The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) has launched new tools to simplify Aadhaar face authentication, which has continued to…
Articles By Ayang Macdonald
Ayang Macdonald is a freelance journalist based in Yaounde, Cameroon. He boasts 10 years of professional experience in journalism in which he has a Bachelor of Science Degree from the University of Buea in South western Cameroon. He is a versatile reporter with interest in ICTs, innovation, digital entrepreneurship, defense and military, politics, economy, health and environment, humanitarian issues and sports.
South Africa rejects blanket social media age verification for under-16s
South Africa’s Minister of Communications and Digital Technologies, Solly Malatsi, has told parliament that the government is not pursuing any…
Nigeria fully digitizes academic credential verification
Nigeria’s Federal Ministry of Education has announced that the process to authenticate academic certificates has been fully digitalized, capping several…
Evrotrust, Trustfull combine pre-KYC fraud intelligence with IDV
Evrotrust and Trustfull have formed a strategic partnership to combine pre-KYC digital risk intelligence with identity verification, allowing organizations to…
Pakistan weighs iris biometrics for SIM registration as identity theft persists
Pakistani officials are considering adding iris biometrics to SIM card registration after concluding that fingerprint-based verification alone has failed to…
Albania gives ALBTrace broader role in digital identity infrastructure
Albania has expanded the mandate of state-owned identity services provider ALBTrace, giving it responsibility for the country’s digital identity infrastructure…
BEAC lays foundation for interoperable payments across Central Africa
The Bank of Central African States (BEAC) has rolled out some initiatives lately which suggest a coordinated push aimed at…
Saudi Arabia adds national ID photo updates to Absher
Saudi Arabia’s Absher digital government app now allows citizens to update the photograph associated with their national ID card online. The…
Madagascar strengthens trust architecture for national digital ID
Madagascar is strengthening the legal, institutional and technical foundations of its national digital identity program, introducing new cybercrime legislation as…
Cybastion backs Cameroon digital sovereignty with $75M infrastructure project
Cybastion has committed $75 million to fund the construction of digital infrastructure in Cameroon, including a data center and an…
