Rate of foreigners acquiring Ugandan national ID is alarming, govt official warns
A spokesman for Uganda’s Internal Affairs Ministry, Simon Peter Mundeyi, says the rate at which foreign nationals bribe their way…
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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.
Filipino lawmakers deplore missed target for biometric ID card production
The House Committee on Appropriations of the Philippines parliament has been told that only 36 million physical ID cards (PhilID)…
Biometrics enrollment partners of Nigeria’s digital ID project claim payment backlog
Some private partners licensed by the National Identity Management Commission of Nigeria (NIMC) to enroll citizens for the country’s national…
Digital ID would streamline Kenya’s tax collection if policy priorities are defined
An analytical piece by The Conversion has explained how the upcoming digital ID project in Kenya would rationalize the way…
Dominican bill would modernize national ID, aid electoral reform
A proposal for national ID cards to be used during elections in the Commonwealth of Dominica has been included in…
Kenyan lawmakers seek probe into flopped Huduma Namba digital ID project
Some Members of Parliament (MPs) in Kenya have called for an inquest into how funds were used in the implementation…
Nigeria signs MOU on biometric cards for payments in healthcare, agriculture
Nigeria is set to enhance and modernize its digital payments infrastructure, particularly in the healthcare and agriculture sectors, after a…
Nigeria’s INEC to deploy 11K biometric voter devices for November governorship polls
The Independent National Electoral Commission of Nigeria (INEC) will deploy 11,355 biometrics-based Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) machines for three…
Rwanda’s planned digital ID could both increase and decrease exclusion
Some digital ID project researchers say the plan by Rwanda to implement a biometric digital ID card in the next…
India advances Sri Lanka digital ID project $5.4M
A cheque of 450 million Indian rupees (approximately US$5.4 million) has been handed to Sri Lanka’s government as part payment…
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