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Africa

Biometric Update regularly releases posts related to the term "Africa." The following list of links is available to help you find biometrics news regarding "Africa" and other relevant terms. More topics may be explored by reviewing our complete Biometrics Topics list.

 

Côte d’Ivoire final push for biometric registration as third national ID extension deadline approaches

Biometric registration centers on buses, in churches and overseas missions are being deployed to help as many Ivorians as possible…

 

Mobile phones for legal identity, not just digital: ID4Africa livecast

Mobile phones as a tool, a technology and an enabler of services were discussed in the first part of a…

 

Cameroon seeks escape from its biometric national ID card woes

Isidore O., a 25-year-old Cameroonian living in the town of Bangem in the South West Region of the country applied…

 

Nigerians urged to avoid last-minute rush for biometric voter registration

The Chief Press Secretary to the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has implored Nigerians who are yet…

 

NIPOST plans biometrics, agency banking system to push Nigeria financial inclusion

The Nigerian Postal Service (NIPOST) is making contributions to the country’s financial inclusion efforts in the form a biometric registration…

 

Africa Pay & ID Expo

Africa Pay & ID Expo Marrakesh, Morocco May 26 – 28, 2022 The COVID-19 Crisis has clearly demonstrated the need…

 

Sierra Leone seeks supplier of biometric voter kits and system ahead of 2023 elections

The National Electoral Commission of Sierra Leone has launched a tender for the design, installation and maintenance of a biometric…

 

BIO-key to supply tens of thousands of mobile biometric scanners for NIN enrollment through bank

As financial institutions in Nigeria step up their efforts to enroll citizens in the country’s digital identity system, BIO-key has been…

 

iiDENTIFii joins accelerator program to scale up biometric KYC business

South African firm iiDENTIFii has been chosen for the JSE Enterprise Accelerator Program to enable it to increase its market…

 

Nigeria on pace for universal digital ID enrollment by 2026, female registrants 44 percent

The number of Nigerians who have enrolled their biometrics for the national identification number (NIN) has reached 75.36 million, as…

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