Nigeria amplifies efforts to ID prisoners, expand social register
Nigeria’s National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) says its inclusive national digital ID efforts are yielding positive results in the correctional…
Africa
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Upanzi Network digital identity hackathons to continue nurturing African talent
The African Digital Identity Hackathon, organized by the Upanzi Network at Carnegie Melon University Africa in Rwanda and MicroSave Consulting,…
Liberia needs more funding to widen national ID coverage
The Executive Director of Liberia’s National Identification Registry (NIR), Andrew Peters, says one of the biggest challenges they face in…
East Africa Border Security Week
East Africa Border Security Week Kigali, Rwanda November 4-5, 2025 East Africa Border Security Week is a regional event dedicated…
Cameroon civil society urges persuasive, not punitive govt approach to drive ID adoption
Cameroonian civil society organizations are asking the government to make some legislative changes that could also change the perception citizens…
Sierra Leone reaches 93 percent national ID coverage, 80 percent services digitized
Sierra Leone says it has recorded a 93 percent civil registration and national ID issuance coverage rate, with at least…
$60M to speed up digital connectivity infrastructure in Ethiopia, Djibouti, Tanzania
A data center operator, Wingu Africa, has announced the obtention of $60 million to accelerate the rollout of critical digital…
Africa Payments & RegTech Forum
Africa Payments & RegTech Forum Johannesburg, South Africa February 12, 2026 Join us for the Africa Payments & RegTech Forum…
Chad, Mali, Senegal pursue birth registration reforms to close gaps
Efforts deployed by the Republics of Chad, Mali and Senegal to reform and digitize their respective birth registration systems are…
Somalia walking a thorny road to an inclusive national digital ID system
Flashback about 30 years ago, Somalia had no functional national ID system. Legal identity in this Horn of Africa nation…
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