Cameroon: When birth certificates represent children who do not exist
Steady2 outlets reported this in 2 reports over 2 days
Mon, 10 August 2026Tue, 11 August 2026
What it is about
Prime MinisterSimon Nokuri EkpaJoseph LePublic ServiceTechnical CommitteeNational Civil Status Registration OfficeZambiaTiko, Sud-Ouest, CameroonEquatorial GuineaSouth West Region, Sud-Ouest, CameroonZimbabweNigeriaCameroonKenyaSouth SudanChinenye AnuforoCeline LafoucriereKekere Ekun AbiolaDenis OnoiseAssociation Of Local Governments Of Nigeria
Who published it, and when
original reportfirst to report
biometricupdate.com
thesun.ng
10 Aug, 15:30over 23 hours11 Aug, 14:50
How it spread - 2 original reports
Mon, 10 August 2026
1 report- biometricupdate.com15:30first to report
Cameroon is auditing nearly 1 million birth certificates after suspected payroll fraud involving fake children exposed weaknesses in civil registration.
Tue, 11 August 2026
1 report- thesun.ng14:50
No fewer than 3.5 million children across Lagos, Ogun, Oyo, Osun, Ondo, Ekiti and Edo States are without birth certificates, leaving them without legal identity and effectively “invisible” in government records, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has said.