By Lahja Nashuuta Windhoek – Children born by non-Namibian parents, who are on temporary residence permits, will no longer be allowed to register as Namibian citizens unless both parents are permanent residents in the country, according to Home Affairs Minister […]
By Regina Jane Jere Excitement, praise, concern, and heaps of speculation have greeted the much-hyped launch of the common African e-passport at the Kigali African Union Summit on 17th July. To the majority of ordinary Africans, over a billion of […]
By CHUSA SICHONE – THE Ministry of Home Affairs has started receiving applications from people seeking dual citizenship as provided for in the amended Zambian Constitution. Home Affairs Permanent Secretary Chileshe Mulenga said most of the people who had shown […]
By Toni Hancox and Dianne Hubbard THE NAMIBIAN Constitution is the supreme law of the country. All legislation and all government action must be consistent with the Constitution. The President and all lawmakers take an oath to uphold, protect and […]
The Pentecostal Minister of the Gospel represents Liberia in an international church effort to ensure that all Africans have a nationality. The 54-year-old Prelate plans to assemble leaders from the government, UNMIL and other churches next month to confront the […]
CEDAW/C/MLI/CO/6-7 Observations finales concernant les sixième et septième rapports périodiques (présentés en un seul document) du Mali Aspects positifs 4. Le Comité salue les progrès enregistrés dans la mise en œuvre de réformes législatives depuis l’examen, en 2006, de ses […]
Following the launch of the AU diplomatic passport during the just ended AU Summit in Kigali, the government of Tanzania will review the travel documents act in a bid to clarify their usage. The passport was firstly issued to the […]
By Alex Magaisa Citizenship is one of the most important rights in the Constitution of Zimbabwe. It’s about belonging, identity and access to rights, benefits and privileges. A section of the Constitution, Chapter 3, deals specifically with the issue of […]
Gabon’s National Electoral Commission, CENAP, has validated the candidature of president Ali Bongo Ondimba and 13 others vying for the presidency. “Out of the 13 candidates, there was that of Ali Bongo. There was consensus on the other 13 candidates […]
Le service régional d’appui aux collectivités et de coordination des organisations non gouvernementales et mouvements associatifs (SERACCO) de Labé, avec l’appui de l’UNICEF a organisé un renforcement des capacités pour des agents locaux de Tougué. Objectif recherché : informer et échanger […]
La Conférence de d’UA exhorte l’ensemble des États membres à adopter le Passeport africain et à travailler en étroite collaboration avec la Commission de l’UA pour faciliter le processus d’émission du document au niveau national sur la base des règlementations […]
La communauté Sant’ Egidio à travers son programme Birth registration for all versus oblivion (BRAVO) tient un atelier de formation des acteurs de l’état civil pour l’enregistrement universel au Burkina Faso. Cet atelier qui se déroulera du 18 au 22 […]