Nigeria boosts trust in its biometric passport with ICAO PKD enrollment
Nigeria has announced its enrollment in the International Civil Aviation Organization’s (ICAO) Public Key Directory (PKD) and Public Key Infrastructure,…
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West Africa unifying legal framework for financial inclusion, digital economy
West Africa is at the precipice of a digital economy shift, with efforts spearheaded by governments and organizations across the…
Mastercard, Smile ID partner to scale up merchant KYC in 50+ African countries
Mastercard’s Digital Merchant Onboarding Program (MDOP) has integrated Smile ID’s identity and document verification suite to facilitate merchant onboarding in…
Somalia taps data protection experience from Nigeria
A team from Somalia’s Data Protection Authority (SDPA) has made a study tour to Nigeria to learn how the country…
DR Congo cancels biometric national ID contract; Idemia ‘determined to collaborate’
The Democratic Republic of Congo has cancelled a $697 million contract to set up a biometric national identity system and…
Ghana DPI enabling startups to boost financial inclusion: analysis
The development of digital public infrastructure (DPI) in Ghana such as the implementation of a digital identity system has helped…
Ethiopia launches PKI to enhance digital security ecosystem
The Ethiopian government has launched a Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) facility aimed at streamlining the data exchange component of the…
NIMC, NPC, UNICEF accelerate Nigeria’s birth registration efforts
An initiative that has the support of Nigeria’s First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, has been launched to speed up birth…
Travizory advocates combination of biographic, biometric data for stronger border security
“Knowing someone’s name is useful, but being able to add a face to that name boosts your ability to identify…
Huge numbers of national ID cards uncollected in Kenya, Sierra Leone
Identity authorities in Kenya and Siera Leone recently signaled that huge numbers of national ID cards remain uncollected by applicants….
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