Ousmane has been stateless all his life. His family — who were from Burkina Faso — were living in Côte d’Ivoire at the time of his birth — a birth, however, that was not registered. Abducted from his family when […]
The clarion call by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) on West African States, to accede to the Conventions on Statelessness deserves total commitment from stakeholders to bring an end to the menace. Many individuals residing in a […]
Officials from South Sudan Ministry of Interior say they have opened up a branch for issuing passports and nationality identification cards to South Sudanese living in Uganda’s capital Kampala. They are charging higher fees for these documents than those charged […]
Maroc : L’opposition veut retirer la nationalité marocaine aux Israéliens vivant dans les colonies Après les fameuses propositions condamnant la normalisation avec Israël en 2013 et un amendement pénalisant les échanges commerciaux avec ce pays en 2014, l’Etat hébreu est […]
About a decade ago, some well-placed Liberians called for the repeal of the section of the Liberian constitution that prohibits people of non-negro descent to become citizens of Liberia. These Liberians attempted to assuage the fearof citizens that white people, […]
Je suis de plus en plus amusé – certainement à cause de la distance ou de l’éloignement – du caractère passionnel et souvent disproportionné, voire anachronique, que revêt le débat sur la double nationalité au Cameroun. Nos particularismes culturels, historiques, […]
Under tight security presence, delegates at the constitutional review conference in Gbarnga Thursday overwhelmingly voted for nineteen prepositions for possible amendments in the current Liberian constitution. Despite a two day protest by Muslims against the restoration of Liberia to a […]
The Comoros is a small nation in need of money. The Gulf States have plenty of cash, but also a population of stateless residents they won’t give full rights to. So, as Alastair Sloan reports, Comoros is trading cash for […]
On a beau clamé haut et fort qu’il n’y a pas de pénurie de cartes d’identité et de passeports au Mali, force est de constater que leur acquisition relève du parcours du combattant. Pour en avoir, il faudra se lever […]
The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in Sudan welcomes the commencement of the registration and documentation exercise of South Sudanese citizens in Sudan on 1 February 2015. This follows on the signing of the Memorandum […]
Implementing the National Registration Act No.13 of 2010. Download: Malawi National Registration Regulations
[Undated; adopted early 2015] Download: National Action Plan Gambia