Cabo Verde, Central African Republic launch digital govt platforms to streamline service access
Two African nations, the Republic of Cabo Verde (known commonly as Cape Verde) and the Central African Republic (CAR), recently…
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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.
Lesotho, UNICEF partner to develop MOSIP-based integrated national ID
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) will support the government of Lesotho in the development of an integrated national digital…
Peru obtains $80M to boost access to civil registration, identity services
Peru has secured an $80 million loan from the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) to strengthen the operations of its National…
Bangladesh plans to issue 22M farmer IDs by 2028, pilot imminent
The Bangladeshi government has announced that it will soon launch a pilot to test a farmer ID system it intends…
Philippines unveils digital civil registration service with QR code verification
The Philippines is making changes to civil registration documents and processes to make them more secure and convenient. Among them,…
Secure biometric payments will trigger Ukraine ecommerce boom: Visa report
Nine out of 10 Ukrainians wouldn’t mind frequently engaging in online trade transactions if the payment method available to them…
Kenya streamlines access to legal and digital identity
There’s approbation in some quarters in Kenya following the assent by President William Ruto to a draft legislation that will…
Nigeria explores avenues for digital trust collaboration with Trust Stamp
Nigeria’s National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) recently held discussions with officials of Trust Stamp to examine the possibilities of…
LexisNexis unveils patient IDM platform with biometric verification, document authentication
LexisNexis has announced the launch of an AI-powered identity platform to streamline the patient management journey. The company release notes…
ID4Africa opens registration for 2026 AGM, releases program brief
Pan-African identity movement ID4Africa has announced the start of registration for its 2026 Annual General Meeting (AGM). This year’s event…
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