South Africa Home Affairs requests $618M budget to advance digital transformation
South Africa’s Minister of Home Affairs Leon Schreiber has tabled a budget request of 11 billion rand (about US$618 million)…
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Cameroon unveils plan to modernize local digital govt services
The government of Cameroon has disclosed that it is working to update a Digital Master Plan for decentralized entities in…
Digital Government Africa Summit 2025
Digital Government Africa Summit 2025 Lusaka, Zambia October 7 – 9, 2025 Digital Government Africa (DGA) is Africa’s leading high-level…
Digital government app in Eswatini sparks public criticism over data privacy
A digital government application, which was launched in May in Eswatini, is facing public scrutiny over concerns about data privacy…
Visa partners with AfDB to broaden digital inclusion
The African Development Bank (AfDB) and Visa have formalized a strategic partnership to bolster Africa’s digital ecosystem. Announced at the…
IGF discussions advance push for interoperable digital ID in Africa
In the past, there’ve been calls, including from UNECA, for a unique African interoperable digital ID which can be used…
Somalia’s biometric border overhaul signals deeper US engagement
In a move hailed as both technologically significant and strategically vital, Somalia formally launched the Personal Identification Secure Comparison and…
Namibia weighs biometrics options for foundation of instant payment system
One of the signs of progress towards realizing the “prioritizing use, accelerating impact” part of the ID4Africa 2025 AGM’s official…
WFP supports digital wallet, biometric IDV program to reach 750k Nigerians with aid
A Partnership between the Nigerian government and the World Food Program (WFP) is helping more than 750,000 forcibly displaced persons…
Libyan firm wins Niger biometric passport, national ID contract
Libyan biometrics solutions provider Al Itissan Al-Jadeed has been contracted to oversee an upgrade of the passport and national ID…
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