Developments in biometrics and digital ID in Africa this week: Malawi election nullified, lack of funds in Uganda
The result of Malawi’s first biometric election, held in May 2019, has finally been nullified by a panel of judges,…
The result of Malawi’s first biometric election, held in May 2019, has finally been nullified by a panel of judges,…
Court cases, hearings and proposals for regulation of facial regulation made up many of the top headlines of the week…
While Europe and the U.S. have seen steady progress with incremental improvements and plenty of new regulation alongside the growing…
The issue of removing ghost workers from public sector payrolls comes to the fore this week. In Nigeria university staff…
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…
The International Identity Day concept which was born of the ID4Africa movement gains significant ground as Nigeria becomes the first…
Biometric Update offers a comprehensive directory of digital identification initiatives in developing nations to assist information-gathering by government employees, companies…
Developments this week highlight the divide between African nations in terms of the level of maturity of their digital ID…