Task force recommends biometric visas to strengthen security at ECOWAS borders
A task force working on ECOVISA — a project which seeks to harmonize visa processes, procedures and costs within the…
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ECOWAS, Nigeria look to ease travel with biometric card, faster passport issuance
The Federal Government of Nigeria is to launch a new passport application process that will dramatically speed up the procedure…
Digital ID in Africa this week: biometrics for ECOWAS free movement, widespread passport reform
Neighbors Ghana and Côte d’Ivoire have come to the fore this week. The two members of the Economic Community of…
IOM to raise awareness of ECOWAS biometric ID card for regional travel
The International Organization for Migration (IOM) has launched a cross-border public education program to raise awareness of the ECOWAS National…
Nigeria moves to implement biometric ECOWAS card with $41M MoU
A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) has been signed by the Nigerian government’s Infrastructure Concession Regulatory Commission (ICRC) and Euphoria Press…
Five ECOWAS member states select SPS for biometric national ID cards
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has been carrying out a document standardization project to enable interoperability between…
Distribution of ECOWAS Biometric ID Cards to begin in January 2016
The Chairman of the ECOWAS (Economic Community of West African States) Commission, Kadre Desire Ouedraogo, recently presented samples of the…
Sierra Leone launches biometric ID card to upgrade CRVS, Kenya’s UPI goes birth-to-death
The details of Kenya’s plans for its Unique Personal Identifier continue to emerge, with the government planning to begin issuing…
Sierra Leone hikes fees for obtaining biometric ID documents
Sierra Leoneans are raising complaints after a recent move by the government to increase fees, and now in U.S. dollars,…
MOSIP registrations pass 76M, Burkina Faso partners for pilot with more in pipeline
More than 76 million people around the world have now been registered into MOSIP-based identity systems and Burkina Faso becomes…
