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…
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ID4Africa 2017 set to continue pan-continental momentum toward universal digital identity
Preparations for the ID4Africa Forum 2017 in Windhoek, Namibia have been successfully completed, with the arrival and registration Tuesday of…
2017 World Border Security Congress announces new speakers
The 2017 World Border Security Congress will see policy makers and practitioners from border management, immigration, customs, policing and security…
Second day of ID4Africa event focused on practical solutions
The ID4Africa Forum held in Kigali, the Rwandan capital, continued to examine electronic identity in Africa on its second and…
ID4Africa holds successful first day
Rwanda is successfully hosting Africa’s annual meeting on digital identity management. The three-day event is the second annual government meeting…
ID4Africa event opens in Kigali next week
The second annual meeting of the ID4Africa Movement, opens next Tuesday in Kigali, the Rwandan capital, hosted by the National…
Ghana leading West African States’ implementation of biometric ID cards
Ghana is leading the Economic Community of West African States’ (ECOWAS) initiative to provide biometric identification cards to all citizens…
Economic Community of West African States biometric identity card program to launch in 2016
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) biometric identity card program will launch in 2016. Previously reported, leaders within…
Economic Community of West African States propose to replace residence permits with biometric ID
Leaders within the sub-region at the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) have proposed to replace residence permits with…
Biometric exercise wraps up first phase toward passport issuance for Liberians in Ghana
A biometric data collection exercise has completed its first phase exercise towards the issuance of a Liberian National Passport to…
