By Ayang Macdonald New proposals already in Kenya’s Parliament in the form of a bill seek to introduce multiple changes to the country’s Huduma Namba digital ID scheme which, since its launch in 2019, has elicited a lingering controversy. One […]
D’après le ministre tunisien de l’Intérieur, Taoufik Charfeddine Par Mourad Belhaj Le ministre tunisien de l’Intérieur, Taoufik Charfeddine a tenu une conférence de presse, ce lundi 3 janvier 2022, au siège du ministère, pour revenir sur la récente décision d’assignation […]
Laws of Kenya revised edition 2022 An Act of Parliament to provide for the notification and registration of births and deaths and other matters incidental thereto [Act No. 2 of 1928, Act No. 25 of 1950, Legal Notice 299 of […]
By Alhadi Hawari Ugandan authorities have refused to receive expelled controversial youth activist, Animu Athiei, according to her lawyer. On Sunday, the South Sudan Immigration Department after an investigation tried to handover Animu to the Ugandan authorities on allegations of […]
UNHCR and the Government of #GuineaBissau have successfully concluded the process of issuing identity cards for refugees living in the country +5000 refugees have been naturalized UNHCR & the US Government commend Guinea-Bissau for its hospitality. U.S. Department of State: […]
South Sudan’s National Security Service (NSS) has allegedly kidnapped former Member of Parliament Animu Athiei who whose appointment into parliament was removed by President Salva Kiir Mayardit in May for allegedly being a Ugandan citizen, family members and friends have […]
Aimed at delivering advanced social, health and economic services Ethiopia is working on distributing digital ID cards to its citizens. Last week, Ministry of Innovation and Technology (MInT) State Minister Huriya Ali had consulted the digital ID distribution project officials […]
Jeremiah Kiplang’at The national elections agency will be forced to use the Huduma Namba identification system as the source of the main voter register if a proposed bill is passed into law. Kenyans will also not be allowed to access […]
By Philani Nombembe A home affairs official’s professional ambition has had unintended consequences for him. Mbemba Pierre Mahinga faces a bleak 2022 after the Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) dismissed his application to stop the home affairs department stripping him […]
By Bronwen Manby Extract from Summary: The categories of people at risk of statelessness in the Horn of Africa are not dissimilar to those in other parts of the African continent. The first category is the most widely dispersed; that […]
… Says a Liberian Scholar By David S. Menjor and J. Burgess Carter Acclaimed Liberian scholar Dr. Robtel Neajai Pailey has disclosed that public backlash against dual citizenship stems from socio-economic inequalities in Liberia. Dr. Pailey, an Assistant Professor in […]
(Case no 1027/2020) [2021] ZASCA 179 Media Summary The following summary is for the benefit of the media in the reporting of this case and does not form part of the judgments of the Supreme Court of Appeal Today the […]