VerXid deploys Barnksforte biometrics for Nigeria airport ID rollout
Nigeria will soon set up a face biometrics technology system dubbed VPass across its airports to facilitate identity verification for…
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Digital infrastructure development dominates Africa’s policy priorities: Carnegie Brief
A brief released by the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace has disclosed that the development of digital infrastructure has been…
PALOP countries collaborate to enhance digital Identity and public services
Portuguese-speaking African countries (PALOP) face structural obstacles, including limited infrastructure, uneven institutional capacity, and unequal access to digital technologies. The…
Emptech graduates to MOSIP commercial partner status as digital ID SI
Emptech has secured dual accreditation in the Modular Open Source Identity Platform (MOSIP) Partner Programme, becoming both a commercial partner…
Focus on Sahel digital sovereignty gets clearer with Niger’s new biometric ID card
Niger has become the second country of the Alliance of Sahel States (AES) to launch a new biometric national ID…
Rwanda races to meet 2027 deadline for digital ID rollout
The Rwandan government says it is eyeing 2027 for the full rollout of its Single Digital ID System (SDID), which…
Senegal launches digital government portal to ease access to public services
Senegalese authorities say a digital government portal which enables access to a wide range of public services has gone operational….
Smart City projects in 11 African countries reveal major digital authoritarianism risks
A report that compiles research findings on the implementation of AI-powered surveillance systems in 11 African countries has warned that…
Zambia looking for MOSIP system integrator to support digital ID project
The Zambian government, through the Smart Zambia Institute (SZI) is in search of an international technology partner that will support…
Smart Africa partners to strengthen digital governance, innovation across Africa
Smart Africa has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Rwandan civil society organization Certa Foundation to collaborate on…
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