Advocacy grows for Nigeria to tidy up voter register, accept ID cards for voting
A former Chairman of Nigeria’s Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof Attahiru Jega, has highlighted the need for the country…
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Somali Cabinet okays CRVS bill, seeks digital ID collaboration with Ethiopia
Somalia’s Cabinet Ministers have approved a draft civil registration and vital statistics (CRVS) legislation, a major step forward in the…
World Bank document reveals $350M in donor funding for Ethiopia’s national digital ID
A planning document for Ethiopia’s Fayda ID digital identity supplied to the World Bank reveals that the program has been…
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Generative AI introduces threats, potential benefits for African digital ID systems
Generative AI could have a major impact on digital identity and development efforts across Africa, attendees of the latest ID4Africa…
Nigeria partners with e-Gate, Visa on digital ID, payment card for financial inclusion
The National Space Research and Development Agency (NASRDA), a Nigerian federal government agency involved in innovative research for development, has…
IOM says digital ID deal paying off for Ethiopian returnees
A partnership between the National ID Program of Ethiopia (NIDP) and the International Organization for Migration (IOM) to ease the…
Uganda procuring biometric devices for 2024 census
Uganda’s Bureau of Statistics (Ubos) says it is in the process of procuring biometric devices to be used for a…
Spain using bone biometrics to determine migrants’ ages
The way some biometric systems are being used to determine the age of African migrants and refugees is being criticized…
Over-voting claims trail Nigeria State elections as biometric checks allegedly skipped
Elections held on November 11 to pick governors in three Nigerian states of Bayelsa, Imo and Kogi were marred by…
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