Africa’s most emblematic biometric ID scheme has been halted by the High Court. Kenya’s Huduma Namba must wait until adequate…
Heading into a new decade there’s a clear theme in Africa’s digital ID sphere: looming deadlines. First up is Tanzania’s…
Biometrics are at the core of an issue leading opposition parties in Ghana to call for demonstrations and mass picketing…
A theme emerging this week is a pan-African perspective for digital ID schemes across the continent. Progress is being made…
The theme this week shifts to crime. Biometrics are being used in a new national sex offenders register for Nigeria,…
Government action, and in particular industry benefit from or support for new government regulation was a surprising theme in the…
This has been West Africa’s week in digital ID news. Liberia may be adding a few more people to its…
The trend for this week is mobile – mobile banking, payments, SIM registration and even a mobile app to check…
The sheer scale of the projects underway in Kenya and Nigeria mean that once again the two countries dominate Africa’s…
Biometric Update offers a comprehensive directory of digital identification initiatives in developing nations to assist information-gathering by government employees, companies…
