South Africa to add biometrics to new driving license cards, maintains plan for mDLs
The government of South Africa is planning the launch of new driver’s license cards that will have enhanced security features…
Africa
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New page opens for birth registration in Ghana as instruction manual validated
A guiding document which outlines a number of novelties in Ghana’s birth and death registration system was recently validated by…
Biometrics and digital ID negatively affect independent journalism in Uganda: study
A study by the African Center for Media Excellence (ACME) demonstrates that the implementation of biometric and digital identity (BDI)…
Report finds data protection loopholes in Tanzania’s biometric SIM registration drive
Tanzania’s efforts in crime prevention, social protection and financial inclusion through digital identity are commendable but the government has to…
Cameroon PM announces major reforms to national ID system as issuance backlog swells
Cameroon’s Prime Minister Dr. Joseph Dion Ngute told lawmakers on Friday June 30 that a new national digital ID card…
Kenya digitizes 5k government services, to issue digital IDs ‘in next 90 days’
Up to 5,000 government services in Kenya can now be accessed through digital means after President William Ruto launched a…
Nigeria issues 5M more digital IDs in six months, plans special cards for the elderly
Nigeria’s National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has revealed that it enrolled 5,935,362 people for the National Identification Number (NIN) from…
Birth registration efforts advance with funding support announcements for Cameroon, Tanzania
Reports of funding support for the implementation of different civil registration and vital statistics (CRVS) and birth registration projects have…
The case for an integrated digital CRVS system for African countries
Speakers during the ID4Africa Livecast on June 21, which was dedicated to summarising key points from some workshops during the…
Morocco will introduce digital IDs into health services
Moroccans will soon be able to use their digital identity for accessing health services after government representatives signed an agreement…
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