Biometric verification securing, slowing cash transfer program in Nigeria
The Nigerian government is handing out cash to 2.3 million households under a scheme that relies on biometric verification. It’s…
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African Digital Identity Hackathon winners present diverse ideas: ID4Africa 2025
The winners of the African Digital Identity Hackathon, organized by Carnegie Mellon University Africa’s Upanzi Network, took the stage during…
Strategies to get the most out of digital identity in focus at ID4Africa 2025
Making digital identity useful is one of the key themes of ID4Africa’s 2025 AGM in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, and a…
Ghana, Nigeria, Kenya reveal revenue generation models from national ID programs
At ID4Africa 2025, a panel of representatives from five African countries deemed advanced in identity spoke on ‘Reimagining Identity Authorities…
ID4Africa 2026 AGM will take place in Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire
Cote d’Ivoire’s commercial capital, Abidjan, will be the venue of the 2026 edition of ID4Africa’s Annual General Meeting (AGM). The…
Leveraging digital ID in the financial sector: ID4Africa panel
Financial inclusion was highlighted as the mother of all digital ID use cases during an early panel discussion on the…
African nations making digital ID gains in the face of common challenges
Several countries in Africa are on the right track with their national digital ID projects, but this is not coming…
Ethiopia reveals strategy behind digital ID progress as ID4Africa 2025 opens
Ethiopia’s Fayda digital ID program successes were in the spotlight on the first day of ID4Africa 2025 in the country’s…
ID4Africa 2025 begins with record numbers, urgency and Ethiopian PM’s address
ID4Africa’s 2025 AGM kicked off today in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, attended by Prime Minister Dr. Abiy Ahmed Ali and several…
Simprints highlights Gavi support for privacy-first biometrics for vaccines program in Ghana
Simprints welcomed Gavi CEO Dr. Sania Nishtar on a visit to Ghana to observe pioneering vaccine delivery that utilizes biometrics….
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