Making digital ID a tool for inclusion in Cameroon elections
Voter registrations are an important challenge for national identity systems, demanding accuracy, completeness, and verifiability to provide the assurance necessary…
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Cameroon security agency uses Gemalto biometric ID cards
Gemalto is supporting the General Delegation for National Security (DGSN) efforts in Cameroon to combat fraud and document counterfeiting with…
Cameroon rolls out biometric passport
Cameroon has just started to issue its new biometric passport. Reported in Business in Cameroon, the first biometric passport was…
Cameroon embraces biometric voter registration
Elections Cameroon is undertaking a biometric registration process of all its voters to ensure transparency and credibility in future elections….
Smart Engines delivers OCR for biometric age checks, Novomatic adds ID reader to casino system
UK-based age verification platform VerifyMyAge has chosen Smart Engines’ document capture system with computer vision to confirm the age of…
Biometrics and digital ID in Africa this week: coronavirus fallout, startup funding, Ghana electoral register
As the coronavirus pandemic spreads, some African institutions are reacting by suspending fingerprint-based biometric access and attendance systems in the…
Biometrics and digital ID across Africa this week: crime and its prevention, Red Cross blockchain
The theme this week shifts to crime. Biometrics are being used in a new national sex offenders register for Nigeria,…
Digital ID in Africa this week: biometric ghost-busting in Ghana, resolving double registration status in Kenya
Kenya dominated digital ID developments this week. What could have been its biggest story – downgrading the new role of…
Digital ID in Africa this week: Data protection in Togo, biometrics secure welfare payments in Zambia
Positive news for digital ID across Africa as Togo votes through legislation to protect personal data and how it is…
Digital ID in Africa this week: biometric ID progress in Liberia, Idemia deal in Guinea
This has been West Africa’s week in digital ID news. Liberia may be adding a few more people to its…
