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Children affected by Displacement and the Right to Legal Identity in Mali

Published: 31/Jan/2022
Source: Internal Displacement Research Programme (IDRP) of the Refugee Law Initiative (RLI), University of London.

Children displaced within Mali, or returning from refugee camps outside the country, face ongoing challenges to registering their birth and accessing civil documentation By Daniel Ozoukou Since 2012, Mali has been facing complex security and humanitarian crisis with repeated military […]

We’re Kenyans, don’t alienate us — Makonde community

Published: 30/Jan/2022
Source: The Star (Nairobi)

by SHABAN OMAR Kwale Makonde community members have decried alienation in employment opportunities and useful development projects. According to their chairman Thomas Nguli, some local leaders and residents still perceive them as stateless individuals and not counted as important members […]

South Africa: Refugees’ rights ‘restricted’ by newly proposed amendments

Published: 29/Jan/2022
Source: The Citizen (Johannesburg)

While the Citizenship Act makes provision for stateless children born in South Africa to obtain citizenship, the (DHA) failed to create regulations for such an application. By Lunga Simelane Human rights activists say the government’s recent review of the Refugees […]

South Africa: Statelessness in spotlight as home affairs to review three acts

Published: 26/Jan/2022
Source: Business Day (Johannesburg)

The Citizenship Act, the Refugee Act and the Immigration Act are under review to align them with international refugee law By Linda Ensor Home affairs minister Aaron Motsoaledi says a clearer definition of statelessness must underpin revisions to the Citizenship […]

Ghana’s process for adding banking to its biometric card is a flawed one

Published: 26/Jan/2022
Source: Quartz Africa

By Tawanda Karombo Ghana has moved to integrate telecommunications, banking, and mobile money platforms under the Ghana Card—a biometric means of personal identity—which will now be a prerequisite for all financial transactions starting July 1. In a move that mirrors […]

UNHCR and Republic of South Africa High-Level Dialogue: Main Outcomes

Published: 25/Jan/2022
Source: South African Department of Home Affairs

January 2022UNHCR and Republic of South Africa High-Level DialogueAssistant High Commissioner (Protection) and Minister of Home Affairs Extracts: OVERVIEW OF THE AGENDA : CURRENT AND FUTURE COLLABORATION1. Asylum system development: legislative reform and protection impact2. Asylum system development: social assistance3. […]

Liberia: President Weah 5th Annual Message to National Legislature

Published: 24/Jan/2022
Source: Liberia Presidency

Extract: Fellow Liberians; Distinguished Ladies and Gentlemen: I stand before you today in fulfilment of a duty in accordance with Article 58 of the Constitution of Liberia, which mandates that the President of Liberia, on the fourth working Monday in […]

South Africa: Fixing the home affairs department is key to fighting xenophobia

Published: 24/Jan/2022
Source: Mail & Guardian (Johannesburg)

By Christine Hobden Xenophobia is back on the table: the Economic Freedom Fighters programme to check the ratio of South African to foreign employees at restaurants has prompted a heated public discourse. Where exactly is the line drawn between democratic […]

COVID-19: Vaccinating stateless people in South Africa

Published: 21/Jan/2022
Source: Africa Renewal (UN)

Having no nationality of any country, this group is often left out of essential services By: Mkhululi Chimoio Clad in a torn and tattered orange overall, 25-year-old Brandon Ndlovu cuts a lone figure at Benoni, in Johannesburg, one of South […]