NADRA extends biometric ID-linked health insurance to Punjab
Pakistan’s identity authority, the National Database Registration Authority (NADRA), has signed an agreement with the Ministry of National Health Services…
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UNDP launches bids for biometric registration kits for Vanuatu’s planned civil registry
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) is seeking to tender a contract for biometric registration kits for Vanuatu to help…
Stakeholders debate legality, efficacy of South Africa’s biometric SIM registry proposal
Mobile network operators and digital media companies in South Africa have taken a series of complaints about proposed biometric identity…
National digital ID to be launched by Senegal, legislative foundation proposed for Finland
Senegal has, in partnership with the United Nations Development Program (UNDP), launched a national digital identity project after wide consultations…
First look: baby biometrics to tackle swaps, kidnaps and missing children
Brazilian firm Natosafe is attempting to tackle baby swapping in maternity units with a mix of biometrics and AI to…
Togo amends law on biometric identification to advance digital ID ambitions
The parliament in Togo recently adopted a bill which amends an existing law on biometric identification of Togolese citizens, which…
Telco says low Ghana Card issuance major setback in biometric SIM re-registration process
A process in Ghana for users of mobile phones to re-identify their SIM cards with biometrics is proceeding more slowly…
Ethiopia’s Zemichael on delivery of 70M digital IDs by 2025, lessons drawn from ID4Africa
The Executive Director of Ethiopia’s national ID program, Yodahe Zemichael, says the country is well on course to reach 70…
‘Economic identity’: are digital ID schemes a ‘road to Hell?’ asks human rights report
Published as delegates left ID4Africa 2022 in Marrakesh, a new primer from the Center for Human Rights and Global Justice…
Nigerian courts blocks deadline for biometric voter registration
Voter registration will continue in Nigeria, after a Federal High Court blocked the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) from implementing…
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