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…
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.
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…
Tobago launches sub-national digital ID for public service access
A digital ID system dubbed Tobago ID to ease access to services has been launched for residents of the island…
Gabon turns to Rwanda for digital identity, government expertise
Gabon has reached out to Rwanda for collaboration on the implementation of a digital government ecosystem as the Central African…
MOSIP broadens Inji beyond digital ID into open credentialing platform
MOSIP is transforming Inji from a digital identity wallet into an independent, open-source credentialing platform designed to become trust infrastructure…
Namibia PKI establishes trust framework for digital transactions
Namibia has taken a step further in boosting trust around its digital public infrastructure (DPI) with the launch of its…
Cameroon restarts birth registration drive, using schools as gateway to legal identity
The government of Cameroon will restart a campaign in September to issue birth certificates to one million school children who…
Serbia adopts biometric ID framework for refugees
Serbia has adopted a legal framework for issuing biometric ID cards to people with refugee status in the country, in…
Development bank targets digital inclusion for older adults through startup lab
Applications for the 2026 Financial Inclusion Lab (LIF), organized by the Development Bank of Latin America and the Caribbean (CAF),…
