Conference proposes biometrics-based documentation for Central African Republic refugees
Six countries hosting forcibly displaced persons from the Central African Republic (CAR) have agreed to takes steps aimed at issuing…
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South Africans get their chance to comment on national ID bill
The Republic of South Africa’s Department of Home Affairs is inviting public comments on its draft National Identification and Registration…
Nearly half of African countries lack proper safeguards for biometric data collection
New research by ICT think tank CIPESA has exposed how many African governments collect, store and manage biometric data of…
Democratic Republic of Congo to launch biometric population register by 2020
The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is to launch a biometric ID system and population register by 2020 according to…
Biometric vaccination cards now available for Cameroonian travellers
The head of the Yaounde international vaccination centre, a structure under the Ministry of Public Health of Cameroon, Dr. Ntsobe…
Cameroon begins pilot to issue 6k biometric ID cards to CAR refugees
Authorities in Cameroon have launched a project that seeks to deliver biometric identity cards to refugees from its eastern neighbor,…
$86M DRC biometric driving license deal for Otojuste amid choppy contracting
Little-known Congolese company Otojuste has won a US$86 million public-private partnership contract with DRC’s Transport Ministry to produce the country’s…
Biometric registration programs announced, commenced, disrupted and debated across Africa
Nationwide biometric voter registration is underway in Ghana where the head of the electoral commission shares the rate of voters…
Securiport partners with University of Notre Dame in biometrics and data analytics research for border security
Securiport’s Global Innovation Cell has entered a multi-year academic research agreement with the University of Notre Dame to research next…
Credit card, retail and tech giants, and government ID projects top biometrics news of the week
Biometric projects involving credit card companies, retail and tech giants made up several of the week’s top headlines in the…
