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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.

 

Ethiopia unveils digital signature platform to secure online public services

Ethiopia has reached a new milestone in its digital transformation with the launch of teleSign, a digital signature platform aimed…

 

Talks on potential Ghana Card ‘digital wallet’ payment feature ongoing

High-level discussions on the planned use of the Ghana Card for payment transactions are ongoing, but the digital wallet feature…

 

Tanzania ITU innovation center to drive digital transformation set for launch

Tanzania is launching an innovation hub hosted in to support the country’s digital transformation efforts, as well as those of…

 

Vision-Box implementing Turks and Caicos Islands biometric digital border program

The government of Turks and Caicos Islands says it has begun the implementation of a digital border initiative with face…

 

Brazil investing $8M to accelerate switch to new digital ID in remote communities

The Brazilian government has announced a financial boost, under a program dubbed PROCIN, to enable some states to expand issuance…

 

Spain’s national digital ID going live with full legal status

From April 2, public and private institutions in Spain are required to begin putting in place measures to accept or…

 

WTO E-Commerce Agreement sets stage for regulatory alignment to boost digital trade

The World Trade Organization (WTO) concluded its 14th Ministerial Conference (MC14) in the early hours of March 30 in the…

 

Focus on Sahel digital sovereignty gets clearer with Niger’s new biometric ID card

Niger has become the second country of the Alliance of Sahel States (AES) to launch a new biometric national ID…

 

Rwanda races to meet 2027 deadline for digital ID rollout

The Rwandan government says it is eyeing 2027 for the full rollout of its Single Digital ID System (SDID), which…

 

Senegal launches digital government portal to ease access to public services

Senegalese authorities say a digital government portal which enables access to a wide range of public services has gone operational….

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