Trust inevitable in building human rights-sensitive digital ID systems
Some digital rights advocates who spoke at the recent ID4Africa 2026 AGM in Abidjan emphasized that for African governments to…
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ID4Africa is a Pan-African Movement motivated by the need to promote legal identity for all in Africa. It is a tripartite with representation from African governments, development agencies and industry. Biometric Update has provided full coverage of the meetings and livecasts since 2016.
Direction for open source DPI sustainability, local ownership established
Governments and development organizations reached a convergence on how to achieve sustainability and local ownership of open source identity systems…
Africa’s altered market may mean new leading tech providers, ID4Africa EC says
For Africa to benefit from the promise of identity, adopting strong governance frameworks and business models to graduate to sustainable…
Cabo Verde’s CRVS-ID reforms drive near-universal birth registration
Cabo Verde has increased birth registration to 99 percent within five years after linking its civil registration and national identity…
ID4Africa speakers urge legal identity inclusion for refugees, stateless persons
African governments must accelerate efforts to provide legal and digital identity to refugees and stateless populations, according to speakers at…
World Bank, African DPAs outline formula for trusted digital identity, DPI
Trust has moved steadily to the center of the conversation around digital public infrastructure and identity at ID4Africa, and the…
Digital ID systems now critical infrastructure requiring sovereign cyber defence
Digital identity systems are increasingly being treated as critical national infrastructure requiring sovereign cyber defense, according to experts at ID4Africa’s…
Continental challenges, continental solutions: Africa Digital ID Hackathon 2026
For the second consecutive year, a team from Senegal has won the African Digital Identity Hackathon. Team TrustSeal was judged…
ID4Africa panel outlines steady KYC process, policy improvement
eKYC is an adaptation of long-standing, even ancient practice in banking for the modern world. But many countries are or…
The ‘Frontline’ of digital identity innovation spans the Global South
The ID4Africa community focussed on Frontline developments in digital identity from around the world Day 2 of the 2026 AGM…
