Advocates pick privacy, inclusion holds in Kenya’s Maisha Namba digital ID system
Fresh concerns have been raised about issues of data privacy, security and exclusion in relation to Kenya’s Maisha Namba digital…
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Cameroon opens new ID card production centre as issuance gains traction
A major center for the production of identity documents has been commissioned in Cameroon’s economic capita, Douala. The Minister of…
Nigeria seeks funding for delayed census amid growing calls for use of biometrics
Serious discussions in Nigeria about a biometric population and housing census have been on since at least 2022, but the…
Liberia says national ID system drives digital economy, facilitates service delivery
The Director of Media Relations at Liberia’s National Identification Registry (NIR) says the national ID system is central to the…
South Africa envisages fully-functional digital ID system before 2029 national elections
South Africa’s Minister of Interior, Leon Schreiber, has restated the country’s ambitious digital transformation plans, announcing that the government is…
16th Africa Bank 4.0 Summit – Pan Africa
16th Africa Bank 4.0 Summit – Pan Africa Nairobi, Kenya May 13 – 15, 2025 The 16th Edition of Africa…
Cameroonians ecstatic as issuance of new national ID card takes off
Scores of Cameroons this week began collecting their new generation national ID cards, marking a landmark era for ID card…
Ghana’s banking industry emphasizes biometric verification for secure transactions
Stakeholders in Ghana’s banking industry have underlined the significant role biometric identity verification plays in combatting financial fraud. Banking and…
Nearly 200 biometric election devices missing in Kenya, audit finds
More than 200 devices linked to the Kenya Integrated Elections Management System (KIEMS) cannot be accounted for at the moment….
Lack of liveness detection costs Nigeria’s financial institutions millions of Naira in fraud
The Nigeria Inter-Bank Settlement System (NIBSS) has revealed that the country’s financial sector lost around 52.26 billion Naira (US$34.8 million)…
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