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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.

 

FIDO Alliance gets ITU approval for two specifications in passwordless authentication

The International Telecommunication Union’s Telecommunication Standardization Sector (ITU-T) has recognized two of the FIDO Alliance’s remote authentication specifications – FIDO…

 

EU unveils plan for digital Schengen visas in push to ease travel document applications

Governments around the world are attempting to make it easier for people to acquire travel documents like visas and passports….

 

Home Affairs Dept to become national ID-issuing authority in Bangladesh

National ID cards in Bangladesh (NIDs) will henceforth be issued by the country’s Department of Home Affairs and no longer…

 

Nigeria now has a data protection legislation after years of back and forth

Nigerian President Ahmed Bola Tinubu on Wednesday June 14 signed into law the country’s Data Protection Bill, weeks after it…

 

Cameroon partners with French Devt Agency to ramp up birth registration

Cameroon’s Minister of the Economy, Planning and Regional Development, Alamine Ousmane Mey, on Friday June 9, signed a partnership agreement…

 

Nigeria popularizes tokenization for ID verification, assures of data protection

The National Identity Management Commission of Nigeria (NIMC) has been explaining the ease with which Nigerians with a National Identification…

 

Nigeria House of Reps warns against rushed biometric passport domestication project

Nigeria’s lower chamber of Parliament (House of Representatives) has warned that the federal government risks incurring huge financial cost should…

 

Bhutan lawmakers examine final draft of digital ID legislation

This week, discussions are due to continue in Bhutan’s National Assembly on the final draft of a Digital Identity Bill…

 

ID platform from Vouched, Zenoo helping Ukrainian refugees access vital services

Displaced persons from Ukraine are able to enjoy safe passage and settlement anywhere in the world thanks to an identity…

 

Pilot phase of biometric vaccination system for Kenyan newborns goes live

The rollout of a biometric system to manage the vaccination journey of children below the age of five years in…

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