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Statelessness occurs when a person is “not considered as a national by any State under the operation of its law” (UN Convention Relating to the Status of Stateless Persons 1954) While UNHCR estimates that at least 4.4. million people globally are stateless, the actual number in Africa remains unknown due to inadequate data and the overlap between stateless and undocumented populations.
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*This blog post was originally published on A Contrario ICL on 17 November 2023
