The Ugandan-Banyarwanda Cultural Development Association, known by their acronym as Umubano, has rejected a directive by President Museveni on citizenship rights, labelling it discriminatory and unconstitutional. The directive, passed during a recent meeting at State House Entebbe, limits recognition of […]
High Court judgment ruling inadmissible a challenge to the unconstitutionality of sections 4 and 7 of the Tanzania Citizenship Act and sections 23 and 27 of the Immigration Act relating to the prohibition of dual citizenship. Download judgment: Fundi & […]
Extracts relevant to Africa: Implementation of the Global Action Plan Action 1: Resolve existing major situations of statelessness On 12 December, during Kenya’s 59th Jamhuri Day (Independence day) celebrations, President Dr. William Ruto announced that the Government will “initiate modalities […]
Introduction to AHMR Volume 8 Number 3 September – December 2022 The African Human Mobility Review (AHMR) is an interdisciplinary peer-reviewed on-line journal created to encourage and facilitate the study of all aspects (socio-economic, political, legislative and developmental) of human […]
By Mazuba Muchindu AHMR Volume 8 Number 3 September – December 2022 Abstract The risk of statelessness in protracted refugee situations has not received much attention both in academic literature and policy discussions. Yet evidence suggests that for refugees in […]
By Fatima Khan AHMR Volume 8 Number 3 September – December 2022 Abstract In South Africa, section 41 of the Immigration Act requires any person approached on reasonable grounds by a police officer or immigration officer to identify themselves either […]
By Christina Beninger and Rashida Manjoo AHMR Volume 8 Number 3 September – December 2022 Abstract Gender discrimination, both direct and indirect, is a leading cause of statelessness worldwide. Most often, direct discrimination is reflected in patriarchal nationality laws that […]
An Act to repeal the National Commission for Refugees Act, CAP N21, Laws of the Federation of Nigeria, 2004 and enact the National Commission for Refugees, Migrants and Internally Displaced Persons Act, 2022 for the management, rehabilitation, return, reintegration and […]
La carte d’identité biométrique est conçue au Mali et par des Maliens à travers la société malienne M-SI, expérimentée dans le domaine de la biométrie. La base de données et tous les équipements sont au Mali. C’est l’assurance donnée par […]
By Ayang Macdonald Ashu M. just clocked 20 years this November, the legal age for voting in the central African nation of Cameroon. The enthusiastic young man is looking forward to enlisting his name on the biometric voter roll in […]
By Sami Tunji The Nigeria Digital Identification for Development project has partnered with the National Orientation Agency to drive awareness among Nigerians as it begins its pilot identity enrolment in the Federal Capital Territory and six states across the geopolitical […]
Conseil d’État N° 457625 ECLI:FR:CECHR:2022:457625.20221227 Lecture du mardi 27 décembre 2022 REPUBLIQUE FRANCAISE AU NOM DU PEUPLE FRANCAIS Vu la procédure suivante : M. D… A… a demandé au tribunal administratif de Nantes d’annuler la décision du 18 décembre 2017 […]