ID4Africa celebrates identity strides as 10th AGM kicks off with record attendance
The 2024 Annual General Assembly (AGM) of ID4Africa, the identity movement which is now easily the largest on the continent,…
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.
3-week biometric voter registration on in Ghana amid opposition hullabaloo
A nationwide biometric voter registration initiative launched on May 7 is gathering steam in Ghana with the process expected to…
Biometrics providers prepare for ID4Africa with tech tailored to continental market
Biometrics providers Xperix, hitherto known as Suprema ID, and id3, say they are taking their portfolio of cutting-edge software and…
Philippines digital ID proving vital for social protection
The Philippines national digital ID (PhilID) is fulfilling its social protection function as over one million poor citizens were recently…
Lesotho commits to 50-in-5 campaign as advocacy for CRVS-DPI integration thickens
The 50-in-5 campaign – an advocacy to support at least 50 countries build safe, inclusive an interoperable digital public infrastructure…
Malawi on path to inclusion with digital ID project supported by EU, UNDP
The government of Malawi, with technical and financial support from the United Nations Development Program (UNDP), the European Union (EU)…
Cameroon hands 15-year biometric ID card contract to Augentic
Augentic has agreed a deal with the government of Cameroon to produce a new generation biometric national ID card for…
Court orders changes to Tanzania’s data protection law
The High Court of Tanzania has ruled that some provisions of the country’s Personal Data Protection Act (PDPA) 2022 be…
NIMC says ‘a lot of work’ ahead as Nigeria digital ID issuance passes 107M
Nigeria’s National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) says 107.3 million national identification numbers (NINs) have been issued as of this month,…
Rwanda receiving bids for digital ID core software development
Rwandan lawmakers have received updates that bidding has been opened to select a contractor for the development of the country’s…
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