All Mozambicans working and living in South Africa must have a biometric passport by November of this year. The South African authorities say that, after that date, nobody will be allowed to enter the country without such a document. Mozambican […]
By B. Guy Peters and Andrew Mawson Conclusion: « The study identified a general lack of coordination and collaboration at all levels of government concerning birth registration. As indicated above, the Births and Deaths Registry is not well connected to other […]
Summary: Nigeria has long known the importance of identification, though it has wrestled with developing a robust identity program. In 1978, the Department of National Civil Registration (DNCR) was set up within the Federal Ministry of Interior (FMI). DNCR was […]
The Government of Sierra Leone (GOSL) has developed an ambitious plan in 2014 to reform civil registration in the country and to establish a national identity register. The planned reforms showcase significant effort taken by the government and a strong […]
The Government of Liberia (GOL) enacted the National Identification Registry Act in 2011 to establish national identification in the country. The law called for the setup of a National Identification Registry (NIR) to be responsible for issuing a biometric-based identification […]
Identification schemes are key enablers for more efficient and effective delivery of basic public services, such as health, education, and social protection programs. The latter rely on knowledge of the population within socioeconomic surveys to target the poor and establish […]
La Représentation du Haut Commissariat des Nations Unies pour les Réfugiés au Niger vient d’organiser ce mardi 2 juin à Niamey un atelier de validation de l’étude sur la problématique de la documentation des populations déplacées en provenance du Nigéria, […]
Chapter 172 of the Laws of Kenya. Incorporating amendments made by the Security Laws Amendment Act 2014. Download file: Kenya Citizenship and Immigration Act 2011 (as amended to 2015)
Par Dr Boubacar Hassane, Consultant Résumé: Les attaques armées qui se sont intensifiées au cours des dernières années dans le Nord est du Nigéria ont entrainé le déplacement de dizaines de milliers de personnes vers la région frontalière de Diffa […]
Le code de la nationalité est la loi N° 79-12 adoptée le 12 décembre 1979. Peu connue, elle a fait l’objet de tant de transgressions, notamment à propos de la loi de la citoyenneté économique, et d’interprétations parfois légères dans […]
The cost for a proposed new passport has sparked public anger in Sierra Leone after the Immigration department announced it was preparing a new, biometric passport to replace the current one with a cost of Le500, 000 (US$100).Many say the […]
In a village on the outskirts of Kenya’s capital Nairobi, 53-year-old Margaret Maposa embroiders seat covers for a customer, sitting with her niece Elizabeth Moyo, who is weaving a multi-colored basket. Both women wear white headscarves, subtle markers of their […]