All-out mobilization in Liberia ahead of pioneer biometric voter registration exercise
Liberia’s National Elections Commission (NEC) is currently engaged in a number of activities as part of its preparations for the…
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Liberia’s National Elections Commission (NEC) is currently engaged in a number of activities as part of its preparations for the…
Telecom provider MTN Group is expanding its biometric SIM registration program into five new countries in Africa through its partnership…
Officials with Pakistan’s National Database and Registration Authority are boasting of a new service intended to put people in charge…
More than 1,000 Ghanaians travelled into the country from different destinations around the world using their national biometric ID credential…
The identity landscape in Kenya continues to shift as birth registration goes digital on 1 March and funding for Huduma…
Vietnam’s Ministry of Public Security will begin issuing chip-based biometric passports from 1 March in line with exit/entry requirements for…
The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) has implemented a new two-factor authentication mechanism for Aadhaar fingerprint biometrics. The machine…
India sees an interoperable future for its economy and African countries could benefit from separating population registers and social protection…
Digital rights activists have raised concerns over the safety and security of biometric data collected from millions of Nigerians who…
Digital identity will be provided to all Kenyans by February, 2024 so they can more easily access government services, the…