Ethiopian PM hails digital ID as driver of ‘Digital Ethiopia 2025’ strategy
Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has praised technologies such as the Fayda digital ID which are driving the digital transformation…
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.
New moves to spur financial inclusion in Central, East Africa
Two events – a workshop in Central Africa and a partnership deal in East Africa – recently happened with the…
Nigerians want SIM-NIN digital ID link deadline extended again
Mobile telecommunications service users are calling on the Nigeria Communications Commission (NCC) to extend the deadline for linking SIM cards…
Cameroon launches free birth certificate issuance operation for 80K pupils in exams
About 80,000 primary school children, who do not have birth certificates, but who are preparing to write the First School…
Over 3M digital IDs distributed in Afghanistan, 900k activated in Jordan
Afghanistan’s National Statistics and Information Authority (NSIA) says 3.12 million national digital ID cards have been districted in the country…
Biometric payments for public transportation expand in China, Russia
Biometrics are increasingly facilitating different processes in the public transportation sector, with new developments emerging from two countries – China…
Simprints plans to make its biometric ID open source for greater social impact
The CEO of Simprints Toby Norman says the company plans to release a full open source stack for its fingerprints…
Djibouti’s counter-terrorism efforts through responsible use of biometrics get UN push
Efforts by Djiboutian law enforcement agencies to deal with violence and terrorist threats in East Africa through the responsible collection,…
Philippines govt pushes adoption of digital national ID as enrollments pass 85M
The digital version of the Philippines national ID card (PhilID), known as ePhilID, makes it much easier for users to…
MPs challenge proposal to spend $15M on Ghana Cards for children
Opposition lawmakers in Ghana’s parliament have stood up against a proposal by the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) to spend…
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