By Leonard Mwakalebela in Dodoma THE Parliamentary Committee on Foreign Affairs, Defence and Security has asked the government to scrutinize thoroughly refugees’ background before granting them citizenship status. Presenting its annual report on Wednesday, the committee cautioned that there were […]
By Lotte Manicom Thousands of Angolan refugees – who fled civil war to SA 20 years ago – are facing possible mass deportation next year. They have been granted temporary visas with legal stay until midnight on 31 December 2021. […]
ARTICLE 19 Eastern Africa is concerned that the de-activation of SIM cards, following the end of the biometric registration process in Tanzania directly impacts the ability of hundreds of thousands people to exercise their rights to freedom of expression and […]
Extract: OPERATIONAL HIGHLIGHTS BO Abidjan with the support of its key partners have contributed and made possible the enactment of the National Action Plan for the Eradication of Statelessness (PANEA-CI) by the Government of Côte d’Ivoire at the minister’s council […]
National biometric ID programs from regimes like Kenya’s threaten to cut out—or keep out—millions from society. By Vivek Maru, Laura Goodwin, Aisha Khagai, and Mustafa Mahmoud Last week, the Kenyan High Court blocked the country’s new digital ID initiative from […]
La cérémonie de remise des documents a eu lieu en présence des autorités locales, du représentant du ministre de l’Administration du territoire et du représentant adjoint chargé de la protection au HCR. Le HCR inscrit la remise des certificats de […]
617 élèves, accompagnés de leurs parents, ont reçu hier dimanche leur acte de naissance des mains des responsables du mouvement Jeunes sans frontière pour le développement du Togo. La cérémonie de remise s’est déroulée en présence des chefs traditionnels et […]
ALAKHBAR (Nouakchott) – Les autorités mauritaniens étudient la problématique de la double nationalité à laquelle font face leurs ressortissants à l’étranger, a annoncé le président Mohamed Ould Ghazouani, lors d’une rencontre vendredi avec ses compatriotes, établis au Congo Brazzaville. Le […]
Executive Summary This report represents the findings of a preliminary study that sought to establish the impact of the National Identity Card system (commonly known as “Ndaga Muntu”) to people’s Economic, Social and Cultural rights, in relation to the state […]
Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni launched the country’s digital ID program in 2014 and it was further expanded after the passing of the Registration of Persons Act, 2015. The system is designed to collect biometric data such as fingerprints and facial […]
Download: Rwanda Law No 001-2020 amending Law no 32-2016 governing persons and family
INTRODUCTION 1.1 Citizenship is the concept of belonging to a nation or a sovereign state. It is a legal status enshrined in the constitution and/or in statute which accord members rights and privileges along with responsibilities. This include the right […]