DRC cuts biometric passport price, adds online enrollment with new supplier Dermalog
Citizens of Congo-Kinshasa will be able to apply for the country’s new biometric passport by the end of this week…
Africa
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Legal identity is pivotal to inclusive migration governance in Africa: ECA
Stakeholders from about a dozen African governments, civil society outfits and international development organizations recently explored ways through which legal…
Tanzania budgets $4.5M for digital ID pilot targeting minors
Tanzania’s Home Affairs Minister, Innocent Bashungwa, has announced that the government has allocated the sum of 11.34 billion Tanzanian Shillings…
South Africa using biometrics to verify immigration status during raids
The South African government is incorporating biometric verification as part of efforts to control the numbers of undocumented people. The…
Biometric payment card system pushing financial inclusion in Botswana
More than 75,000 food voucher beneficiaries in Botswana are said to have seamlessly completed digital purchases at local stores thanks…
Togo seeks consultant to update its digital transformation strategy
The Ministry of Digital Economy and Digital Transformation of Togo is looking for a consulting firm that will propose an…
Ghana prints 31k new chip-embedded biometric passports in one month
Ghana’s Foreign Affairs Minister, Hon. Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has commended the passport production team for printing 31,935 new chip-embedded passports…
Kenya to harmonize education sector data through Maisha Namba ID integration
Kenya will begin a pilot in July for a new system that will streamline education sector data management by integrating…
Rwanda launching digital identity, biometrics enrollment with $8.5M budget
The government of Rwanda is investing 12.2 billion Rwandan francs (approximately US$8.5 million) in the upcoming 2025-2026 fiscal year to…
Need for speed in removing barriers to birth registration, ID integration in Africa
Speakers on two panels dedicated to birth registration early on Day 3 of the ongoing ID4Africa 2025 AGM in Addis…
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