South Sudan plans interoperable birth registration, digital ID systems
South Sudan authorities say they are working out plans to digitize the country’s civil registration and national ID systems and…
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South Sudan must fortify legal framework to close huge national ID gap: ID4D
South Sudan has been urged to take some urgent steps including adjustments to its national identity legal framework in order…
Concerns over national ID card requirements for upcoming polls in Malawi, South Sudan
Malawi and South Sudan are set to hold general elections soon and national ID cards could prove to be a…
World Bank gives South Sudan $10M for biometrics to ID govt payroll thieves
A project funded by the World Bank to help clean up South Sudan’s public service payroll has officially rolled out….
IOM using biometrics to facilitate aid for displaced persons in South Sudan
Authorities of the International Organization for Migration (IOM) say the use of biometrics has proved to be a reliable way…
IOM and WFP share biometric data to improve efficiency of aid in South Sudan
An exchange of biometric information between the International Organization for Migration (IOM) and the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP)…
UNHCR issues biometric ID cards to 3,400 refugees in South Sudan
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and South Sudan’s Commission for Refugee Affairs (CRA) announced they have jointly…
UNHCR relies on biometrics for refugee assistance programs in South Sudan
In South Sudan, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) is using digital fingerprinting to strengthen refugee protection, as…
South Africa conducts biometric voter registration for prison inmates
Inmates being held at correctional facilities across South Africa will from today undergo biometric voter registration ahead of the country’s…
A 2020 court fight in South Africa reveals dominance of biometric surveillance industry
A multi-part news investigation by the MIT Technology Review looking at private surveillance — which some call surveillance capitalism —…
