Kenyan court blocks govt move to hike ID card, passport fees
A move by Kenya to increase fees for obtaining some personal identification documents has been momentarily blocked by a High…
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Nigeria launches digital CRVS platform built by private partner
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu of Nigeria has unveiled a digital Civil Registration and Vital Statistics (CRVS) platform that is expected…
Kenya increases fees for new ID cards, biometric passports, birth, death certificates
Kenyans will soon have to cough out more money than before to obtain some important identity credentials such the new…
South African parliamentary delegates briefed on biometric ID card, passport issuance reforms
South Africa’s Home Affairs Minister Aaron Motsoaledi has told delegates of the National Council of Provinces (NCOP), the country’s upper…
Successful financial inclusion tool model to expand with digital KYC checks
A digital cash flow lending tool meant to facilitate access to loans for rural women in Nigeria is said to…
South Africa ramps up ID cards, passports collection ahead of biometric voter registration
The Department of Home Affairs (DHA) of South Africa has increased the number of working hours during two November weekends…
Civil society teams up with Kenyan govt to champion digital ID sensitization efforts
Civil society groups in Kenya have, through a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), partnered with the government to set the template…
Ugandan rights advocate urges Africa to look inwards when choosing biometrics tech for elections
Crispin Kaheru, a member of the Uganda Human Rights Commission, has praised the increasing role technologies such as biometrics play…
Biometric enrolment for Rwanda’s digital ID program imminent, says ICT Minister
Rwanda’s Minister of ICT and Innovation Paula Ingabire recently shared updates on the work that is done by the government…
Nigeria’s former digital ID chief says more funding needed to push expansion efforts
The outgoing director general of Nigeria’s National Identity Management Commission (NIMC), Engr. Aliyu Abubakar Aziz, says there is need for…
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