia)

PRESIDENT Edgar Lungu has advised Zambians living in the diaspora to benefit from the new constitutional provision that allows them to have duo nationalities. President Lungu gave the advice when he met Zambians living in America during the “Meet the […]