Biometrics are at the core of an issue leading opposition parties in Ghana to call for demonstrations and mass picketing…
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.
Biometrics in Africa: digital ID for humanitarian responses in Ethiopia and registration priorities in Nigeria
The use of biometrics by electoral commissions is once again at the fore in digital ID news in Africa. The…
Digital ID and biometrics in Africa: SIM blocks, biometric electoral roll disputes and an eKYC first for Libya
As 2019 draws to a close, Tanzania reaches – and pushes back – its December 31 biometric SIM registration after…
2019: a critical year for biometrics and digital ID in the Global South
While Europe and the U.S. have seen steady progress with incremental improvements and plenty of new regulation alongside the growing…
How Trulioo plans to help verify hundreds of millions of West Africans
Canadian identity verification firm Trulioo is extending its coverage to Ghana and Nigeria, allowing businesses to establish the identity of…
Biometrics and digital ID across Africa this week: biometric influencers in Tanzania, a ‘techno-political nightmare’ in Nigeria
Biometrics and digital ID are becoming firmly embedded in everyday life in many parts of Africa. 150 social media influencers…
The week in Africa biometrics and digital ID: SDG progress, returning ghost workers and a pensioner deadline
A theme emerging this week is a pan-African perspective for digital ID schemes across the continent. Progress is being made…
Biometrics and digital ID across Africa this week: crime and its prevention, Red Cross blockchain
The theme this week shifts to crime. Biometrics are being used in a new national sex offenders register for Nigeria,…
Digital ID in Africa this week: biometric registration of HIV patients in Kenya, new public healthcare scheme in Côte d’Ivoire
Biometrics for healthcare access comes to the fore this week as a new national healthcare scheme in Côte d’Ivoire moves…
Africa digital ID update: biometrics for voter ID in Niger, SIM registration in Liberia and pot farm security in Lesotho
This week sets a good example of the broadening impact of biometrics and digital ID across Africa. Beyond deals for…
