Mühlbauer biometric tax ID cards for Congo, beta app problems for Africa’s largest digital ID system
Nigeria’s biometrics-backed ID ambitions have taken another twist as more people try the new government app to manage their identities…
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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…
Gemalto to establish biometric register for Congo government
The Democratic Republic of Congo has contracted Gemalto to help the electoral body compile a biometric register and to conduct…
Semlex chosen for new Congolese passport
The Democratic Republic of Congo has chosen Semlex for the establishment of an identification management system and production of the…
IOM deploys biometric verification project to help displaced people in Congo
The International Organization for Migration (IOM) recently began its biometric verification exercise of internally displaced people (IDPs) during food assistance…
Biometric air travel initiatives advance in Singapore, US, South Africa, UK, Brazil
Initiatives utilizing biometrics systems have been unveiled around the world, with Singapore planning to deploy new iris and facial biometrics…
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…
Deal sealed for face biometric boarding at two Brazilian airports
Brazilian airport operator Infraero and state-owned technology firm Serpro have concluded a technical cooperation agreement intended to see the production deployment…
$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…
Solution providers battle for space as Africa’s biometrics market grows
The growing trend of African governments awarding contracts for the manufacturing of biometric credentials and building databases is attracting fresh…
