Nigeria, Rwanda use digital ID for social welfare payments
Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu recently directed officials to use the national digital ID system to enable the accurate identification of…
Africa
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Ethiopia begins issuing refugees digital ID cards to facilitate service access
The distribution of digital ID cards to Ethiopian refugees and returnees, as part of a pilot with tripartite support, has…
Ghana EC finally aborts plan to require national ID for upcoming voter registration
The Electoral Commission of Ghana (EC) will not go ahead with its plan to make the Ghana Card the only…
Digital ID deployment playing crucial role in African healthcare delivery
Stakeholders in the healthcare sector have agreed that digital ID, no matter what format it takes, can make massive contributions…
Tiko Africa seeks partner for voice biometrics collection project in Kenya
Tiko Africa, an organization that offers sexual and reproductive health (SRH) services to young people and adolescent girls in five…
African leader’s efforts to eradicate statelessness wins plaudits from UNHCR
The recent adoption by African leaders of the Protocol to the African Charter on Human and People’s Rights Relating to…
Nigeria expects to miss digital ID registration goal set by World Bank
Nigeria does not expect to meet the goal for digital ID issuance set by the World Bank for this year….
14th Africa Bank 4.0 Summit – Pan Africa
14th Africa Bank 4.0 Summit – Pan Africa Nairobi, Kenya May 29-30, 2024 The 14th Africa Bank 4.0 Summit –…
World Bank gives South Sudan $10M for biometrics to ID govt payroll thieves
A project funded by the World Bank to help clean up South Sudan’s public service payroll has officially rolled out….
Maisha Namba issuance to resume as Kenyan High Court lifts injunction
Kenya will resume printing national ID cards, the government announced after the country’s high court lifted an injunction against the…
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