Africa Financial Inclusion Summit and Expo 2026
Africa Financial Inclusion Summit and Expo 2026 Cape Town, South Africa September 29-30, 2026 The Africa Financial Inclusion Summit &…
Africa
Biometric Update regularly authors news regarding the term "Africa." The following list of links is available to assist you with finding biometrics news about "Africa" and other relevant terms. More tags may be perused by accessing our entire Biometrics Topics list.
Namibia steps up public outreach ahead of digital ID rollout
Teams from Namibia’s Ministry of Home Affairs, Immigration, Safety and Security have been meeting community representatives as part of an…
Senegal seeks to fully align sovereignty vision with DPI strategy
Senegal’s Ministry of Telecommunications and Digital Economy convened stakeholders in Dakar recently to review ongoing efforts of putting in place…
Burkina Faso approves operational framework for WURI digital ID rollout
Burkina Faso’s cabinet on July 30 adopted a decree that spells out the operational and logistical framework for mass registration…
East Africa Border Security Week
East Africa Border Security Week Nairobi, Kenya November 3-4, 2026 East Africa Border Security Week is the region’s leading platform…
Benin’s DPI roadmap aims to end siloed digital government
Benin is developing a digital public infrastructure (DPI) roadmap to connect fragmented government systems, allowing citizens to access public services…
South Sudan plans interoperable birth registration, digital ID systems
South Sudan authorities say they are working out plans to digitize the country’s civil registration and national ID systems and…
Togo obtains $20M in new financing to expand WURI digital ID project
The Togolese government has sealed a financing agreement with the World Bank which will make available a further $20 million…
Rwanda turns digital public infrastructure into a continental growth strategy
In March, during the season when the rains come and Rwanda’s landscape turns a deep green, the central African country…
Côte d’Ivoire launches national PKI to strengthen digital sovereignty
Côte d’Ivoire has deployed its first national public key infrastructure (PKI), giving the country a state‑managed root certification authority for…
