Philippines’ digital ID registration expands to more remote areas
The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) announced it has reached 90 percent of its registration target for the PhilSys digital identity…
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Digital ID registration in Malaysia reaches 1.6M civil servants
Malaysia’s digital identity registration campaign has kicked off with the enrollment of government employees, and The Edge Malaysia reports that…
The govt body fighting against extortion in Cameroon’s civil registration sector
Adeline N., a mother of four, resident in the town of Bamenda in the North West Region of Cameroon, secured…
Burundi promises biometric ID cards before 2025
Burundi will spare no effort in providing its residents with biometric identity cards before the 2025 elections, the Ministry of…
Nigerian telcos told to block SIMs not linked to digital ID by Feb 28
Companies offering telecommunications services in Nigeria have had a fresh order from the federal government to entirely block all SIM…
Honduras obtains $40M World Bank loan to digitize CRVS, expand ID verification services
Honduras is set to receive funding from the World Bank to the tune of $40 million to implement a project…
Biometric verification system fails to distinguish identical twins in Ghana local elections
One identical twin who showed up at a polling station to cast her ballot during Ghana’s district level elections (DLEs)…
New data privacy concerns for Namibia’s biometric SIM registration
The head of the Payment Association of Namibia’s e-Money Forum, Paul Rowney, has urged the country’s authorities to put an…
Sri Lanka to launch new digital ID contract tender before 2023 runs out
A tender to select a firm to print Sri Lanka’s new digital ID cards will be launched before 2023 winds…
South Africa records 1M live birth registrations in 2022 with high rates in populated provinces
South Africa’s national statistics agency (Statistics South Africa, or Stats SA) has indicated that the rate of live birth registration…
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