Biometric SIM registration slows Kenyan mobile subscriptions, Namibia seeks a different path
After a chaotic period where of Kenya’s mobile phone users had to be biometrically enrolled, a report says the pace…
Africa
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Daon, Gateway ID Africa team on biometric platform for financial inclusion
Inclusive technologies firm Gateway ID Africa is building a platform designed to help connect underserved people across Africa to public-…
All eyes on Marrakesh: what to expect as digital ID community returns to the ID4Africa summit
The ID4Africa 2022 Augmented General Meeting kicks off in Morocco on 15 June. With the theme of ‘Identity in context:…
SADC to begin production of biometric passports for staff with Botswana facilities
The Secretariat of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) has concluded a deal with the government of Botswana to begin…
Nigerian state to begin biometric identification in transport sector to improve security
All individuals running shuttle buses, tricycles (“keke”), trucks, mini-trucks, lorries and taxis in the Nigeria’s Anambra State have been given…
As biometric voter registration increases, Brookings looks to India for lessons
The proposed integration of the Aadhaar biometric national ID and India’s voter registration database will set an important precedent for…
Many hands lift Nigerian digital ID effort, but some are actually making it harder
An uneasy balance is being struck in Nigeria in that nation’s progress toward universal digital identification for its 200 million…
Digital ID needed for passport, residence, work permits in Sierra Leone
A new policy coming into force in Sierra Leone from 1 June, 2022, requires all foreign nationals applying for residence…
FacePhi opens new subsidiary to consolidate biometrics market presence in EMEA
FacePhi intends to boost its market presence in Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA) with the creation of a…
Biometric self-service ID, passport kiosks planned for South Africa
South Africa’s Home Affairs Department has unveiled plans for the imminent roll-out of a biometric self-service system to enable citizens…
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