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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Guinea-Bissau deploys efforts to digitize birth registration, national ID systems
Considerable efforts are underway to ensure the complete digitization, integration and modernization of the civil registration and national ID systems…
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…
Sahel states under military rule unveil common biometric passport Jan. 29
Three West African countries – Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger – which are all currently running junta-led governments have announced…
Nigeria tenders $83M digital identity system upgrade and MOSIP integration
Nigeria is planning to implement the MOSIP platform with its digital identity management system and upgrade its biometric capabilities with…
Biometrics race for the borders
Biometrics to ease border crossings are a major theme of the week among Biometric Update’s most-read articles of the week….
Infrastructure challenges impacting NIN card production says UrbanID exec
Acute infrastructural challenges stand in Nigeria’s way as the country carries on with the issuance of mobile digital ID as…
Biometrics in physical credentials make scanning them secure, or unnecessary
The relationship between biometrics and physical credentials is a theme running through many of the most-read stories of the week…
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…
Biometrics pilots, launches and investments foreshadow next areas for growth
Biometrics pilots, a patent, predictions and acquisitions paint a picture in the most popular news items of the week on…
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