Malawi: Biometric passport production could halt, staff arrested ‘as human bait’
The situation facing Techno Brain in Malawi appears to be deteriorating. In further developments since the firm’s passport contract cancellation…
Africa
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Ghana to address challenges slowing ongoing biometric SIM re-registration
The Board of Directors of the National Communications Authority (NCA) and mobile telephone operators in Ghana have agreed on a…
Ethiopia begins Tech5 biometrics trial for MOSIP-based national ID
The Ethiopian government’s National ID Program (NIDP) has partnered with Tech5 on a limited pilot of biometrics and other technologies to…
ID4Africa LiveCasts: Season 4 Premiere
ID4Africa LiveCasts: Season 4 Premiere Online January 26, 2022 at 13:30 GMT The ID4Africa LiveCasts are back for an exceptional…
Kenya sets date for last phase biometric voter registration ahead of August polls
In under a week, the second and final phase of the Enhanced Continuous Voter Registration (ECVR) in Kenya will kick…
New biometric digital ID system in South Africa to enhance service delivery, security
A new biometric-based digital identity system dubbed NIS, currently being developed in South Africa, will go a long way in…
Interpol program for fighting terrorism through biometrics deployed in Cameroon
The International Police Organization, Interpol, says it has deployed its Project First to Cameroon to enable law enforcement officers in…
Track record of biometric Ghana SIM re-registration provider comes under scrutiny
At a time when many Ghanaians have been expressing frustration with the biometric capture process for a government-ordered SIM card…
Facial recognition thermometer procurement saga in Liberia continues
The Chairperson of Liberia’s National Elections Commission (NEC) Davidetta Browne Lansanah is facing a writ of arrest after being indicted…
Ghanaians cry foul over stressful biometric SIM re-registration experience
Many Ghanaians who have to stand on long queues to have their biometrics captured for the SIM re-registration drive directed…
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