African leader’s efforts to eradicate statelessness wins plaudits from UNHCR

The recent adoption by African leaders of the Protocol to the African Charter on Human and People’s Rights Relating to the Specific Aspects of the Right to a Nationality and the Eradication of Statelessness in Africa has received approbation.

In a statement, the UN Refugees Agency (UNHCR) - a UN body mandated to prevent and reduce statelessness around the world - said the move puts African countries on the right rails in terms of addressing the situation of the continent’s …

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