Nigeria undertakes reforms to strengthen national digital ID legal framework
Legislation that will usher in a new dispensation for legal and digital identity management in Nigeria is being studied in…
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Cameroon partners with La Francophonie to issue 500,000 birth certificates
The National Civil Status Registration Office (BUNEC) of Cameroon plans to issue 500,000 birth certificates in a special campaign supported…
Migration identity policy should follow KYC’s example: researcher
Organizations that guarantee migrants’ identities and onboard undocumented and unregistered individuals into public registries should have more policy and legal…
WEF and MOSIP call for gender equality in DPI and digital ID systems
Digital public infrastructure (DPI), which includes systems for digital identity, payments, and data exchange, offers benefits but also poses risks…
Nigeria election agency wants robust protection for biometric voter database
The Independent National Electoral Commission of Nigeria (INEC) is seeking firmer collaboration with the country’s data protection commission to enhance…
Indonesia offers lessons in govt benefit digitalization: Report
Indonesia has successfully digitized its government assistance programs, aiding poverty reduction inside the Asian-Pacific country. One of the next crucial…
African Union adopts AI strategy to streamline continental digital transformation efforts
A document which defines the trajectory Africa intends to take regarding the development, use and regulation of generative artificial intelligence…
Kenyan high court pauses national digital ID for third time in 4 years
Kenya’s digital identity rollout has been paused by the country’s high court again, pending the outcome of a constitutional challenge….
Eswatini urged to digitize national ID system with regard for privacy, security risks
Activating the digital dimension of the Eswatini national identification system will bring along important socio-economic benefits, but this has to…
Philippines election authority deploys deepfake task force, digital IDs for overseas voters
In a bid to combat disinformation in the upcoming 2025 elections, the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) has launched a new…
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