Financial inclusion still low in Nigeria despite digital ID coverage push
Nigeria’s efforts to expand digital ID issuance may be going steadily forward but the number of citizens still financially excluded…
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Togo preparing census to issues biometric ID cards for social protection
A third population census is coming to Togo and the exercise will be dedicated to issuing biometric cards to citizens…
Gabon hopes to deliver on its lingering national ID card promise this year
This December could usher in good tidings for citizens of the central African nation of Gabon who have gone for…
Ghana plans mass block of SIM cards not registered with biometrics
Slightly over 11 million SIM cards not biometrically registered in Ghana will be blocked by the end of this month…
African countries reach data, digital ID interoperability deal to foster growth
African countries including Ghana, Gabon, Guinea, Rwanda, Tunisia and Zimbabwe have signed a declaration on data and digital identity interoperability…
EC presses on with plan to make Ghana Card lone ID for voter registration
Ghana’s Electoral Commission (EC) is hoping to be second time lucky in convincing parliament to approve its plan of making…
Smile acquires Appruve to expand identity verification footprint across Africa
With company valuations down KYC and face biometrics provider Smile Identity, with offices in Nigeria, South Africa, Kenya and London,…
Address and ID verification proposed for World Bank social welfare program in Nigeria
The World Bank has been urged to make the use of a digital addressing and ID verification system a pre-condition…
Rwanda initiates legislative digital ID amendment to include stateless persons, children
Stateless persons as well as newborns in Rwanda will be among those able to have a digital identity card if…
ID4Africa 2023 Augmented General Meeting
ID4Africa 2023 Augmented General Meeting Nairobi, Kenya May 23-25, 2023 The AGM will be structured as a physical meeting held…
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