Digital ID in Africa this week: Nigeria extends biometric registration, Kenyan groups call for scrutiny
With the biggest digital ID job to do in Africa in terms of population size, Nigeria dominates the identity agenda…
With the biggest digital ID job to do in Africa in terms of population size, Nigeria dominates the identity agenda…
Neighbors Ghana and Côte d’Ivoire have come to the fore this week. The two members of the Economic Community of…
West Africa comes to the foreground this week in African digital ID news as Guinea announces plans for a comprehensive…
Disruptive new technologies such as blockchain, and disruptive uses of existing technologies such as open-source alternatives, squared up against discussions…
Governments across Africa are spending more on digital ID and biometrics, including new digital service centers this week in Nigeria…
The number of National IDs shipped will grow from 440 million units in 2018 to 490 million units in 2023,…
Biometrics systems have moved far beyond centralized government schemes across Africa. This week we see the ramifications of smaller, localized…
ID4Africa has announced the appointment of Ambassadors from 29 countries for 2018. The 2018 Ambassadors represent an increase of seven…
This year’s ID4Africa conference will offer a mini-symposium on identification in the financial sector focused on both banking applications and…
Standard Chartered Bank will be deploying fingerprint and voice biometrics technology across Asia, Africa and the Middle East, according to…