Fresh alarm on illegal data harvesting in Nigeria
Digital rights advocacy organization, Paradigm Initiative (PIN), has raised fresh concerns about the surreptitious sale of personal data in Nigeria….
Africa
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Zambia’s digital govt efforts yield fruits as GWAN initiative reaches rural areas
The Government Wide Area Network (GWAN) project launched by the Zambian government early this year, through the Smart Zambia Initiative,…
Contactable secures $13.5M to scale up digital ID offering across Africa
South African integrated identity platform Contactable says it has raised $13.5 million in financing to expand its onboarding and digital…
Kenya developing DPI roadmap to streamline public service delivery
The Kenyan government is in the process of developing a Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI) roadmap which will transform how citizens…
South Africa unveils roadmap for single digital ID system
The South African government is working out a plan for the introduction of a single digital ID system that will…
Over 3.5M enroll as continuous biometric voter registration begins in Nigeria
Nigeria’s Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has announced that more than 3.5 million citizens have enrolled on the electoral register…
Ghana plans new framework for SIM card-digital ID linkage
Ghana is looking forward to introducing a new legislative framework that will guide the linkage of SIM card to the…
Benin boosts digital inclusion, govt service access with cooperation deals
Benin’s Information and Digital Systems Agency (ASIN) has signed up to three cooperation agreements which are aimed at strengthening the…
National AI strategy to guide Burkina Faso’s digital transformation
Reflections have begun in Burkina Faso on the drafting of a national AI Action Plan which the government believes will…
Africa’s digital payments landscape needs interoperability, inclusivity
An expert and key actor in Africa’s digital payments sector, Mohamed Elbelamachi, has hailed the significant progress the continent has…
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