Nigeria steps up national ID enrolment efforts
Nigeria has a new target to issue at least 180 million digital IDs by December 31, 2026, following the World…
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Biometric voter registration underway in Gabon ahead of presidential vote
A nationwide exercise to biometrically register Gabonese for a presidential election in the country this year is well underway. The…
NADRA powers Somalia’s digital transformation with foundational ID infrastructure
Somalia is certainly on the right path in the pursuit of its digital transformation ambitions, thanks in large part to…
20th Edition Connected Banking Summit Innovation & Excellence Awards 2025 – East Africa
20th Edition Connected Banking Summit Innovation & Excellence Awards 2025 – East Africa Nairobi, Kenya March 12, 2025 The 20th…
Smile ID updates selfie biometrics software and aces Fime Level 2 PAD assessment
Smile ID has introduced upgraded liveness detection technology which has already passed an independent assessment by Fime for compliance with…
Internal govt coordination can help meet birth registration target in Asia
Sub-Saharan Africa is the region where the biggest improvements must be made to meet the UN’s birth registration goals, but…
MOSIP seeks closer engagement with 16 African countries
Southern African countries could be getting a boost to their national identity systems. India’s Modular Open-Source Identity Platform (MOSIP) is…
Kenya records major gains in Maisha Namba ID backlog clearance
Kenya’s State Department of Immigration and Citizen Services says that its efforts to advance the Maisha digital ID project led…
New ENBIC Center signals hope for stronger adoption of ECOWAS regional ID card
The recently inaugurated Bola Ahmed Tinubu Technology Innovation Complex (BATTIC) in Nigeria which comprises a facility for the production for…
Contract tendered for biometric registration kits, back-end hardware in DRC
Biometrics providers are invited to bid on a contract for biometric registration and identification hardware and software for use by…
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