Platform to enable auto-update of ID credentials on India’s DigiLocker coming soon
A platform is being developed by the government of India through which users who have their ID documents stored on…
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Opposition MPs push for parliamentary debate on Cameroon’s ID card problems
A member of the opposition in Cameroon’s lower house of Parliament, Youmo Koupit Adamou, says he and his peers plan…
Tron partners with Dominica government on Web 3 digital identity project
Decentralized autonomous organization (DAO) Tron has announced a new partnership with the Commonwealth of Dominica to develop the country’s digital…
Zimbabwe endures exercises, campaigns and processes for biometric voter registration
Officials of Zimbabwe are in their final days of preparation for the nation’s first mobile biometric voter registration drive. Beginning…
Aadhaar transaction number jump; deadline nears to link financial accounts
Almost 2 billion Aadhaar authentications were recorded last month, according to the Indian government. In all, 90.3 billion transactions have…
Pakistan Telecom Authority and NADRA to work together on multi-finger biometrics
A memorandum of understanding between the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) and the National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA) has established…
More biometric grain ATMs for India ration beneficiaries
Machines that check an individual’s biometrics to then issue a corresponding grain ration could be appearing in more communities in…
Côte d’Ivoire runs seven-day campaign to distribute over 50k biometric ID cards
The ID card issuing authority in Côte d’Ivoire – the National Civil Status Registration and Identification Office (ONECI) – has…
Cameroon introduces legislation to allow biometric visas, residence permits
The plan by the government of Cameroon to put in place a system for the issuance of biometric visas and…
Biometrics reduced fraud in 2023 Nigerian elections, analyst argues
Amid a barrage of criticism over vote credibility, political scientist Abiodun Fatai posits that the Biometric Voter Accreditation System (BVAS),…
