Kenya passport, ID card issuance reforms paying off: Julius Bitok
Kenya’s Principal Secretary for Immigration and Citizen Services, Prof Julius Bitok, has told parliament that reforms they introduced to expedite…
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St Kitts & Nevis launches new biometric passport
A new era has started in St Kitts and Nevis as the country has seen the launch of a biometric…
Nigeria’s passport app with contactless biometric capture set for US, UK, Italy
Nigeria’s Interior Minister, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, and some of his collaborators recently held talks with officials in the UK to discuss…
HID acquires Italy-based government ID document printing firm
HID has acquired a manufacturer of advanced laser and color personalization systems for ID cards and biometric passports that’ll give…
Procurement audit finds fault with Australian Passport Office
A recent performance audit by the Australian National Audit Office (ANAO) has uncovered procurement issues within the Department of Foreign…
Nigeria’s contactless biometric passport app launches
A contactless biometric capture system for Nigerian passport applicants initiated by the federal government has gone live for citizens residing…
Nigeria incorporating contactless fingerprints for online passport renewal
The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) says it will soon enter an era where the application process for renewing passports will…
Armenia provides update on biometric passport, ID card tender
Armenia is moving ahead with its plans to provide its citizens with new biometric passports and identification cards by 2026….
Fraunhofer develops a system to address face morphing attacks in border control
The Fraunhofer Institute of Computer Graphics Research (IGD) is working to address security concerns related to face morphing attacks, particularly…
Emptech seeks foothold in Mali amid China’s growing presence in African identity market
Chinese identity solutions provider Emptech is reportedly lobbying to implant itself in the Malian technology market and possibly win a…
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