Presight to fast-track The Gambia’s transformation through digital ID, govt initiative
Digital transformation efforts in The Gambia will get an improvement after the government signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with…
Africa
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Kenya says digital ID backlog problem resolved, urges collection of abandoned cards
There are still complaints in Kenya that digital ID cards applied for many months ago are still to be issued…
Africa’s digital identity journey reaches DPI, standards and service integration
Biometric Update reported from the ID4Africa 2024 AGM in Cape Town, South Africa on the highlights from all four days of…
Sierra Leone’s digital government drive gets push with data sharing MoU
Internal efforts within the government of Sierra Leone to add traction to the country’s digital government push have got a…
UNHCR salutes African govts’ pledge to accelerate digital ID action for forcibly displaced
The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has lauded the willingness by some African governments to…
Mastercard aims to deliver digital identity, access for 100M in Africa
Mastercard is doubling down on spreading its Community Pass, a digital platform that holds a digital ID and wallet in…
Huawei accelerates global digital transformation with digital ID, ICT and 5G projects
In recent years, global telecommunications provider Huawei Technologies has significantly ramped up its involvement in infrastructure projects aimed at supporting…
Zambia, Namibia, Tanzania upgrade digital ID systems in concert with development partners
Zambia has carried out a major first step in its transition towards a modern legal and digital identity system, by…
3-week biometric voter registration on in Ghana amid opposition hullabaloo
A nationwide biometric voter registration initiative launched on May 7 is gathering steam in Ghana with the process expected to…
African nations and fintechs urged to boost digital ID, DPI for economic gain
Representatives of Africa’s fintech sector heard about the importance of digital identity, and digital public infrastructure more generally, to the…
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