Legal reforms adapted to tech changes, data safeguards vital for expanding digital ID reach
One plenary at the 2024 ID4Africa AGM in Cape Town, South Africa, explored how legal reforms which are adapted to…
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Zambia plans inclusive DPI development, joins 50-in-5 campaign
The southern African nation of Zambia is the latest country to join the 50-in-5 campaign, an initiative whose target is…
Nigeria’s digital ID authority unveils new measures to uphold data security
The National Identity Management Commission of Nigeria (NIMC) has outlined new measures that align with its push to make data…
Tanzania announces biometric voter registration from July 1 ahead of 2025 polls
Tanzania’s Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has announced that a biometric voter registration process will be conducted in the Zanzibar…
Advancing interoperability in Africa: Overcoming challenges for digital integration
In a session about interoperability of identity data and systems at this year’s ID4Africa conference, Dr. Victor Amadi, a research…
ECOWAS pushes regional biometric ID card adoption to bring down travel, business barriers
Members of some women groups in border communities between Senegal and Guinea Bissau (the sene-Gambia zone) have received biometric national…
Data protection laws in Southern Africa big win for digital rights: Report
A report on the state of digital rights in Southern Africa has praised efforts by countries in the region to…
ID4Africa EC says Africa’s voice on identity now louder, more coherent
The Executive Chairman of ID4Africa, Dr. Joseph Atick, has lauded the smashing success of this year’s annual general meeting (AGM)…
Ugandan human rights lawyer’s arrest exposes use of national ID for surveillance
A Ugandan human rights lawyer’s recent arrest highlights the country’s surveillance and government control via the use of the national…
South Africa rejigs its digital payments ecosystem to increase financial inclusion
The South African Reserve Bank (SARB) has published a national digital payments roadmap which proposes several novelties including the adoption…
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