Kenya mulls digital ID scheme changes and new uses for controversial Huduma Namba
The new administration in Kenya is considering plans to revamp the national digital identity project, as the Huduma Namba scheme…
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ID4Africa unveils concept note, ambassador class for 2023 AGM
The 2023 ID4Africa augmented general meeting billed for Nairobi, Kenya in May will spotlight digital public infrastructure, African policy perspectives,…
Calls for Nigeria to test integrity of biometric matching systems ahead of elections
Civil society group Diasporans for Good Governance have called into question the biometric matching systems the Independent National Electoral Commission…
Nigeria commits to issuing passports within 6 weeks of biometrics capture, clear backlog
To tackle the country’s backlog of passport applications and urge applicants to stick to official processes, Nigeria’s passport authority has…
Biometric system reveals Somalia’s civil service payroll filled by ghost workers
More than two thirds of Somalia’s federal civil servants earn salaries for doing no work, claims the president. The government…
Efforts to increase digital ID issuance across Africa maintain steam
As digital ID adoption continues around the world, a number of countries in Africa including Malawi, Nigeria and Tanzania, are…
Ghana police get over 100 biometric devices for field checks against national database
Police in Ghana have acquired more than 100 mobile devices to perform biometric identity verifications in the field, Modern Ghana…
Delays, extortions, and voter exclusion: Cameroon’s national biometric ID card conundrum
Ashu M. just clocked 20 years this November, the legal age for voting in the central African nation of Cameroon….
Nigeria’s NIMC boss commends digital ID enrollments milestone as capacity increases
The head of Nigeria’s digital ID issuing agency praises the “unified ID approach” and ecosystem model adopted, calling it a…
Tanzanians urged to check biometrically registered SIMs, tidy links before January cut off
To ensure their safety, Tanzanians are being reminded to check they have biometrically registered their SIM cards, phone lines and…
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