Concerns over national ID card requirements for upcoming polls in Malawi, South Sudan
Malawi and South Sudan are set to hold general elections soon and national ID cards could prove to be a…
ID for All
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Smart Bangladesh 2041: Balancing ambition with reality
Bangladesh aims to be a “Smart” nation by 2041 as the country goes through a drastic transformation founded on digital identity…
Nigeria’s NIMC introducing one multi-purpose digital ID card, not three
The National Identity Management Commission of Nigeria (NIMC) has clarified that only one new digital ID card with multiple functions…
Kenya raises issuance targets for digital IDs and passports
Everything being equal, Kenya plans to issue at least three million digital national IDs and one million biometric passports before…
Cameroon telcos get ultimatum to ID all SIM holders in regions plagued by security crisis
Mobile telecommunication operators in Cameroon have been given 60 days to thoroughly identify the holders of all SIM cards currently…
Sierra Leone putting digital ID at the center of its digital transformation agenda
The West African nation of Sierra Leone is at full throttle with its digital transformation efforts, and its MOSIP-based foundational…
DPI gets cloud service launch, UN working groups and a definition of ‘public’
Cloud-based on-demand technology provided as a service could address a series of challenges associated with rolling out digital public infrastructure,…
Idemia upgrading Nigeria’s national biometric system to handle 250M IDs
Nigeria’s National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) is upgrading the country’s biometric identification system to handle the records of up to…
Ethiopia announces procurement process for digital ID support hardware
Ethiopia’s Ministry of Innovation and Technology has issued a procurement notice for the supply, installation and maintenance of infrastructure hardware…
Confusion as Nigeria national ID cards multiply
There’ve been mixed reactions in Nigeria after the federal government unveiled plans to introduce a new multi-purpose national digital ID…
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