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. It is important to note that the children of migrants are not undocumented. Currently, the child will have to wait until she turns 18 to apply, unless her parent has already met the conditions for citizenship, in which case the waiting period of five years still applies. A recent citizenship referendum gathered 500,000 signatures, aiming to reduce the waiting period from 10 to 5 years. This proposal is not an extreme demand but rather a reasonable adjustment to facilitate integration for those who have already built their lives in Italy. Khalid’s testimony underscores the challenges faced by migrants and their children in navigating the path to citizenship.
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 […]