Ghana urges state entities to harmonize biometric verification databases
President John Dramani Mahama of Ghana has directed all state institutions to standardize and harmonize their biometric identification and verification…
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Mali unveils new biometric passport with Emptech as supplier
Chinese biometrics firm Emptech is the supplier of Mali’s new biometric passport which was officially launched a few days ago….
The Gambia strengthens digital trust with personal data protection & privacy bill
Parliament in The Gambia has approved a draft Personal Data Protection and Privacy legislation in a move that has attracted…
Malawi eyes SDG 16.9 target with universal legal identity blueprint
Malawi doesn’t want to be left behind in terms of meeting the 16.9 target of the UN Sustainable Development Goals…
Cameroon partners with Liber Technologies to pursue CRVS reforms
Cameroon’s National Civil Status Registration Office (BUNEC) has brought in a Luxembourg partner to support its ongoing civil status system…
Benin unveils platform to ease biometric passport applications for diaspora citizens
Benin’s government has rolled out a platform dubbed ePass to facilitate biometric passport application processes for the country’s citizens living…
Ethiopia hopes to take digital ID issuance to 63M by year-end
As part of a plan to expand the issuance of digital ID in Ethiopia and reach the 90 million target…
DRC drafting $1.5B digital transformation blueprint
The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has begun working on a mega money blueprint which is aimed at speeding up…
Biometric data collected for 2022 Ghana SIM registration never authenticated: Official
The biometric data collected from millions of Ghanaians for a SIM card re-registration exercise three years ago was actually never…
Nigeria intends to boost universal health coverage drive with digital ID
The National Health Insurance Authority of Nigeria (NHIA) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the National Identity Management…
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