Libyan firm wins Niger biometric passport, national ID contract
Libyan biometrics solutions provider Al Itissan Al-Jadeed has been contracted to oversee an upgrade of the passport and national ID…
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Niger starts pilot under WURI project to issue birth certificates to 21k under-fives
The government of Niger has kicked off a pilot that seeks to issue birth certificates to children under the age…
Mali to launch worldwide digital platform for diaspora
Mali is implementing a national digital platform to facilitate access to important documents for the Malian diaspora. The new digital…
Philippines looks to boost digital ID adoption with rebrand, more services
The Philippines is hoping to boost the acceptance of its national digital identity with a new rebrand. The country is…
Philippines faces 36 million backlog in ID cards
The Philippines are still facing a 36 million backlog in distributing the country’s national ID cards which will need additional…
West Virginia mDL now available in app from Idemia, more rollouts on the way
Residents of West Virginia can now download their mobile driver’s license to a new app on their Apple or Android…
Kuwait warns foreign residents of upcoming deadline for compulsory biometric registration
Kuwaiti authorities have called on foreign residents in the country to ensure that they complete an ongoing compulsory biometric registration…
Emptech seeks foothold in Mali amid China’s growing presence in African identity market
Chinese identity solutions provider Emptech is reportedly lobbying to implant itself in the Malian technology market and possibly win a…
Mali, Niger announce common biometric passport to consolidate ECOWAS exit
The three Sahel nations of Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger – all led by military regimes – have unveiled plans…
Kuwait extends deadline for mandatory biometrics registration
Kuwait has extended the deadline for submitting fingerprint data for the country’s central biometric database. Kuwaitis will be able to…
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