Digital identity interest group forms with initial meeting at the LSE
Experts on digital identity and intersecting disciplines gathered at the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) this week,…
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MPs bicker over move to make Ghana Card sole ID for biometric voter registration
A proposal for the amendment of Ghana’s electoral law to make the Ghana Card the only ID document to confirm…
Zimbabwe organizes ID card campaign to enroll more voters
The department of civil registration of Zimbabwe is running a special campaign aimed at issuing birth certificates and national ID…
Maldives contracts identity card design, says no digital ID for upcoming election
The Republic of Maldives recently introduced digital ID in the country, but it will not be one of the credentials…
Biometric ID card delays among reasons for Mali constitutional referendum postponement
Mali’s constitutional referendum, which was initially due to take place on 19 March, will no longer go ahead as planned…
Somalia passes law to launch new civil registry and national ID
Somalia is preparing for its first civil registration and identity card issuance exercise in three decades after new legislation was…
Bill Gates visits MOSIP, gets the T-shirt, discusses financial inclusion via the platform
Bill Gates has visited MOSIP (Modular Open Source Identity Platform) in its hometown Bangalore for presentations on the project’s progress…
Ghana re-announces issuance of ID numbers to babies, Uganda to register citizen school children
Babies born in Ghana on or after 31 March 2023 will be issued with a Ghana Card number, perhaps, whereas…
Philippines consider adding biometrics to voting machines for 2025 elections
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) in the Philippines has announced intentions of potentially using new biometric technology in the country’s…
Biometric voting machine transmission delays Nigerian governor elections
Governorship elections in Nigeria are experiencing technical delays. According to a government announcement, this week’s scheduled election has been pushed…
