Gabon says preps far advanced on long-awaited national digital ID card project
Gabon’s Minister of Interior and Security, Hermann Immongault, has announced that the project to begin the issuance of national digital…
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Bahrain sees high uptake of digital ID, CRVS services through online platforms
Bahraini authorities say there was a massive uptake of digital ID and civil registration services using digital platforms in 2023,…
Cambodia introduces CRVS law to expand legal ID issuance
New legislation has been introduced in Cambodia to establish a new digital civil registration, vital statistics and identity management system…
The govt body fighting against extortion in Cameroon’s civil registration sector
Adeline N., a mother of four, resident in the town of Bamenda in the North West Region of Cameroon, secured…
Honduras obtains $40M World Bank loan to digitize CRVS, expand ID verification services
Honduras is set to receive funding from the World Bank to the tune of $40 million to implement a project…
St. Vincent and the Grenadines looks to MOSIP for national ID pilot
The southern Caribbean island nation of St. Vincent and the Grenadines is planning to pilot its national digital identity system…
Somali Cabinet okays CRVS bill, seeks digital ID collaboration with Ethiopia
Somalia’s Cabinet Ministers have approved a draft civil registration and vital statistics (CRVS) legislation, a major step forward in the…
Nigeria launches digital CRVS platform built by private partner
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu of Nigeria has unveiled a digital Civil Registration and Vital Statistics (CRVS) platform that is expected…
OpenCRVS
OpenCRVS is an open-source civil registration system that can be configured for a country in a week.
Cameroon begins campaign to issue 500k birth certificates to undocumented children
The pilot phase of a project is underway to issue 500,000 birth certificates to children who do not yet have…
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