Cameroon unveils new details on biometric passport
Cameroon’s General Delegation for National Security (DGSN) has announced July 1 as the new date to commence production of the…
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Togo launches tender for national biometric identification scheme
The National Agency for Identification of Togo (ANID) has launched an international call to tender for the design, supply, installation…
Guinea selects Idemia for OSIA digital identity system to drive inclusion
Guinea’s National Agency for Economic and Social Inclusion (ANIES) plans to use a digital identity and biometrics management system based…
Ugandan ID system a ‘national security weapon’ that denies human rights – report
Uganda’s national biometric ID system has failed in its promise to improve access to services for Ugandans, says a new…
Nigeria biometric voter deduplication removes 16.5M
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) of Nigeria — the elections management body of Africa’s largest democracy — says it…
Zimbabwe contracts for biometric passports production
Zimbabwe has chosen an unnamed company to build a national biometric database for the country with the aim of facilitating…
Cameroon launches enrollment campaign for biometric youth card
A process to enroll youth between the ages of 18 and 35 for a biometric youth card program is currently…
Togo readies for biometric ID launch with awareness-raising campaign
Togo is preparing for the launch of its national biometric ID scheme by planning an awareness-raising campaign. The Ministry of…
Nigeria on course with digital banking drive as smart addressing system suggested for KYC
Efforts to digitize Nigeria’s banking and payments landscape are taking a somewhat significant step forward, and realities on the ground…
Biometrics building trust in African elections, laws must do their part
Two-thirds of people attending ID4Africa’s ‘Building Trust in the Democratic Process’ livecast event say biometrics have improved the integrity of…
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