Digital ID in Africa this week: biometric registration for govt employees, SIM cards and elections
As biometrics enter more areas of life across Africa, Biometric Update provides monitoring of the continent. This week, biometric exam…
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IOM to raise awareness of ECOWAS biometric ID card for regional travel
The International Organization for Migration (IOM) has launched a cross-border public education program to raise awareness of the ECOWAS National…
Nigeria moves to implement biometric ECOWAS card with $41M MoU
A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) has been signed by the Nigerian government’s Infrastructure Concession Regulatory Commission (ICRC) and Euphoria Press…
Telpo trademark registered in Nigeria
Guangdong, China-based retail smart device provider Telpo has successfully registered its trademark in Nigeria. The company notes a strong relationship…
NEC and Nagasaki University partner for global health and biometric authentication program
NEC Corporation has partnered with Nagasaki University to establish a program on global health and biometric authentication for Nagasaki University’s…
Round Table of African Data Protection Authorities to launch at ID4Africa
ID4Africa will launch the Round Table of African Data Protection Authorities (RADPA) as a side meeting at the movement’s annual…
Kenya national biometric enrollment project reaches 8 million people
A nationwide mass biometric registration push by Kenya’s Interior Ministry for the country’s National Integrated Identity Management System (NIIMS) has…
ID4Africa welcomes two more UN agencies to advisory board
Representatives of the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD) and the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) are joining the Advisory Board of…
Iris ID’s biometric time and attendance solution deployed at Dangote Cement manufacturing plants
Iris ID announced today it has provided Nigerian multinational industrial conglomerate Dangote Group a biometric time and attendance solution for…
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