Ethiopia’s Zemichael on delivery of 70M digital IDs by 2025, lessons drawn from ID4Africa
The Executive Director of Ethiopia’s national ID program, Yodahe Zemichael, says the country is well on course to reach 70…
ID4Africa - biometrics topics
ID4Africa is an ID-4-All 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 been the official journalist of the annual meeting since 2016.
Maturing MOSIP enjoys ID4Africa limelight as it expands its partnerships and vendors flock
“We’ve been working on MOSIP since 2020. In fact it was in 2019, the first time we heard of it…
Biometrics, digital ID companies make strong showing at ID4Africa 2022
While business during the ID4Africa 2022 Augmented General Meeting was being conducted in plenary halls and workshop rooms, the exhibition…
First look: IN Groupe launches ‘inclusive’ SMS-based SSI birth registration at ID4Africa 2022
IN Groupe has revealed its inclusive SMS, biometrics and cloud-based birth registration that aims to empower civil registries as much…
Solving four big identity issues in Africa: Day 2 of ID4Africa 2022
By Frank Hersey and Ayang Macdonald How will we reach full birth registration by 2030? How can we stop borders…
Secure Identity Alliance unveils new OSIA digital ID compliance program at ID4Africa
The Secure Identity Alliance (SIA) unveiled a new digital infrastructure initiative at the ID4Africa 2022 Augmented General Meeting to help…
ID is no longer just about identity: Day 1 of ID4Africa 2022
Since the last ID4Africa summit in Johannesburg, 2019, the world is a different place. The COVID-19 pandemic has also led…
Minister says Nigeria’s ambitious digital ID registry should be complete by 2025
Nigeria’s minister of Communication and Digital Economy, Professor Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami, says his country’s vision is to complete a…
Suprema ID showcases Android-based biometric national ID enrolment for MOSIP
Suprema ID has demonstrated fingerprint biometrics enrolment for national ID systems based on the modular MOSIP platform via an Android…
Nairobi, Kenya to host ID4Africa 2023, selection process revealed
The host city for the ID4Africa 2023 AGM is Nairobi, capital of Kenya, announced Dr. Joseph Atick, the organization’s Executive…
