Rwanda accelerates biometric enrollment ahead of digital ID switch
Rwandan authorities say more than 4.4 million people have been biometrically enrolled in the country’s new national digital identity system…
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Ghana joins growing list of countries pursuing online age verification
The Ghanaian government is working on a policy that would mandate age verification for access to age-restricted services like online…
Madagascar completes 2.6M digital ID enrollments in two months
Madagascar has enrolled 2.6 million people into its digital identity system in just two months, surpassing the government’s target as…
Nigeria looks beyond enrollment as digital ID passes 130 million
Nigeria has the biggest national digital ID system in Africa with more than 130 million people already enrolled for a…
Interoperable digital ecosystems next frontier of Africa’s digital transformation
Sierra Leone’s Minister of Communication, Technology and Innovation, Salima Monorma Bah, says African countries must move beyond isolated national digital…
African countries explore DPI partnerships at Estonia forum
Delegates from some African nations recently attended a digital public infrastructure (DPI) summit session in Estonia where they explored avenues…
Benin joins 50-in-5 as digital identity, DPI strategy advances
Beninese authorities say they’ll make the most of their membership in the 50-in-5 campaign to ramp up the country’s ongoing…
ID4Africa’s Joseph Atick on why Africa is setting the pace for digital identity
At the ID4Africa 2026 AGM in Abidjan, digital identity leaders focused on a common theme: building sustainable digital identity ecosystems…
Sierra Leone launches biometric verification drive for foreign nationals
A mandatory nationwide biometric verification exercise for all foreign nationals living and working in Sierra Leone is set to begin…
Ghana rolls out biometric digital visas as part of travel modernization push
Ghana’s President John Dramani Mahama has unveiled the country’s new biometric digital visa system alongside a policy allowing passport holders…
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