Secure, safe, interoperable DPI can transform Africa’s digital trade landscape
Two officials of the East African Community (EAC) have emphasized the place of safety, security and interoperability in developing digital…
Africa
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Liberia eyes biometrics for voter authentication
Liberian election officials are thinking of the possibility of deploying biometrics beyond voter registration in the country’s next elections in…
ID programs in Niger, Nigeria, Togo to improve wellbeing of vulnerable children
Different programs to issue digital ID and birth certificates to underprivileged children in a Nigerian state and a region of…
Zanzibar prioritizes financial inclusion, IDV in blockchain sandbox
The government of Zanzibar has launched a national blockchain sandbox for tech startups for the development of solutions in different…
Mastercard, Orange partner to increase financial inclusion in seven African countries
A deal between Orange Middle East and Africa and Mastercard aimed at driving financial inclusion for millions of Africans across…
Cameroon squares up to its payroll fraud conundrum with biometric verification
Over the years, Cameroon’s public service has seen embarrassing proportions of payroll fraud which have had a heavy toll on…
25M Nigerian poor get cash payments enabled by digital ID
Around 25 million Nigerians whose names are on the country’s national social register have received cash payments from the federal…
Namibia pushes for inclusive digital identity systems through legal identity governance
Namibia is advancing digital inclusion by working closely with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) to establish legal identity systems,…
Nigeria’s IMO State launches biometric registration catch-up campaign
Nigeria’s Imo State has the lowest proportion of citizens registered for the country’s national digital ID among Eastern states, and…
Togo trains personnel for WURI digital ID project enrollment, supervision
A training program for supervisory personnel as well as those who’ll be deployed to the field for a mass biometric…
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