Charlette N’Guessan hit the headlines in September 2020 when she won the Royal Academy of Engineering’s £25,000 ($33,000) Africa Prize…
Articles By Frank Hersey
Frank Hersey is a tech reporter for Biometric Update covering Africa-related biometrics and digital identity news. He is based in Abidjan, Ivory Coast. Before arriving in West Africa last year, Frank was based in Beijing and worked primarily for TechNode, the China partner for TechCrunch.
Iris biometrics facilitate change in aid sector worth hundreds of billions
Custom smartphones held on social-distancing sticks are helping refugees in Jordan with COVID-19 pay for shopping deliveries with a biometric…
Biometrics partnerships and regional symbiosis driving election opportunities: Laxton
The green field opportunities for election systems in Africa allow the development of technologies more advanced than those used in…
Digital ID registration – an influential opportunity for mobile network operators
African governments may want to exploit the business assets of mobile network operators and knowhow in registering users and handling…
Africa proves tough but fertile ground for BioRugged biometrics
“It will be an interesting 2021. This year for us has been – and we’re really lucky in this –…
How Special Olympics Nigeria will bring digital identity to the people
“Whenever we’re organizing an international competition, we find ourselves having to start from the very beginning, to get them their…
South Africa & DRC: Government biometrics contracts raise mismanagement concerns
Changes to government contracts with private contractors and their partners have come under scrutiny in two countries this week. In…
Biometric voter verification fails to ensure trusted election results in Tanzania
The shockwaves are still being felt after Tanzania’s elections on October 28, with opposition candidates arrested a week after polling…
Investigations identify the extent – and limitations – of Semlex’s political networks in Africa
The new offices for Semlex Côte d’Ivoire in the Cocody district of the commercial capital Abidjan Scrutiny of biometric credentials…
Could Nigeria’s biometrics-backed BVN show other countries the way for business loans?
Biometrically-secured finance could offer more financing options to help small businesses grow. Nigeria’s biometric Banking Verification Number (BVN) system provides…
