Khalid Abaker, a Sudanese citizen who has been living and working in Italy for seven years, highlights a situation common among many migrants. He has a three-year-old daughter, but neither of them has yet obtained Italian citizenship. Currently, the child will have to wait until she turns 18 to apply. However, a recent citizenship referendum gathered 500,000 signatures, aiming to reduce the waiting period for citizenship from 10 to 5 years. Khalid’s testimony underscores the challenges faced by migrants who, along with their children, are not entitled to citizenship before spending at least 10 years in Italy.
SSAW and Pre-Texts in Emergency Conduct a Humanitarian Assessment Mission in Chad
From 15 to 25 July 2026, a delegation from Support Survivors of African War (SSAW) and the Pre-Texts in Emergency (PiE) network carried out an exploratory and institutional mission in the Republic of Chad. The delegation was led by Mr. Khalid Abaker, Legal Representative and Head of Mission of SSAW, and Dr. Sara Uboldi, researcher at the University of Chieti-Pescara and scientific referent of the Pre-Texts in Emergency protocol. The mission was conducted in partnership with Action Sans Frontières (ASF), a Burkinabé humanitarian organisation active in Chad, and aimed to assess the needs of displaced populations and Sudanese refugees in the […]




