Developments in biometrics and digital ID in Africa this week: Malawi election nullified, lack of funds in Uganda
The result of Malawi’s first biometric election, held in May 2019, has finally been nullified by a panel of judges,…
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Biometrics and digital ID across Africa this week: SIM deadline in Tanzania, ZKTeco R&D center, Uganda eKYC
Tanzania is the main story this week for biometrics in Africa as its deadline for biometric SIM registration arrived when…
Mühlbauer helps Uganda reach 30M biometric registrations, details Mozambique and Fiji projects
Secure document company Mühlbauer has revealed details of three of its national identification system projects, saying it has extended biometric…
Uganda invests $126M in CCTV with facial biometrics from Huawei
Uganda has agreed to purchase a CCTV system with biometric facial recognition from Huawei for $126 million to reduce violent…
Ugandan police deploy Gemalto tech for rapid capture of suspects’ biometric data
Gemalto announced today it is supplying the Uganda Police Force with its Cogent Automated Biometric Identification System (CABIS) and LiveScan…
Gemalto wins contract for biometric border management system in Uganda
The Ugandan Government has awarded Gemalto and its local partner SCINTL a contract to supply a biometric Border Management System…
Government and UNHCR complete huge biometric refugee registration program in Uganda
A countrywide biometric identity verification program for more than a million asylum-seekers and refugees in Uganda has been completed by…
Veridos partners with govt for identity document factory in Uganda
Veridos has entered into a 15-year-partnership with the government of Uganda to provide the country’s citizens with security documents. The…
SIM sales return to normal in Uganda as telecom operators receive biometric card readers
Sales of new SIM cards have resumed in Uganda after the Uganda Communications Commission (UCC) lifted a ban put into…
Uganda biometric refugee registration program faces scale and funding hurdles
Uganda’s biometric registration program for refugees in the country has verified the identity of 11,684 out of an estimated 1.4…
