Laxton Group to supply biometric voter registration kits for Zimbabwe elections
Laxton Group has been awarded a US$3.9 million contract from the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) to supply Biometric Voter Registration…
ID for All
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Advances in biometric technology could expand healthcare coverage in Africa
Advances in biometric technology are on the horizon which could be critical to the delivery of health services to many…
Improving African biometrics market boosts Nigerian identity plan
Nigeria’s relationship with biometrics and other vendors working on its National Identity Number (NIN) program has significantly improved, along with…
African cross-border and regional identity management schemes reach distribution stage
The African Development Bank (AfDB) recently introduced its new fingerprint-embedded Laissez-Passer document at ID4Africa 2017 in Windhoek, Namibia. The travel…
Evolving partnerships drive South Africa’s digital identity program
South Africa took a major step toward the use of digital identity to secure the delivery of a variety of…
ID4Africa 2017 wraps up with renewed commitment to digital identity for all Africans
ID4Africa 2017 came to a successful conclusion in Windhoek, Namibia, on Friday with a series of announcements and plenary sessions….
Fingerprints effective for identification from six-months of age
Fingerprints can be used to effectively verify the identity of children enrolled as young as six months of age, according…
Nigeria announced as host country for ID4Africa 2018
Abuja, Nigeria will be host to ID4Africa 2018, organization Executive Chairman Dr. Joseph Atick announced during the final day of…
Deep stakeholder engagement marks day 2 of ID4Africa 2017
Day two of ID4Africa 2017 wrapped up with hundreds of delegates from dozens of African nations remaining deep in discussion…
Identity companies at ID4Africa expo hall embrace Africa’s challenges and opportunity
With approximately 45 percent of the world’s 1.1 billion people without legal identity living in Africa, according to new World…
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