Benin, Ghana adopt biometrics for driver’s licenses, vehicle registration
Two West African nations are making a national ID an essential part of driving. The Republic of Benin has rolled…
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Dust from voter ID biometrics contracts ‘irregularities’ yet to settle in Liberia, Kenya
Talks continue around Liberia’s process to select a contractor for the supply of biometric voter ID equipment in the country,…
Nigeria’s Edo State residents soon to have biometric ID cards linked to NIMC database
The Governor of Nigeria’s Edo State, Godwin Obaseki, has reiterated the importance of a smart biometric card dubbed ‘Edo Card’…
Dermalog beats Semlex, others to $48M biometric passport deal in DRC
German biometrics firm Dermalog has won a contract worth US$48 million to produce biometric passports in the Democratic Republic of…
Mastercard Africa digital ID scheme to benefit from $50M of DFC funding to its partners
Mastercard’s Community Pass is set for a boost as the U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) seeks to support investments…
Concerns raised over biometric voter registration delays ahead of Liberia elections
Some civil society actors as well as political party officials in Liberia have expressed worries over a number of issues…
Kenyan Telco urged to delete biometric data collected for SIM registration
Global human rights watchdog Access Now has called on a mobile telecommunications company in Kenya, Safaricom, to delete all face…
Guinea to introduce biometric land management with Datasonic
Guinea has entered a profit-sharing agreement with Malaysia’s Datasonic Group Berhad for a range of services including secure document printing,…
Malawi’s biometric ID approaches total coverage, huge cost savings
From no national ID system in 2017, Malawi has now registered around 94 percent of its adult population and those…
EU slaps itself on wrist for surveillance tech transfer to Africa without rights assessment
The European Ombudsman has agreed with civil society complainants by concluding that the European Commission was “not able to demonstrate…
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