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…
Concerns raised in Zimbabwe as Semlex wins biometric passport contract
Some Zimbabweans, including political party officials, are raising worries following the award of a contract for the production of the…
Guinea selects Idemia for OSIA digital identity system to drive inclusion
Guinea’s National Agency for Economic and Social Inclusion (ANIES) plans to use a digital identity and biometrics management system based…
Digital ID boosted by global organizations and biometrics providers, proposed legislation
Biometrics in support of digital ID, and the growing momentum towards digital credentials in general made up the main theme…
South Africa & DRC: Government biometrics contracts raise mismanagement concerns
Changes to government contracts with private contractors and their partners have come under scrutiny in two countries this week. In…
Investigations identify the extent – and limitations – of Semlex’s political networks in Africa
The new offices for Semlex Côte d’Ivoire in the Cocody district of the commercial capital Abidjan Scrutiny of biometric credentials…
